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BC Hydro and Province of BC partner with Community Energy Association to boost local energy efficiency initiatives and resilience

May 9, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

BC Hydro is providing $1.8 million over the next three years to CEA—the single-largest investment in CEA’s history—to enable local capacity-building and energy-efficiency implementations across BC.

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April 23, 2025 By Jen Grebeldinger

Every day, our team shows up to play a specific role in tackling the root causes and far-reaching impacts of climate change—digging into data, policy, and solutions; building relationships and…

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April 3, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

The four-day Hands-On Envelope Retrofit Training course being delivered in Terrace next week is the latest in a series of local training and information-sharing events facilitated by CEA.

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January 30, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

CEA staff pose in Prince George alongside electric vehicles and a charging station

Charge North electric vehicle charging stations have now enabled 1 million km of emission-free travel in north-central BC.

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January 28, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

The cost of a community-scale home energy retrofit program can be estimated more realistically, thanks to a recent workshop held in northwest BC with the Community Energy Association, Nisga’a Nation’s Housing Committee and Natural Resources Canada.

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January 16, 2025 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

Are you working with a Climate Action Super Hero? Your municipal finance staff may already have the CASH designation your community needs to thrive. Learn five steps to becoming a Climate Action Super Hero.

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October 11, 2024 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

CEA’s Retrofit Assist, a program to encourage home energy retrofits by supporting homeowners and connecting them to energy advisors and contractors, has been recognized by Canada’s Clean50 for its ability to inform and inspire Canadians.

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September 18, 2024 By Jen Grebeldinger

A program encouraging low-carbon building materials, a community climate action tracker, an extreme heat information portal, early local implementation of the Zero Carbon Step Code, and a program encouraging retrofits of apartment buildings by providing tax exemptions all received awards today recognizing the best local climate initiatives in British Columbia. 

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August 28, 2024 By Trevor Chow-Fraser

August 2024 A visionary leader with a life-long interest in environmental sustainability and local climate action has been appointed the new Chief Executive Officer of the Community Energy Association (CEA)….

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August 13, 2024 By Jen Grebeldinger

August 2024 After leading the Community Energy Association for 18 years and its growth from 3 to 50 employees, Dale Littlejohn has announced that he is stepping down as CEA’s…

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