Please join Sci-Tech North and Community Energy Manager, Marty Paradine, on December 7, 2010 for a presentation on Fort St. John's efforts in Solar Thermal Hot Water technology.

Fort St. John is making environmental sustainability a community priority. Under the direction of the city's new Community Energy Manager, and following the city-wide program, Be the Change, Fort St. John has become a Solar Community. Join our Community Energy Manager, Marty Paradine, for a comprehensive presentation around the solar thermal hot water potential in Fort St. John.  Learn about the science and technology of solar thermal hot water, the work that Fort St. John has been doing and will be doing, and the role of Fort St. John in the greater SolarBC network.

When: December 7, 2010 at 7pm
Where: Pomeroy Sport Centre, East Meeting Room

Public is welcome.

A cost-recovery fee of $5 will be charged at the door.

 TO REGISTER, please click here.

Marty Paradine comes to Fort St. John with extensive knowledge and passion for environmental sustainability. Marty first studied as a Mechanical Engineer and worked in the mining, oil and gas and pipelining industries in various locations internationally. His career shift towards sustainability began with a volunteer placement in Japan, centered on sustainable architecture and agriculture. He then completed a Renewable Energy degree in Olenburg, Germany, during which time he had the opportunity to complete his practicum as a guest researcher in Brazil and to write his thesis on sustainable refurbishment of domestic buildings at the Building Research Establishment in England. Currently, as Fort St. John's Community Energy Manager, it is Marty's mandate to create the foundation for a profound reduction in energy consumption and emissions community-wide, and initiate catalytic action towards transition to more sustainable energy systems.