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· Application · 05/27/2022
Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaw Chiefs and KMKNO filed a letter of support urging approval of $3.7 million in DSM funding for the Mi'kmaw Home Energy Efficiency Project in the 2023–2025 plan
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- Exhibit E-27 is a joint statement from Assembly Of Nova Scotia Mikmaw Chiefs (ANSMC) and the Kwilmukw Maw Klusuaqn Negotiation Office (KMKNO), signed by Portfolio Co-Lead Chiefs Andrea Paul and Carol Potter, expressing support for Efficiencyone's proposed 2023–2025 Demand Side Management supply agreement.
- The signatories urge the Board to approve the proposed $3.7 million allocation over three years for the Mikmaw Home Energy Efficiency Project Mheep, which funds energy efficiency upgrades such as insulation and efficient space heating at no cost to on-reserve participants and uses qualified Mi'kmaw contractors where possible.
- The letter cites significant socioeconomic hardship in Mi'kmaw communities—including a median on-reserve income of $15,498 versus the provincial median of $31,813, a 22.2% on-reserve unemployment rate, and residential electricity use 1.9 times the provincial average—as justification for continued and adequate DSM investment.
- ANSMC/KMKNO identify program improvements sought from EfficiencyOne, including more regular reporting to the Assembly, additional training for community members on long-term maintenance of upgrades, and improved direct communication with individual Band Housing Departments.
- The statement frames the MHEEP within a reconciliation context, citing TRC Call to Action 92 and the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), and characterizes the program as evidence of Nova Scotia Power's commitment to relationship-building with the Mi'kmaq.
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What was filed
Documents filed on this day
- E-27 Letter of Support - ANSMC