Get in touch!
LIFE's office is in the Treehaus Collaborative Workspace, 260 King Street West, Kitchener, N2G 1B6.
Office hours are by chance or appointment. Please call us at 1-866-889-9155, or email info@lifecoop.ca, to schedule a visit.
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NEW!: LIFE's Draft Business Plan
Coming Events and Appearances
Come out and hear more about our work (and that of our friends)!
Watch here for upcoming events in the Spring of 2012.
Recent Appearances
January 10, 2012: LIFE Co-op and CREW co-hosted "Local Opportunities in Green Energy" at Kitchener City Hall. This presentation outlined existing and upcoming community renewable power initiatives and ways community members can get involved - including through investment in renewable energy projects - and the environmental, social and economic benefits available. Featured opportunities included LIFE Co-op's St Agatha Wind Project, CREW's Solar City Initiative, CREW's Solar City Co-op Project, and Guelph Solar Community Co-op.
November 28, 2011: LIFE and CREW co-hosted a public meeting on LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY OPPORTUNITIES at Kitchener City Hall.
November 23, LIFE held another community meeting at Angie's Kitchen in St Agatha. November 15, at the 11th Annual OSEA Community Power Conference, LIFE presented its project at the session on "Community Power Offerings". November 1-2, Montreal: Shane's presentation on community power was well received at Climate Action Network Canada's conference on provincial leadership in climate change and clean energy. LIFE's AGM was held October 26 at Angie's Kitchen in St Agatha. The AGM was preceded by a *public presentation from ENERCON*. October 22: LIFE's held its Annual Renewable Energy Tour! Tour participants visited a local biogas installation, a 10 kW solar array, and a biodiesel-powered pick-up. October 20: LIFE participated in a Co-op Biogas Workshop at the Holiday Inn, 510 Norwich St., Woodstock. Hosted by the Agrienergy Producers of Ontario and TREC(Toronto Renewable Energy Co-op). October 19: LIFE attended the 11th Annual Co-op Conference and Gala, hosted by On Co-op, at the Royal Botanical Gardens in Burlington. Sept. 29, LIFE participated in an candidates' forum on environmental issues at Rockway Mennonite Church. A video recording of the event can be viewed at this Youtube link. Sept. 15, LIFE hosted the "Roadmap to Success": OSEA's Community Energy Information Session at City Hall in Kitchener. Sept. 6: LIFE Co-op held a community information meeting at Angie's Kitchen in St Agatha. August 27: Potatofest at the Laepple Organic Farm, 2298 Bleam's Road, 1-7pm. Linda Laepple is a founding director of LIFE Co-op. See http://laeppleorganic.ca/.
August 25: CREW Green Movie Night, featuring "Powerful: Energy for Everyone". LIFE Co-op shared information on the St Agatha Wind Project. August 14: LIFE's project manager discussed the co-op and the St Agatha wind project as part of "Get FIT: A Green Energy Act Information Session", held in Downtown Waterloo. The event was hosted by Waterloo PIRG and Reduce the Juice. July 20: Community Meeting at Angie's Kitchen, St Agatha. June 30: LIFE presented its project opportunities as part of the Climate Action Network's "Harvesting Clean Energy on Ontario Farms" Speaking Tour, at Ignatius Jesuit Centre, Hwy 6 North, Guelph February 14, 2011Press Releases
LIFE Co-op Receives CEPP Grant
for Wind Project
LIFE is for energy... energy for life!
Have you ever thought of owning part of a wind turbine or a solar project?
JOIN LIFE Co-op TODAY! and help build our first renewable energy project, the St. Agatha Wind Project!
Help us make a cleaner, brighter future for energy in Ontario, while stimulating local employment and earning returns on your investment. Membership is open to any Ontario resident aged 16 or older.
Investing in LIFE provides members with a way to benefit financially from Ontario's Feed-in-Tariff Program, while furthering the local Green Economy.
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Follow this link to see how Ontario's electricity mix was made up over the last 48 hours.
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What's New?
For the most up-to-date reflections on the co-op, check out our Facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/lifecoop.
Experts predict end of month for Ontario FIT Review News, February 02, 2012, published in Renewable Energy World.
LIFE's Project Manager responds to the OPA's call for a suspension of wind projects: Letter to The Star, Yes to Green Energy Co-ops.
(January, 2012) LIFE Co-op President Rob Yost comments on OFA's change of position regarding wind energy: Local windpower group disappointed by OFA’s call for turbine moratorium in the New Hamburg Independent, January 24, 2012.
(January, 2012) LIFE Co-op is featured in "Wilmot waiting for wind power to gust into town".
(December, 2011) LIFE Co-op Project Manager Shane Mulligan was interviewed for this Observer article: "Wind Power Likely to Grow", by Colin Dewar.
LIFE is working with Conestoga College's Alternative Energy Division to conduct electrical engineering plan for the St Agatha Wind Project. Read about it here: "Conestoga sets trend in alternative energy".
New! RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT: A Guide for Municipalities. (Warning: Large PDF file (43MB))
New Addition! Falling Behind: Canada's Lost Green Energy Jobs. "Canadians are missing out on new clean energy jobs because the Canadian government is failing to keep up with other countries. The Obama administration is investing 18 times more per person in renewable energy than the Canadian government."
LIFE's Draft Business Plan is now online. We welcome your comments and questions.
How the FIT program works: ENERCON - LIFE's preferred supplier - has been chosen to provide 77 turbines for the Niagara Region Wind Corporation's projects. Projects like this mean high demand for ENERCON turbines, and ENERCON will be building at least one manufacturing plant in conjunction with this project! See their press release HERE.
New Report! Sustainable Waterloo Region and the David Suzuki Foundation teamed up to issue an important report assessing Ontario political parties' energy policy platforms. Way to go, friends!
New Report! The Real Truth About Wind Energy: A Literature Based Introduction to Wind Turbines in Ontario, by the Sierra Club.
Our friends at the Ontario Sustainable Energy Association (OSEA) have created a pair of commercials in support of Green Energy, which are now showing on CTV (in certain areas only). Check out the ads here.
September 2011: Our "Resources" page has been updated to include new studies on "health effects" and "property values".
Lead Now! is encouraging Ontario voters to POWER YOUR VOTE by letting your candidates know that you "pledge to vote on October 6th for clean energy, new jobs and healthy communities."
New Poll! Ontarians show strong support for green energy in run up to provincial election. (Added July 22, 2011)
Ontario Provincial Election 2011 Questionnaire, conducted by the Clean Air Alliance. See what your Provincial candidates have to say about energy issues!
New Report! Behind the Switch: Pricing Ontario's Electricity Options, by the Pembina Institute, shows that Cancelling the Green Energy Act would have little effect on Ontario electricity prices (author of new report explains results).
New Report! Blowing Smoke: Correcting Anti-Wind Myths in Ontario, by Environmental Defence and OSEA.
Alert: Ontario businesses are invited to sign on to an Open Letter in Support of the Green Energy Act, created by the Citizens' Climate Lobby
April 2011
Have a look at LIFE's New Investor Brief
November 17, 2010
4th Annual General Meeting Minutes
November 8, 2010
Tour to Sky Generation Turbines Photos
visitors since April, 2011