OKOTOKS, ALBERTA – The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources Canada, Mayor Bill McAlpine, Town of Okotoks, Simon Knight, on behalf of the Government of Alberta and Climate Change Central, Ken Lezniak, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Brendan Dolan, ATCO Gas, and Bill Bobyk, Sterling Homes, will take part in the grand opening of the Drake Landing Solar Community along with representatives of many of the partners involved in the first-of-its-kind project.
The Drake Landing Solar Community, a new residential development in Okotoks, just south of Calgary, is home to 52 solar-heated residences built within the larger master-planned community. Greenhouse gas emissions from each home in the solar enclave are less than half those of an average home, thanks to an innovative renewable-energy system, energy-efficient building techniques and other technologies.
Location:
104 Drake Landing Court
Drake Landing Solar Community
Okotoks, Alberta
Date and
Time:
September 13, 2007
10:00 a.m. (MDT)
Media may contact:
Kathleen Olson
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa
613-996-2007
