Listen to Lee-Ann Unger talking with representatives of the T’Sou-ke First Nations Solar Project on Kootenay Co-op Radio.

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B.C. Hydro meters on the T’Sou-ke Nation reserve were whizzing around counter-clockwise yesterday as, nearby, the sun beat down on banks of solar panels.

The backward-spinning meters mean clean, surplus power is being returned to the electrical grid, helping to pay for the band’s solar-power project…

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Congratulations to the T’Sou-ke First Nation for showing leadership in installing solar panels instead of relying on transmission lines for all their power (July 18).

Perhaps it is time we took some bold steps to encourage more local Island renewable energy production. With solar, wind and tidal power, we will likely have more power than we need for Vancouver Island to be self-sufficient in energy…

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It’s a good day for a celebration. Sunshine sparkles on the water of the Sooke Basin, the sky is clear and a fresh wind makes the heat bearable.

Outside the T’Sou-ke Nation band hall, tables are set up for a BBQ salmon lunch. Kids run around, blowing soap bubbles and women set up craft tables in the shade…

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Further to a front page Sooke News Mirror story from June 10, a two-day forum on solar energy was kicked off Friday morning in the Edward Milne Community School Theatre.

Last month’s news story focused on the completed installation of hundreds of solar panels on T’Sou-ke First Nation property. The T’Sou-ke Nation leads the way in the province in terms of the size of their facility, which required about $650,000 along with the expertise of a good number of personnel…

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A native community on Vancouver Island has become the largest solar energy producing community in B.C.

The T’Sou-ke First Nation has unveiled its solar power project that will see solar energy power the band office, fisheries building, canoe shed and 25 homes on the reserve. Nine band members have also been certified as solar panel installers…

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Minister George Abbott learns from UVic co-op student Jessica Bekker how clean energy is benefiting T’Sou-ke Nation during the T’Sou-ke Solar Gathering.

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