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Earth Talks: Heat pumps and more! Reducing energy costs and greenhouse gas emissions through the Clean Energy Improvement Program

Join us with Stephanie Ripley, Program Manager, Sustainability Services, Alberta Municipalities, and Lance Trewartha, Owner, Brightside Mechanical, for their presentation "Heat Pumps and Canmore’s Clean Energy Improvement Program! How to Reduce Your Energy Use and Carbon Footprint"

This Earth Talks event, with the Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley, will take place on Tuesday, October 29th in the Friends Program Room at 7:00pm.

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About Heat Pumps and Canmore’s Clean Energy Improvement Program! How to Reduce Your Energy Use and Carbon Footprint:
Stephanie and Lance will be joining us to discuss how you can upgrade your home's energy efficiency and/or install renewable energy at no upfront cost with the Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP). 

Attendees will learn:

  • How to get upfront financing and a $500 incentive for energy efficiency or renewable energy upgrades through Town of Canmore’s Clean Energy Improvement Program

  • What types of home upgrades are eligible

  • How air source and ground source heat pumps work

About the Presenters:

Stephanie is the Program Manager for the Clean Energy Improvement Program at Alberta Municipalities. She is supporting Canmore and dozens of other communities to set up and deliver their local Clean Energy Improvement Programs (CEIP). CEIP enables residents to upgrade their home’s energy efficiency or install renewable energy at no upfront cost. The low interest financing is repaid via property tax and stays with the home if it is sold.


Lance is the founder of Brightside Mechanical Inc. which is based in the Bow Valley, Alberta. Lance has had a long career working on industrial and residential geothermal and geoexchange, air source heat pump systems, as well as conventional heating, ventilation and cooling systems.