EOS Eco-Energy

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Solar session on Saturday will help people learn the options for rooftop renewables

October 24, 2024 by Erica Butler

This Saturday, EOS Eco-Energy, a non-profit that promotes solar energy technology, is inviting home and business owners to come learn the ins and outs of solar panels, and about EOS’s solar bulk purchase program.

CHMA spoke with Janie Brooks, climate change projects coordinator at EOS Eco-Energy, about the falling costs of solar, programs available to help with those costs, and why she hopes people will come learn in person about what’s possible for their household.

“We’re really just trying to help people navigate the difficult process that is participating in the energy transition,” says Brooks. The Saturday session is a chance to “talk to a solar expert who is happy to assist people in understanding what options are out there.”

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EOS calls on citizens to collect local waterway samples for August 9 testing blitz

July 31, 2024 by Erica Butler

EOS Eco-Energy, a local non-profit focusing on climate change and environmental sustainability, is inviting residents from around Sackville, Port Elgin, Baie Verte and Murray Corner to take part in a water testing blitz on Friday, August 9.

CHMA talks with Rachel Francis, the summer watershed intern at EOS, to find out more about how residents can contribute by collecting water samples from their local streams or brooks. “It’s good citizen science,” says Francis, who also runs the EOS watershed monitoring program for the summer.

Testing for the August 9 blitz is limited to e. coli, an key indicator of water safety for recreation. Francis continues, “If someone has their own specific fishing place or a little down-low swimming area, we can test that for them so that they know where they’re hanging out and fishing and swimming is safe for them as well.”

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EOS streamlines water quality monitoring, and faces an uncertain funding future

July 10, 2024 by Erica Butler

“Everything is connected to water,” says Brittany Cormier, executive director of EOS Eco-Energy. “And we are as well.”

CHMA talks with Cormier about how the organization keeps tabs on the region’s brooks and streams with funding from the New Brunswick Environmental Trust Fund, which is set to run out of money in 2027 because of changes to the province’s beverage container program. Revenues from the ETF is a major source of funds for water quality monitoring by organizations throughout the province.

Cormier sees the end of the revenue stream for the ETF as making room for possible improvements to the way the New Brunswick funds watershed monitoring. “I’m banking on that,” says Cormier. “I have rose-coloured glasses, and I hope that this is going to be a turn for the better.”

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The gardening gloves are off at the Sackville Community Garden

May 3, 2024 by Erica Butler

Spring is in the air in Sackville.

This week, the Little Plant Nursery and Open Sky Greenhouses opened for the season at their shared School Lane location, formerly Anderson’s Greenhouse. On Saturday, the Sackville Farmers Market will return to its summer location at Bill Johnstone Memorial Park. And on Sunday, the Sackville Community Garden will host its second annual plant swap and sale at its location on Charles Street.

CHMA spoke to garden organizing committee member Sarah Evans, who says that the garden is benefiting from recent changes in the neighbourhood.

Solar session on Saturday will help people learn the options for rooftop renewables

EOS calls on citizens to collect local waterway samples for August 9 testing blitz

EOS streamlines water quality monitoring, and faces an uncertain funding future

The gardening gloves are off at the Sackville Community Garden

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