Fort Frances Ontario Blog

Recognize your (green) champions!

Socorro — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 11:23:03 -0500

Have you heard about the Canadian Geographic Environmental Awards? Nominations for this green-inspired award have past, but there must be community-based awards and recognitions that take place all over this fine province of ours.

Power. Pride. Success.

Socorro — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:06:54 -0500

Power. Pride. Success.

That's the Jr. Sabres Hockey Team's motto, but I am adopting it for the Porchlight campaign in Fort Frances.

We're wrapping up Project Porchlight in northwestern Ontario, but not without making sure we high five all the folks who made it ... well, downright fun and easy ... in this neck of the woods.

Green the season this weekend!

Dan — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:59:58 -0500

Most of us have seen seasonal LED strings in the past couple of years, either on store shelves or hanging from neighbour's houses and trees. They're the brighter, better holiday lights that not only look more colorful and vivid, but also use about 95% less electricity than your old incandescent-style light strings.

Fort Frances bound!

Socorro — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:36:55 -0500

Porchlight is coming back to Fort Frances, this time in the form of Christmas lights!

This Saturday, November 17, bring your old string of Christmas lights to the Canadian Tire between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., and receive a voucher for a free string of energy-saving LED Christmas lights -- redeemable that day!

This is a one day only event. Hope to see you there!

Help us green the season! Volunteers needed November 17 and 18

Dan — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:14:39 -0500

One Change is undertaking a special energy-saving initiative this holiday season, with a Seasonal Light Exchange to take place at retail stores across Ontario. We need volunteers in the locations listed below to make it happen!

It's a small (hockey) world

Socorro — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:37:35 -0400

If anyone ever tries to tell you that there is anything more important than hockey in small-town-northern-Ontario, they may not know much about northern Ontario. (Okay, maybe they do know some stuff. Like maybe they're hunters or ice fishermen or something.)

Students: log those volunteer hours with Project Porchlight

Rene — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 14:35:30 -0400

Project Porchlight is coming to your community!

This award-winning energy efficiency campaign works from the grassroots in communities across Canada, spreading the message that simple actions can make a big difference when it comes to helping the environment.

Your students and staff can give us a hand!

Welcome, fall field staff!

Dan — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 22:10:32 -0400

We've brought on a number of field staff to help ensure that our distribution campaigns are going smoothly out there in communities across Ontario.

Seeing beyond sticker price

Dan — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 11:08:16 -0400

Edison's dimming bulbs. An interesting piece from Slate on consumers and the gradual move from incandescent to CFL technology, and the role governments and retailers are playing in this migration.

Spread the light - volunteer!

Dan — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 22:35:25 -0400

Hundreds of regular folks have volunteered with Project Porchlight, delivering energy-saving CFL lightbulbs in their neighborhoods, to their social circle, at community events. But there's lots of Porchlight bulbs to go around, and we need your help to get them out there!