We celebrate one of our colleagues who is both a valued member of the Research, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (RIE) team and the driven entrepreneur and talented artist behind the camera at Cecilia Doucette Photography. Cecilia Doucette is the proud recipient of the 2021 Simcoe County Newcomer Recognition Award for Entrepreneurship, an award that recognizes her dedication and commitment to celebrating Latin culture and building community through her work in our region.
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Parry Sound, Ontario, a municipality of more than 6,000 residents, is leading change in our region. Local leaders saw increasing energy demands and aging infrastructure as an opportunity for innovation. Lakeland Holdings Inc., comprised of Lakeland Power, Bracebridge Generation and Lakeland Energy, proposed an alternative to costly upgrades: implement smart grid technologies collectively known as project SPEEDIER (Smart Proactive Enabled Energy Distribution Intelligently Efficiently Responsive). The SPEEDIER project is a network of initiatives that includes the installation of a 500-kilowatt Solar Net Metering Solution and a Tesla Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) located at the former landfill site and DC Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers that will help to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles. Additionally, 50 residents opened their homes as test sites for Mello Smart Hot Water Tank controllers to manage load demand.
