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LMI Households Need Energy Equity During Times of High Inflation

by Mike VanHorne | October 31, 2023 | Customer Engagement, Education, Energy, Financial Shock, Intergenerational Communities, Service Line Responsibilities | 0 Comments

Since 2020, Canadian inflation rates have soared higher than any point in the last four decades, reaching as high as 8.1 percent in June of 2022. This growth has slowed in this year; however, September’s rates were still at 3.8 percent over September 2022. Prior to...

HomeServe Celebrates 20 Years of Serving Homeowners and Enhancing Communities

by Mike VanHorne | October 3, 2023 | Customer Engagement, Education, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Financial Shock, Green Initiatives, Home Maintenance, HomeServe In the News, Industry Labor Force, Infrastructure, Intergenerational Communities, Maintenance, Natural Gas Industry, Partner Testmonials, Partnership, Press Releases, Public-Private Partnerships, Service Line Responsibilities, Utility of the Future | 0 Comments

Twenty years ago this month, HomeServe launched its first North American utility partnership to educate homeowners and offer optional protection against potentially costly emergency repairs to residential lines and systems. Today nearly 5 million homeowners are...

Extreme Weather Events Disrupting Canada’s Energy Industry

by Aimee Estrabillo | January 20, 2023 | Electrical Grids, Energy, Gas Infrastructure, Grid Modernization, Infrastructure, Utility of the Future | 0 Comments

Although 2022 did not meet the unfortunate weather event benchmarks set by 2021, the year still included an outsized number of extreme weather events, including hurricanes in Atlantic Canada; a derecho in Ontario and Quebec; hail storms in Saskatchewan and Alberta;...

Municipalities Across Ontario Partner with Service Line Warranties of Canada

by Mike VanHorne | July 7, 2021 | Energy, Financial Shock, Infrastructure, Ontario, Press Releases, Public-Private Partnerships, Water | 0 Comments

Toronto, ON – (July 6, 2021) – Since 2014, over 65 Canadian municipalities have launched partnerships with Service Line Warranties of Canada (SLWC) to give their residents access to affordable service repair plans for common plumbing emergencies. SLWC is the trusted...