REEP in the News
2010
The Ecology of Faith
- Mar 8, 2010 - Page 88-93, Grand Magazine
Churches receive green awards
- Mar 5, 2010 - Waterloo Region Record; both of St. Francis of Assisi and Hillcrest Mennonite church took part in an evaluation from our Greening Sacred Spaces project!
2009
100-year-old homes showcase energy efficiency
- Dec 11, 2009 - Waterloo Region Record
Free well check-ups and water forum make community "Well Aware"
- Fall 2009 - Page 2, Region of Waterloo Environews
Well Aware Program Offers Free Well Checkups
- Sept 2009 - Page 14 & 15, Wellesley Is...
Retrofitting 101 - Article features REEP
- Sept 2009 - Lowe's for Pros
Explore Waterloo's Past, Present and Future - Article features REEP House for Sustainable Living
- Sept 2009 - Lowe's for Pros
Regional energy groups look to make solar more accessible
- Aug 7, 2009 - The Woolwich Observer
Checkup ensures well water safe and secure
- May 22, 2009 - Waterloo Region Record
2008
Five years after the lights went out
- August 14, 2008 - Waterloo Region Record
Houses REEP Rewards
- July 4, 2008 - Cambridge Times
Home, green home
- June 2, 2008 - Rex Magazine
Green energy pioneers deserve thanks, support
- March 28, 2008 - The Record
Old house gets green rebirth
- March 27, 2008 - Waterloo Region Record
2007
Greening Sacred Spaces helps faith groups do energy audits
- October 6, 2007 - The Record
Owners of wells urged to get a free checkup
- November 5, 2007 - The Record
The little idea that grew
- March 21, 2007 - The Record
Not easy being green
- March 17, 2007 - The Record
Icicles blamed on heat leaks
- March 9, 2007 - The Record
2006
Environmental Evangelists
- October 21, 2006 - The Record
Energy audits rescued
- June 7, 2006 - The Record
City wants EnerGuide resurrected
- May 30, 2006 - The Record
Why would you cut a program like that?
- May 20, 2006 - The Record
Climate change and Tory hot air
- May 16, 2006 - The Record
Ottawa to end energy use tests in area homes
- May 13, 2006 - The Record
2005
Grants benefit rental properties, local economy and environment
- July 7, 2005 - University of Waterloo
Regional council recognized for supporting energy savings
- June 7, 2005 - University of Waterloo
REEP hosts Earth Day forum on energy efficiency
- April 12, 2005 - University of Waterloo
Local couple loses a tonne, saves cash
- February 15, 2005 - University of Waterloo
2002
REEP relocates to Kitchener
- January 29, 2002 - University of Waterloo
2001
REEP gives energy savings to 2,500 local homes
- July 19, 2001 - University of Waterloo
REEP evaluating 2,000th house
- January 23, 2001 - University of Waterloo
2000
More would pay for green power, REEP says
- September 22, 2000 - University of Waterloo
REEP event advisory (1,000th house)
- May 25, 2000 - University of Waterloo
Residential Energy Efficiency Program to expand
- May 17, 2000 - University of Waterloo
News Archives
See below for the story of the federal government's withdrawal of support for the EnerGuide for Houses program in May of 2006.
- May 12, 2006: The federal government withdrew funding support from EnerGuide for Houses.
- June 6, 2006: Local electric utilities to the rescue! Area hydro companies stepped in to replace federal funding. Click for details.
- May-July, 2006: Municipal and Regional councils from Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and the Region all supported resolutions urging the federal government to reinstate funding to EnerGuide for Houses.