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CEA Newsletter

January 2025 Newsletter

● Feature Article from Josephine Howitt ● Upcoming presentations ● Upcoming meetings

September 2024 Newsletter

● Coming Together to Support Small Communities ● On the Road to Reduce Local Transportation Emissions ● Helping Homeowners on their Retrofit Journey ● Connecting with Peers ● CEA Members Look Ahead to 2025

November 2024 Newsletter

● CEA Wins National Award for Retrofit Concierge Program ● Cold-Climate Heat Pumps: Experiences from Northern BC ● Welcome new staff ● CEA Members Meeting ● Expanded networking possibilities for Albertans ● Other peer network events

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CEA News

Home Retrofit Program Earns National Recognition

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Oct 2024
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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Recognizing leadership to inspire ambitious and impactful action

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Sep 2024
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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CEA Board Appoints Megan Lohmann as CEO

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Aug 2024
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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Celebrating Dale Littlejohn: CEA’s longtime Executive Director steps down

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Aug 2024
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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EV Charger Installation at Heddleston Village

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Jul 2024
A 24-unit residential development in the West Kootenays is now EV ready—and the number of electric vehicles has tripled—thanks to rebates to support infrastructure upgrades and some pro bono contributions from innovative residents.
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CEA partnership spurring climate leadership in Alberta

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Jul 2024
June 2024 As the Community Energy Association works with more clients across Canada, we are learning what’s needed in each new context. This is how we develop the right solutions...
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