Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - June 20, 1981, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday june Wei i Day you Uptown to get off Oil heat you la save Money by getting off Oil because the Price of Oil is escalating and will continue to do so. Heating with Oil is a habit canadians acquired when Oil was plentiful and cheap. Today sources of Oil Are unreliable and increasingly More expensive so we just have to kick the habit. The habit won t be hard to break because Canada has an abundance of Energy alternatives that Are plentiful and Are ultimately cheaper than Oil. The Canada Oil substitution pro Gram is a major part of the Federal government s National Energy program. Cost is designed to help reduce the use of Oil for Home heating in every province to no More than 10 per cent of total household Energy use by 1990. Cost is a 10-year program that offers Grants of up to covering half the Cost of equipment and labour for changing your space or hot water heating system from Oil to natural Gas electricity propane or renewable Energy sources such As Wood and solar. The Cost Grant is taxable. The Oil substitution of a centrally heated building unit that contains two or More self contained dwelling units can qualify for Cost Grants ranging from to How to apply for your Grant those of you who Are ready to get off Oil or have switched from Oil since october ask for Grant information from your nearest natural Gas or electric Utility the Federal department of Energy mines and resources emr office about conversion to Wood or solar heat or another renewable Energy source. Emr is located at 112 Osborne Street South Winnipeg Manitoba r3l1y5 Call 204 949-4266 plan ahead for Best savings to Start planning your move off Oil the Federal department of Energy mines and resources can help you assess your Home s Energy efficiency by Means of a free computerized questionnaire insulate your Home under the Canadian Home insulation program Chip which provides taxable Grants of up to insulation is not a requirement of Cost but it makes sense to have a Well insulated Home before you change your heating system. The bet Ter your insulation the smaller sized heating system you la need when you switch off Oil. Canada this Coupon gives you direct Access to the tree questionnaire and information about Chip and Cost Grants. Name address province postal code Telephone Energy. Mines and energie. Mines it resources Canada resources Canada last name first name r run please Send d an enc save questionnaire d information about Chip Grants available for Homes built before 1961 d Cost information for conversion off Oil to d propane Wood d solar for Gas or electric conversion information Contact your nearest Utility company language preference d English d French Canada Check Oft your interests and mail today to enc save 3500, station a Ottawa k1y 4g1 ;