The federal government has announced funding for projects aimed at reducing emissions in both Alberta and the Northwest Territories.
Over $13.3 million is being split between five initiatives, including one in Lethbridge.
Cavendish Farms is getting nearly $1.4 million from the Low Carbon Economy Fund Challenge stream. The stream helps organizations implement low-carbon technologies to reduce their carbon footprint.
Cavendish will use its funding to install a heat recovery system, reducing its reliance on natural gas at its Lethbridge factory.
Officials say the system will recover heat energy from the fryer exhaust and deposit it in different facility processes that need heat. By using that recovered energy, the project will reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of natural gas.
Meanwhile, another project in the area will support the mission to reduce emissions and create jobs in southern Alberta.
The Taurus Canada Renewable Natural Gas Corporation is getting over $3.4 million to build a small-scale, remote carbon capture and storage system. It will be connected to a feedlot site owned by the Kasko Cattle Co., north of Coaldale.
“It is up to all of us to take meaningful steps to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while positioning Canada as a global leader in the clean economy,” says the Honourable Julie Dabrusin, minister of environment and climate change.
“By driving innovation and supporting climate-smart solutions, we are not only protecting our environment, we are building a strong, competitive economy that can thrive in a low-carbon future. Through investments like these, the Government of Canada is empowering communities and organizations to lead the way in securing long-term economic and environmental success.”
Three other projects are getting funding through the LCEF Indigenous Leadership stream. This stream supports Indigenous-owned and Indigenous-led renewable energy and low-carbon heating initiatives across the country.
- The Sherritt International Corporation is getting about $1.6 million to boost the efficiency of the natural gas-fired boilers it uses to generate steam for its fertilizer plant in Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta.
- Denendeh Manor GP Ltd. is getting around $2.3 million from the stream to improve energy efficiency and low carbon heating at Denendeh Manor in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Denendeh Manor is a four-storey Indigenous-owned apartment building in Yellowknife.
- The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation is getting roughly $4.6 million to supply ground-mounted solar installation kits to Inuvialuit-owned cabins in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region of the Northwest Territories.
