Two years of behind-the-scenes work on a biomass heating project at Providence paid off in Spring 2011 with the inauguration of a distributed biomass-heating system for Providence.

This biomass project started out as a student project in a business class.

The system was designed and installed by Blue Flame, a Manitoba firm. This project was supported by local businesses, including:

• B.B. Wiebe & Sons Building Movers
• DeFehr Furniture
• Valley Agro Services
• Norstar Industries
• Meridian Manufacturing Group

It received funding from

• The provincial government’s Community-Led Emissions Reduction (CLER) program, funded through the RM of De Salaberry
• Manitoba Hydro’s Natural Gas Optimization Program

Launching this new heating system will make Providence one of the leading green campuses in Canada.

27 Apr 2011	Provincial Minister announces green initiatives	Manitoba Christian Online
26 Apr 2011	Provincial Minister Announces Green Intitiatives on Providence Campus	Rural Municipality of De Salaberry Facebook page
24 Apr 2011	Providence leads the way in reducing carbon footprint	Steinbach Online
24 Apr 2011	Minister announces green intitiatives on Providence campus	MySteinbach.ca
19 Apr 2011	Province moves on green initiatives	CJOB
19 Apr 2011	Provincial Minister Announces Green Initiatives at Providence	Manitoba Bioproducts News
19 Apr 2011	Three New Community-Led Initiatives to Reduce Greenhouse-Gas Emissions	Government of Manitoba news release
19 Apr 2011	Manitoba Moves Forward on Three New Community-led Initiatives	Manitoba Chamber of Commerce
19 Apr 2011	Provincial Minister Announces Green Initiatives at Providence	Providence news release
2 Mar 2011	Providence Barn Moved to New Location: Will House New Biomass Heating System	Providence news release
1 Mar 2011	Environmental Innovation at Providence: Part 3: Can Environmentally-Friendly Projects Be Good Business?	Providence news release
23 Feb 2011	Environmental Innovation at Providence: Part 2: Providence Hires Environmental Consultant	Providence news release
22 Feb 2011	Environmental Innovation at Providence: Part 1	Providence news release

Find out what we’re doing to follow up on this project here.