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History
Collectively, in the years of its history, CREW members have:
- CREW volunteers work tirelessly to make renewable energy and energy conservation accessible to our region's residents. We're always looking for more volunteers, so please feel free to join our growing membership and help shape the future of our region together!
- CREW is proud to have partnered with the City of Kitchener to design and launch the Kitchener Green Housing Incentive Program (KGHIP) in 2009. See www.kitchener.ca/greenhousing for more information.
- As a member of OSEA (the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association, www.ontario-sea.org), CREW is proud to have participated extensively in helping to launch the Green Energy and Green Economy Act, and we continue to provide periodic seminars on how it can be used.History
- CREW, starting in 2004, organized the on-going Energy $ense series in cooperation with Kitchener Public Library and local sponsors and partners. These 12+ seminars have drawn anywhere from 30 to 200 participants.
- CREW initiated or encouraged new conservation and renewable energy projects and groups, including CREWwind (now Local Initiatives for Future Energy), CREWsolar, CREWearth energy, CREWgreen building group, and most recently, the Power $aving Network.
- CREW participated in dozens of events, workshops, retreats and forums, lunch and learns, building a network of contacts through display, brochure, email notices, etc.
- CREW launched a quarterly electronic newsletter, CREWzone, in fall of 2005, now with over 1500 subscribers
- CREW organized an in-depth green building tour in partnership with the YMCA, the Working Centre and REEP
- CREW advocated for sustainable development practices and incorporation of RE into growth plan (Region of Waterloo planning, 2003), implementation of standard offer contracts (Provincial Ministry of Energy and MPP John Milloy, 2005), greater reliance on conservation and renewable energy (OPA, MPP Milloy, 2006) and comprehensive strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (Minister of the Environment, MPP Milloy, 2007)
- CREW launched the crewzone.ca website, with the focus on providing a comprehensive resource for anyone considering a conservation or RE project in Waterloo region.