The holiday season can mean big lights, big trees, big gatherings, big fun. Here are five tips you can use to add big holiday joy while keeping energy use small.If you haven’t already, switch to holiday decorations that use LED lights. LED lights are up to 90 per cent more efficient than incandescent lights.Put electronic decorations on a timer that is set so they turn on during off-peak hours, and turn off before you go to bed.Turn off room lights and enjoy the glow of...

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You may have heard that Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro was recently awarded three prestigious safety awards. We sat down with George Minow, Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro’s Manager of Health, Safety, and Wellness, to chat about what it takes to achieve more than one million hours with no lost time injuries and be pronounced one of Canada’s Safest Employers.Congratulations on winning these awards! What do you credit the wins too?Congratulations to us all! We’re doing a lot of...

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