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POWER WORKERS' UNION

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Power Workers’ Union to host public meeting on carbon-neutral biomass

Residents of Sault Ste. Marie are invited to participate in a town hall meeting regarding Ontario’s energy future.

The Power Workers’ Union is hosting a public meeting to share and discuss Ontario’s biomass opportunity.

The PWU wants to ensure that Ontario has a robust and sustainable electricity system that provides reliable, affordable and environmentally-responsible electricity for Ontario consumers.

Converting existing coal generating stations to be fuelled by biomass and natural gas is a good way to help achieve this goal.

WHO: Electricity consumers, farmers, academia, students, etc.

WHAT: Biomass town hall hosted by Power Workers’ Union

WHERE: Royal Canadian Legion - Branch #25, 96 Great Northern Road, Sault Ste. Marie

WHEN: Tuesday, June 12 at 7 p.m.

WHY: Sault Ste. Marie and surrounding area stand to benefit from home grown power and the harvesting of biomass for electricity production.

HOW: Sault Ste. Marie and surrounding area is blessed with vast forest land, a great source of logging residues.

This would supply the pellets needed to produce home grown power, and create thousands of jobs in forest-dependent regions.

Ontario will lose the environmental and economic benefits of this sustainable energy resource without a comprehensive biomass strategy.

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