Saanich

SolarBC would like to give a huge thank-you to the communities and organizations that participated in this year's activities and for their hard work in organizing and implementing their Solar Days events, all of which has been a fantastic success on a whole. As well, all of our homeowners who hosted the open houses deserve a province-wide round of applause! Many were not expecting the huge crowds that came out and for their generosity and hospitality, as well as their enthusiasm in sharing their solar experiences with others we are very grateful.

Please keep an eye on our website for future pictures of all the events, which we will be posting as we get them in.

We hope you are as excited as we are for this year’s BC Solar Days!

Following the success of the first Saanich Solar Open House, in June, the Solar Community recently hosted a follow-up event last Tuesday. Roughly 130 people in the community showed up for a chance to listen to a presentation from SolarBC's executive Director Nitya Harris, before walking from booth to booth to get to know local Registered SolarBC installers.

An ounce of prevention is worth far more than a pound of cure if you ask Dan Hammick, a homeowner in Saanich who is enjoying the benefits of a solar hot water system that his mother, Sharon, installed in their home 30 years ago. Because of Sharon’s forward thinking he’s living freer of BC Hydro these days – and the system has never worked better.

It was a scorcher of a day for Saanich’s solar open house on Wednesday. The tented, outdoor event drew in a 200+ crowd, as people met and chatted with SolarBC installers from the Victoria area.

"We didn’t want to just have speakers - we've done that," says Mark Boysen, Sustainability Director for the District of Saanich. While the sunny day helped to encourage the turn-out, he thinks the format of the event added to its success. "Because our goal is based on residential installs, this connected homeowners a lot better."