Power Shift 2016
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| The electrified "For The People" sign across King Street in Berlin, Ontario, marking the arrival of hydroelectricity in Berlin on October 11, 1910. View this and more images from the day on Kitchener Public Library's archive. |
Did you know that Kitchener-Waterloo was the first community in Ontario to be electrified by long-distance transmission lines operated by what we now call Hydro One? The flipping of the switch drew thousands of people to downtown Kitchener (then Berlin) to watch the lights come on. Over 100 years later, another huge shift is coming in the way we access energy.
The inaugural Power Shift was a weeklong (April 17-23, 2016) series of events hosted by an outstanding group of community partners that sparked a discussion about the Waterloo Region’s relationship with energy. Events for children, families and adults took place in Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo.
Getting eco-friendly: Families learn about alternative power sources at energy fair (Waterloo Record, April 23, 2016)
#PowerShiftWR Family Energy Fair (SnapKW, April 2016)
#PowerShiftWR ignites discussion on energy access in Waterloo Region (University of Waterloo, April 28, 2016)
Check out the list of Power Shift 2016 events below and recap events on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
WGSI looks forward to coordinating Power Shift in 2017!
Is your organization interested in participating in Power Shift in 2017? Please get in touch by emailing [email protected].
Many thanks to our outstanding community partners for hosting public events and promoting energy discussions publicly and within their institutions!
Power Shift 2016 Public Event Partners
| Climate, Energy and Ecology in Waterloo Region’s Front Yard with Dr. Stephanie Sobek-Swant, Executive Director of the rare Charitable Research Reserve April 21, 2016 More information and video of this talk can be found here.
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| Display of Up-Cycled artwork by Cambridge elementary and secondary students in the children’s department of Idea Exchange, Queen’s Square. This exhibition is part of an annual exhibition series organized and curated by Sherry Wong. April 17 – 23, 2016 More information about the exhibit and Sherry Wong can be found here. Jungle Jive, Earth Day and Earth Alive family events
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| Screenings of Life Off Grid which also coincided with Canadian National Film Day April 20-26, 2016 More information and trailer can be found here.
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| Community Clean Up April 22, 2016
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| REEP Representatives delivered presentations at Waterloo Public Library and the University of Waterloo during #PowerShiftWR.
More information about REEP's services and programs can be found here.
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| 7th Annual Evening of Recognition April 13, 2016
More information including 2015 honorees can be found here. Environment Politics: Planning for Action – Globally, Nationally, Provincially and Locally
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| Craft Creations Earth Crayons & Star Lab April 22 & 24, 2016 Up, Up and Away! Mad Science Show
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| REEP Home Energy Presentation April 18, 2016 DIY Solar Device Chargers Changing the Discourse: Energy Poverty at Home and Abroad with Discourse Media More information about Discourse Media's energy reporting can be found here.
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Harnessing the Wind with William Kamkwamba April 22, 2016 Wind Challlenge Design Workshop with TREC Education More information about TREC's workshops and programs can be found here. Family Energy Fair with TREC Education, Let's Talk Science University of Waterloo and TransitionKW Photos from the day can be found here. Going 100% Renewable with Søren Hermansen More information about Søren and Samsø Island can be found here. Video of this talk is available here. Screening of Fractured Land April 23, 2016 More information about the film can be found here.
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| Teen Drop-In Zone Community Clean Up April 22, 2016
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| Girls Centre Earth Day Programming April 22, 2016 Photos from the day can be found here. |
Power Shift 2016 Discussion Partners
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Power Shift 2016 Private Event Partners
