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Solar Nova Scotia is pleased to announce the next course of Solar
Shelter Design, a practical, how-to course on designing and building
solar shelters, incluing greehouses, solaria, additions and
especially solar homes.
This course is intended for the general public and for those in
design and construction. The main instructor is one of Canada's most
experienced solar designer-builders, Don Roscoe.
Here's the outline:
(1) _Solar Basics_ of active and passive, an affordable approach.
(2) _Climate Control_ for comfort and health, energy and the environment
(3) _Site Designing_ working with nature
(4) _Shelter Designing_ bringing you, your needs, and your site together
(5) _Solar Construction_ ground frost insulation, heat storage slabs, glazing
types and systems and solar mechanicals
(6) _Making It Happen_ costing, controlling costs, contracting, doing it
yourself, case studies, and other approaches.
BRIDGEWATER/CHESTER: Six Tuesday evenings commencing January 28.
Register with Sandy Mair @ 543-1011 or Chad Haughn at 275-2712.
WINDSOR: Six Wednesday evenings commencing February 5th. Register
with Wendy Hudson at 792-6750.
HALIFAX: Six Thursday evenings commencing January 30. Register with
Solar Nova Scotia at 852-4758.
Fee for the course is $80 for individuals and $140 for couples. The
textbook for the course is Solar Nova Scotia's _Solar Shelter Manual_
which if you don't have already, you can buy during the course for
$15, by mail from Solar NS, or at P'Lovers in Park Lane in Halifax.
For more information, see http://solarns.ca/ or write back.
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Daniel MacKay
Secretary, Solar Nova Scotia
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LOBBYING FOR HEALTH CARE NOT OVER: ACTIVISTS
The Romanow report is recommending billions more for health care, and
many people in Nova Scotia say they'll be fighting to get their share of
it.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_roreax20021129
BRIDGE COLLAPSES, MINISTER PROMISES REPAIRS
Money is on the way to replace and fix about 100 old bridges in the
province, according to the minister of transportation.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_rusbri20021129
NEW BOUNDARIES MAP FOR EXPECTED ELECTION
Nova Scotians going to the polls will be using a brand new electoral
map – one creating a new riding for the city and eliminating a
riding in Cape Breton.
FULL STORY
http://novascotia.cbc.ca/template/servlet/View?filename=ns_elemap20021128
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