| Couple basks in sunny glow of victory after winning free solar power
The seemingly endless sunshine that illuminated Tracy this week seems the perfect initiation for a new home solar system.At least, Bryan and Stacey Watson sure think so.The couple beat out 15,000 contestants to win a free home solar system through BP Solar and "Evan Almighty," a Universal Pictures movie that was filmed using energy from solar panels.The Watsons, with their 1-year-old son, Chance, basked in their win Thursday while a team from 1st Light Energy Inc. installed 25 solar panels on top of their home, which sits just north of Schulte Road.The system comes with a wireless module that shows how many kilowatts the panels have converted into energy and how much energy the family's used on any given day.The Watson's utility bills typically range from $150 in the winter to $250 during the heat of summer.
Ontario hands $3.6M to Eastern Ontario hospitals
The Ontario government is giving hospitals in Eastern Ontario $3.6 million for building improvements.
The money is part of $36 million the government is handing out to hospitals across the province to replace roofs and windows, upgrade heating, air conditioning, repalce back-up generators and improve other things like fire alarms. Of the six hospitals in Ottawa, five will share $1.6 million for various upgrades and improvements. The Royal Ottawa Healthcare Group, which includes the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre, gets no money because its maintenance and upgrades are funded through a different program. The Ottawa Hospital, which is the largest in the region, will get $764,445 and hospital president Dr. Jack Kitts said the money will help "strengthen our infrastructure" and improve patient care.
Mitsubishi Electric HVAC Advanced Products Division Joins U.S. Green ...
Mitsubishi Electric HVAC Advanced Products Division has become a manufacturer member of the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), marking the companys commitment to the effective use of energy through the development of environmentally responsible air-conditioning and heating products and technology. Joining the USGBC is a key step in advancing our mission to develop reliable, energy effective products, says Lorie Quillin-Bell, director of marketing, Mitsubishi Electric HVAC. With increasing energy costs and heightened concern regarding environmental impact, we are committed to making our Mr. Slim and CITY MULTI systems even more energy effective and cost efficient. Mitsubishi Electrics proprietary INVERTER-driven compressor is highly responsive and efficient.
Sharon Bush defends alleged JFK love child
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush's former sister-in-law has defended a man in Canada publicized as the love child of President John Kennedy, Vancouver media reported.
Sharon Bush, the former wife of the president's brother, Neil, told British Columbia's Vancouver Sun media scrutiny and criticism of Jack Worthington was unfounded, as she dated him after her divorce and knew him well.
"He is a fine man, highly ethical, a man of high integrity," Bush said.
Bush said she was speaking out after a British tabloid discredited a media investigation launched more than a year ago by Vanity Fair magazine into the background of Worthington, who bears a strong resemblance to the Kennedy family.
Earlier this week, Worthington showed the Globe and Mail his U.S.
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