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Solar heating system: Ontario Energy Minister Robert Welch, right, chats with Jim Livingstone, president of Imperian Oil, following opening of oil company's solar research project
Solar heating system: Ontario Energy Minister Robert Welch, right, chats with Jim Livingstone, president of Imperian Oil, following opening of oil company's solar research project

Solar heating system: Ontario Energy Minister Robert Welch, right, chats with Jim Livingstone, president of Imperian Oil, following opening of oil company's solar research project

Date10/25/1980
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Hot new idea: Rock Cameron, manager of engineering at Christie Brown and Co. Ltd., stands on the solar-panelled roof of the company's Lakeshore Blvd. plant, where the solar heating system is expected to save $4,000 a year on heating costs.
Hot new idea: Rock Cameron, manager of engineering at Christie Brown and Co. Ltd., stands on the solar-panelled roof of the company's Lakeshore Blvd. plant, where the solar heating system is expected to save $4,000 a year on heating costs.
8/1/1982
Lynn Dudley, holding control valve which is the heart of swimming pool solar heating system manufactured by Raypak Thermonics (Canada) Ltd., says solar heating may be closer than we think. Dudley, president of Rexdale-based Raypak, says solar assisted home heating systems already may be within the grasp of the average houseowner who wants to save on the fuel bills.
Lynn Dudley, holding control valve which is the heart of swimming pool solar heating system manufactured by Raypak Thermonics (Canada) Ltd., says solar heating may be closer than we think. Dudley, president of Rexdale-based Raypak, says solar assisted home heating systems already may be within the grasp of the average houseowner who wants to save on the fuel bills.
6/8/1977
Nothing beats the thrill of finding new oil: Despite Imperial Oil's stepped-up research efforts, I'll trade you two research discoveries for an oil well any day, says company president Jim Livingstone
Nothing beats the thrill of finding new oil: Despite Imperial Oil's stepped-up research efforts, I'll trade you two research discoveries for an oil well any day, says company president Jim Livingstone
1/8/1981
Robert Welch: Provincial Energy Minister says Ontario should be able to weather winter without oil shortages
Robert Welch: Provincial Energy Minister says Ontario should be able to weather winter without oil shortages
10/31/1976
Nick Mirkopoulos is operating an important solar energy business.
Nick Mirkopoulos is operating an important solar energy business.
5/31/1983
Project Manager: John Rowe aims to take his solar car to victory in Australia.
Project Manager: John Rowe aims to take his solar car to victory in Australia.
5/18/1990
Posing in front of his company's billboard, John Milnes, owner of Milnes Fuel Oils Ltd., sees nothing that's likely to raise oil prices.
Posing in front of his company's billboard, John Milnes, owner of Milnes Fuel Oils Ltd., sees nothing that's likely to raise oil prices.
10/30/1991
Still hopeful: Imperial Oil chairman Donald McIvor says plans could be announced sometime this year for a scaled-down version of the oil company's shelved $12-billion Cold Lake oil sands project
Still hopeful: Imperial Oil chairman Donald McIvor says plans could be announced sometime this year for a scaled-down version of the oil company's shelved $12-billion Cold Lake oil sands project
4/22/1983
Annual meeting of Imperial Oil at the Royal York hotel yesterday wasn't just a report ont he company's profit picture and huge exploration program in the Arctic
Annual meeting of Imperial Oil at the Royal York hotel yesterday wasn't just a report ont he company's profit picture and huge exploration program in the Arctic
4/24/1972
Christopher Rand, U.S. Official, Heating oil prices one of biggest rip-offs
Christopher Rand, U.S. Official, Heating oil prices one of biggest rip-offs
1/8/1974
Floating idea: Harold Madill, who runs a Weston printing firm, holds a model of his concept for solar-powered tankers
Floating idea: Harold Madill, who runs a Weston printing firm, holds a model of his concept for solar-powered tankers
12/10/1984
Sun Power: Lalith Gunaratne sees enormous potential for good in solar panels.
Sun Power: Lalith Gunaratne sees enormous potential for good in solar panels.
8/7/1989