Funding Gives 'Green' Light to Projects

Jen Mattice, CCRI Coordinator 

(L to R) Gay Hamilton, SD&G CFDC Executive Director, Guy Lauzon, Stormont Dundas and South Glengarry MP, Naresh Bhargava, CCRI Chair, Jen Mattice, CCRI Coordinator.

Cornwall, ON – The Cornwall Carbon Reduction Initiative (CCRI) is the proud recipient of a $39,098 Eastern Ontario Development Program contribution through the SD&G Community Futures Development Corporation. Guy Lauzon, MP for Stormont-Dundas-South Glengarry, congratulated the CCRI for its continued efforts.

"I commend Naresh and his team for their ongoing efforts to make our community a more environmentally friendly place to live, work and play," said MP Guy Lauzon.

The Eastern Ontario Development Program (EODP) is a $10-million Government of Canada initiative which promotes socio-economic development in rural Eastern Ontario, encourages a competitive and diversified regional economy, and contributes to the successful development of business and job opportunities and sustainable, self-reliant communities.

"With this grant, the CCRI will be able to expand programming in schools and begin development of a program for business owners," said CCRI Chair Naresh Bhargava. "We are thankful for this contribution and the support of Industry Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario) and locally through the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Community Futures Development Corporation."

"The CCRI has had many great projects in the past, and we're pleased to provide this funding today," said Terry Besner, Community Economic Development Projects Manager for the SDG CFDC. "The projects they are undertaking will support a stronger workforce and a sustainable economy."

Founded in 2006, the Cornwall Carbon Reduction Initiative is a grassroots organization dedicated to providing outreach and education activities about climate change and greenhouse gas reduction. Through an approach tailored to our community, the CCRI promotes long-term behavioural change and directs measurable actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Cornwall’s residential, commercial, and institutional sectors. For more information, visit their website at cornwallcarbonreduction.ca.

For more information, please contact: Jen Mattice, Coordinator Cornwall Carbon Reduction Initiative 613.932.2088 jen@cornwallcarbonreduction.ca