November 2005

Home Insulation: Power Smart Program to be launched

WINNIPEG-- Today, the Government of Canada, the Province of Manitoba and Manitoba Hydro will launch a program for natural gas heated homes. The program will target owners of existing homes in Manitoba that use natural gas for space heating and have areas of their home that are either uninsulated or inadequately insulated.

Raymond Simard, Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface, will represent the Government of Canada on behalf of the Honourable John McCallum, Minister of National Revenue and Minister of Natural Resources. Also attending are the Honourable Dave Chomiak, Minister of Energy Science and Technology, Government of Manitoba, and Bob Brennan, President and CEO of Manitoba Hydro.

Location:
Manitoba Electrical Museum
680 Harrow Street
Winnipeg, Manitoba

Date and Time:
Wednesday, November 9, 2005
11:00 a.m. (CST)

For more information:
Ghyslain Charron
Media Relations
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa
613-992-4447

Tom Ormsby
Director of Communications
Office of the Minister
Natural Resources Canada
Ottawa
613-996-2007