By Matthew Sachs, Ottawa Citizen, October 23, 2014
Canada has many examples of innovative green building projects, but without your
financial support, most would never have succeeded. Some examples: In the Drake
Landing community in Okotoks, Alta., 52 homes are connected through underground
pipes that deliver heating supplied by solar panels. A full 90 per cent of their
space heating comes through clean solar energy. The community won a top award at
the 2005 International Awards for Liveable Communities — a program endorsed by
the United Nations — but, according to Richard Quail, the Okotoks municipal
manager, the project would not have come to fruition without government funding.
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