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For Heat’s Sake: 10 Ways to Keep Your House Warm (and Save Money) This Winter

By Kambo Admin | Alberta, British Columbia, Education, Energy Efficiency | 0 comment | 21 December, 2018 | 0

Winter’s coming, it’s time to get cozy. It’s tempting to crank up the thermostat but with home heating accounting for over 60% of Canadian utility bills, our arctic winters can be financially crippling for some households. Below are 10 simple tips for keeping your home toasty and reducing your environmental impact for little or noRead more

Champion Successes – Hanson Tsui

By Kambo Admin | Alberta, Champion Successes, Community, Education, Energy Efficiency | 0 comment | 20 December, 2018 | 0

When the Empower Me team visited Hanson Tsui for a Home Assessment for the Home Upgrades Program, Hanson noted that his master bedroom was colder than the rest of the house and he didn’t know why. Also, when the furnace was on, the basement and laundry room were very hot. Our team uncovered that thereRead more

Champion Successes – Grace Ho

By Kambo Admin | Alberta, Champion Successes, Education, Energy Efficiency | 0 comment | 19 December, 2018 | 0

Grace Ho found out about Empower Me through an article in Sing Tao, Calgary’s Chinese newspaper. She had some concerns about water condensation around her window frames and asked for a home visit. During the home visit Deborah, our Energy Mentor, found that the water condensation was caused by the window blinds blocking the flowRead more

Champion Successes – Stephen Chiu

By Kambo Admin | Alberta, Champion Successes, Education, Energy Efficiency | 0 comment | 18 December, 2018 | 0

Stephen Chiu became an Empower Me Energy Champion at one of our Energy Savings Workshop and requested a home visit after attending the workshop. Stephen told our Energy Mentor, Jaclyn Cai, that the showering time in his home was nearly an hour because of his daughter and she did not want to shorten her showers.Read more

Empower Me provides witness testimony to House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources

By Kambo Admin | Alberta, British Columbia, Education, Health & Wellness, Sustainability | 0 comment | 6 December, 2018 | 1

Empower Me’s Managing Director presents in Ottawa about designing and implementing energy efficiency programs in underserved communities Ottawa, ON – Empower Me’s Managing Director, Yasmin Abraham, was given the prestegious opportunity to present to The House of Commons Standing Committee on Natural Resources this week to assist them in their study of the economic opportunitiesRead more

Champion Successes – Migdalia

By Kambo Admin | Alberta, Champion Successes, Community, Education, Energy Efficiency | 0 comment | 21 November, 2018 | 0

Migdalia, a recent newcomer to Canada from Columbia, recently invited our Energy Mentor Clarence to visit her home and help her to improve her energy efficiency. During the home visit, Migdalia was most interested in learning how to use her thermostat. She was nervous to touch it as her landlord had told her to setRead more

Champion Successes – Jaclyn

By Kambo Admin | Alberta, Champion Successes, Education, Energy Efficiency, Health & Wellness | 0 comment | 1 November, 2018 | 0

While doing a Home Visit our Energy Mentor Jaclyn noticed that the family’s home had already been upgraded with energy saving appliances and was in great condition. However, despite this the family’s utility bills were very high. During the home visit, Jaclyn found that the water temperature for the house was set at 60 ℃.Read more

Champion Successes – Yetunde

By Kambo Admin | Alberta, Champion Successes, Education, Energy Efficiency | 0 comment | 24 October, 2018 | 0

After attending an Energy Savings Workshop at the Canadian Women’s Immigrant Association, Yetunde invited our Energy Mentor Clarence to her home to help her improve her energy efficiency. Yetunde had moved to Canada from South Africa only three months prior to attending our workshop. As a newcomer, Yetunde was amazed by the Energy Savings WorkshopRead more

Energy Efficient Appliances – Saving the Environment and Your Wallet

By Kambo Admin | Alberta, British Columbia, Community, Education, Energy Efficiency | 0 comment | 11 August, 2018 | 0

Home appliances are a major investment, so it’s important to do your homework before buying. If you’re like most people, you’re looking for certain features – a front loading machine, or a fridge door that opens left or right for example.  While these are all important, the appliance’s energy efficiency may actually be the mostRead more

CTV News Reports on Empower Me

By Kambo Admin | Alberta, Community, Education, Energy Efficiency, Sustainability | 0 comment | 10 July, 2018 | 0

The Empower Me program made the evening news! On June 28th we held our community launch event to celebrate Empower Me coming to Calgary. CTV News – Calgary was there to document the day. CTV News explained how our program targets multilingual and multicultural communities. Thank you to CTV News, Calgary for sharing our story. ToRead more

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