REEP in the News

2011

Protecting Our Water (Well Aware program)
- September 9, 2011 - Observer Xtra

2010

REEP program wants rural residents Well Aware
- October 8, 2010 - Observer Xtra

Free REEP water visits (Not available online)
- October 6, 2010 - Waterloo Chronicle

Free water protection visits
- September 30, 2010 - Cambridge Times

‘Green dream home’: Mill Street house is now a showcase for environment-friendly upgrades
- September 17, 2010 - Waterloo Region Record

REEPing the benefits
- August 16, 2010 - Cambridge Times

Interview re: REEP House and ecoENERGY (Not available online)
- August 10, 2010 - First Local, Rogers Television Waterloo Region

Grants Help Churches with Energy Audit
- June 26, 2010 - Waterloo Region Record

REEP House Feature (Not available online)
- June 22, 2010 - Consumer Reports, CTV SWO

Kitchener Century Home A Showcase For Energy Efficiency
- June 16, 2010 - Ontario Government Newsroom

Renovation Turns Old House Into Green Healthy House With Near Zero Heating Bills
- May 13, 2010 - Treehugger.com

Church groups warn water hikes could hurt social programs (Not available online)
- May 10, 2010 - Waterloo Region Record

Provincial grants still available for homeowners
- May 5, 2010 - Elmira Independent

Energy funding extended by province (Not available online)
- April 30, 2010 - Waterloo Region Record

Energy funding extended by province
- April 28, 2010 - Waterloo Chronicle

Waterloo's Earth Day Eco-Showcase will help residents save energy
- April 23, 2010 - Exchange Magazine Online

Special on Phantom Power (Not available online)
- April 22, 2010 - Provincewide, CTV SWO

REEP House videos ( Intro, Insulation and Heritage, Function and Aesthetics, Water Efficiency
- April 22, 2010 - by Channel 4 Change / Fred Hunsberger

Interview re: Earth Day Eco-Showcase (Not available online)
- April 22, 2010 - News at Noon, CTV SWO

Interview re: Home Sweet Home Competition and Eco-Showcase (Not available online)
- April 22, 2010 - Rogers Television Waterloo Region

Interview re: Greening Sacred Spaces (Not available online)
- April 22, 2010 - Newsmakers, Rogers Television Waterloo Region

Celebrating Eco-Fest
- April 21, 2010 - Waterloo Chronicle

Interview re: Earth Day Eco-Showcase (Not available online)
- April 21, 2010 - First Local, Rogers Television Waterloo Region

Interview re: Greening Sacred Spaces(Not available online)
- April 21, 2010 - Newsmakers, Rogers Television Waterloo Region

Ontario green home leaders recognized (Not available online)
- April 9, 2010 - Waterloo Region Record

The Ecology of Faith (Not available online)
- Mar 8, 2010 - Page 88-93, Grand Magazine

Churches receive green awards (Not available online)
- Mar 5, 2010 - Waterloo Region Record; both 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 (Not available online)
- 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 - Up! Magazine

Regional energy groups look to make solar more accessible
- Aug 7, 2009 - The Woolwich Observer

Checkup ensures well water safe and secure (Not available online)
- May 22, 2009 - Waterloo Region Record

The Four Home Sweet Home Competition Founding Homes
- 2009

2008

Five years after the lights went out (Not available online)
- August 14, 2008 - Waterloo Region Record

Houses REEP Rewards
- July 4, 2008 - Cambridge Times

Home, green home (Not available online)
- June 2, 2008 - Rex Magazine

Green energy pioneers deserve thanks, support (Not available online)
- March 28, 2008 - The Record

Old house gets green rebirth (Not available online)
- March 27, 2008 - Waterloo Region Record

2007

Owners of wells urged to get a free checkup (Not available online)
- November 5, 2007 - The Record

New program keeps home owners Well Aware (Not available online)
- October 17, 2007 - The Record

Greening Sacred Spaces helps faith groups do energy audits (Not available online)
- October 6, 2007 - The Record

The little idea that grew (Not available online)
- March 21, 2007 - The Record

Not easy being green (Not available online)
- March 17, 2007 - The Record

Icicles blamed on heat leaks (Not available online)
- March 9, 2007 - The Record

2006

Environmental Evangelists (Not available online)
- October 21, 2006 - The Record

Energy audits rescued (Not available online)
- June 7, 2006 - The Record

City wants EnerGuide resurrected (Not available online)
- May 30, 2006 - The Record

Why would you cut a program like that? (Not available online)
- May 20, 2006 - The Record

Climate change and Tory hot air (Not available online)
- May 16, 2006 - The Record

Ottawa to end energy use tests in area homes (Not available online)
- 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