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Haida Gwaii Rediscovery camps now running on solar power with help from Bullfrog community

In 2017, Swiilawiid Sustainability Society, a not-for-profit group on Haida Gwaii, approached the Bullfrog community for support with funding three solar projects. Located off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Haida Gwaii is an archipelago that is home to 4,500 people, approximately half of which are Haida. Haida Gwaii is considered one of the remaining…
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New film “The Sun on Top of the House” profiles the Haida Heritage Centre solar project

Today, we’re sharing the news that The Skidegate Band Council, in partnership with W Dusk Energy and VoVo Productions, is pleased to announce the launch of the film “The Sun on Top of the House” or Jiigawaay Naay Unguu. The film, directed by award-winning filmmaker Farhan Umedaly, is the story of building the largest community-owned solar project in British Columbia. “The outfitting of solar panels on Kay Llnagaay, The Haida Cultural Centre perfectly embodies the fusion of ancient tradition with state-of-the-art renewable technology,” says Farhan Umedaly, the film’s director. “It also exemplifies that the Haida are in charge of their destiny and are taking direct measures to move away from fossil fuels imposed on them through colonization.”
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Iron & Earth East accelerates the renewable transition in Newfoundland with the support of the Bullfrog community

When you choose renewable energy with Bullfrog, you support organizations that are accelerating the adoption of renewables in their own provinces and provide funding to important community-based projects. We recently had the opportunity to partner with Iron & Earth East, an inspiring St. John’s-based nonprofit taking a unique approach to advance the growth of renewables….
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FortWhyte Alive launches largest solar installation in the City of Winnipeg

The 60 kilowatt (kW) installation is made possible thanks to support from Bullfrog Power, Investors Group and Manitoba Hydro’s Solar Energy Program.
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Beau’s, Bullfrog Power launch new solar project at Ottawa’s Just Food Farm

Bullfrog Power, Canada’s leading green energy provider, and Beau’s Brewing Co., based in Vankleek Hill, Ontario, are announcing the launch of a new solar project in Ottawa. The 10 kW project is being developed in partnership with Just Food, an organization working toward just and sustainable food and farming systems in the Ottawa region. A free community celebration will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, at the Just Food Farm where members of the public can learn more about, and celebrate, local good food projects.
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Bullfrog Power joins Skidegate Band Council to launch Haida Heritage Centre solar project

Skidegate Band Council on Haida Gwaii celebrate the launch of the Haida Heritage Centre solar project in Skidegate, B.C. Bullfrog Power, Canada’s leading green energy provider, contributed funding to the project through its community renewable projects program.
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Remote Canadian solar project inspires international community

On the shores of Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories, a local First Nation is inspiring the world’s Arctic communities to switch to renewable energy.
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Ottawa River Runners and Bullfrog Power launch new solar-powered clubhouse

The grand opening of the Ottawa River Runners White Water Club Inc. solar-powered off-grid dockside clubhouse, the latest Bullfrog Power community renewable project.
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Solar-powered hockey rinks – supported by Bullfrog community – celebrate 275 carbon neutral days!

The Town of Black Diamond, Alberta was named in 1907 for the coal mine opened in the town more than 100 years ago. Flash forward to 2017—and Black Diamond is now home to eight green energy projects and counting. It’s setting an example for municipalities across Canada that transitioning to renewables step by step is well within reach!
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Solar energy funds a scholarship on Salt Spring Island

Gulf Islands Secondary School (GISS), located on Salt Spring Island, B.C., is not your average high school. Not only is the school home to an 84-panel solar system that is helping green Canada’s energy systems—those solar panels also help fund an annual scholarship for a GISS student pursuing post-secondary sustainable studies.
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