COLLINGWOOD, ONTARIO
Protection of Freshwater and Coastlines
Water Efficient Toilet Rebate Program Collingwood Public Utilities, with the support of Collingwood Council, has implemented a rebate program for residential units built before 1996 to replace old 13 liters toilets with approved low-flow toilets. A rebate of $50 per toilet is available. http://www.collus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114&Itemid=186 Contact info: 705-445-1800 ext 2233 (phone) 705-445-0791 (fax)
Email: waterefficiency@collus.com
Mailing address: Toilet Rebate Program PO Box 189 43 Stewart Road Collingwood, Ontario L9Y 3Z5
Stormwater Management Pond Information
Collingwood together with the Nottawasaga Valley Conservation Authority ensure that stormwater runoff meets all required quality and quantity requirements through Stormwater Management Ponds (SWMPS). SWPS are facilities designed to collect runoff from the local storm sewer system following either a rainfall or snowmelt event, or activities such as watering lawns and washing cars. SWMPs are built to temporarily hold this water, provide treatment to remove the pollutants, and then slowly release it back to our waterways. http://www.collingwood.ca/node/109
http://www.collingwood.ca/files/StormWaterManagementPonds.pdf
Energy and Transportation
Downtown Revitalization Project
Collingwood is rigorously enforcing a policy of active transportation this prioritizes pedestrian, cycle and mass transit over vehicular transportation. One project that embraces the principal of reduction in dependence on carbon-based sources of energy is the Downtown Revitalization Project.
http://www.collingwood.ca/node/917
Promote Green Energy Generation
Collingwood Utility Services actively promotes green energy generation and have sponsored a green energy education program which includes a mobile demonstration trailer, with solar and wind power generation units, for touring schools.
Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program to reduce energy consumption
Collingwood Utility Services runs a number of programs associated with reducing energy consumption, such as the Electricity Retrofit Incentive Program (ERIP).
The OPA in cooperation with COLLUS Power are assisting Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional customers to conserve energy and shift their loads from periods of peak demand to lower cost times or the day. The objective of the program is to leverage energy conservation and load management opportunities by offering incentives for sustainable, measurable and verifiable energy retrofits that result in on-peak demand savings and/or annual energy savings.
http://www.collus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=79&Itemid=149
Sewer Savings Blitz Program
Collingwood Utility Services reduces energy consumption through the Power Savings Blitz Program. This program is designed to retrofit hard to reach small retail businesses across the province. The program provides turn-key lighting and water heating retrofits for small commercial businesses sectors.
Participants in the program will receive a free electricity assessment and a retrofit valued at up to $1,000 that will help reduce their electricity consumption and provide savings on their monthly bill. The participants will also receive a window cling sticker for their business that highlights the fact they participated in the program and are doing their part to conserve.
http://www.collus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=113&Itemid=185
Contact info:
EnerSpectrum Group
powersavingsblitz@enerspectrum.com
1-877-66-BLITZ (1-877-662-5489)
Heat Refrigerator Roundup
COLLUS Power, with support from the Ontario Power Authority, is making it simple for Ontarians to do their part to conserve energy and ease the strain on the electricity by designing a program that offers to pick up older refrigerators, window air conditioners and dehumidifiers from residents of Ontario, and fully decommission them in an environmentally friendly manner.
The Great Refrigerator Roundup is a program designed to remove older, inefficient appliances from the electricity system. Generally, these older secondary fridges, located in basements or garages, are plugged in but rarely used. These older units typically use two to three times more electricity than new appliances.
http://www.collus.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=76&Itemid=147
Mass Transit System Utilizing Biodiesel
Collingwood operates a mass transit system that utilizes biodiesel.
http://www.collingwood.ca/files/photos/docs/NEW%20COLLTRANS%20Map2009.pdf