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Smart Cities Challenge Milestone 9
Meghan Doucette Meghan Doucette

Smart Cities Challenge Milestone 9

We are going to be sharing our Milestone Reports on our blog so that our community, partners, and other groups can learn about what we have been up to.

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Community Conversations on Sustainability
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Community Conversations on Sustainability

Our team organized a Sustainable Social event which featured 9 short presentations about initiatives in our region. The presentations were recorded and shared on the Town of Bridgewater’s YouTube page. We’ve highlighted the videos in this post.

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Join the Energize Bridgewater Advisory Committee
Meghan Doucette Meghan Doucette

Join the Energize Bridgewater Advisory Committee

We’re looking for 1 resident and 2 stakeholder businesses or organizations to provide ongoing advice on the Energize Bridgewater program. Apply by December 7th, 2022 to join our committee!

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Meet Energize Program Navigator Josie Rudderham
Meghan Doucette Meghan Doucette

Meet Energize Program Navigator Josie Rudderham

Our Energize Bridgewater Home Upgrades program follows three key principles: relationship-building, accessibility, and trauma-informed service. Our Energize Program Navigator, Josie Rudderham, puts these principles into practice. Learn more about Josie in this blog post.

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Smart Cities Challenge Milestone 8
Meghan Doucette Meghan Doucette

Smart Cities Challenge Milestone 8

We are going to be sharing our Milestone Reports on our blog so that our community, partners, and other groups can learn about what we have been up to.

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Meet Energize Bridgewater Summer Staff
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Meet Energize Bridgewater Summer Staff

We are excited to be working with two Data Support Specialists this summer to help develop our Energy Management Information System, Hargun Chhabra and Shivam Dinesh Rank.

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Energize Bridgewater adds Jenish Patel to the team
Meghan Doucette Meghan Doucette

Energize Bridgewater adds Jenish Patel to the team

Jenish Patel joined the Energize Bridgewater staff team on April 25, 2023 as the Data Science Analyst. Jenish will be helping to make the Energy Management Information System operational over the coming months.

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DID YOU KNOW?

  • Three quarters of the planet’s energy is generated by the burning of fossil fuels

  • Canada uses 2.5% of the world’s total oil and fuel, but is the fifth largest energy producer in the world, with the second greatest volume of oil reserves in the world

  • Every Google search releases approximately 0.2g of carbon into the atmosphere

  • America uses nearly half of the world’s gasoline

  • Enough sunlight reaches the earth every minute to satisfy the planet’s energy demands for an entire year

  • More than 40% of all energy produced in Canada is used for heating

  • If everyone changed their five most-used light fixtures to an ENERGY STAR bulb, Canada would save around $3 billion per year in energy costs

  • 30% of the Energy used in office buildings is wasted