{"id":1645,"date":"2025-08-20T19:49:57","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T19:49:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wins-lip.ca\/?p=1645"},"modified":"2026-06-14T09:08:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T16:08:50","slug":"empower-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.wins-lip.ca\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/empower-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Empower Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-energy-save-new-west wp-block-embed-energy-save-new-west\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"qG08pWKrhV\"><a href=\"https:\/\/energysavenewwest.ca\/empower-me\/\">Empower Me<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cEmpower Me\u201d \u2014 Energy Save New West\" src=\"https:\/\/energysavenewwest.ca\/empower-me\/embed\/#?secret=0IyiGIz0Aw#?secret=qG08pWKrhV\" data-secret=\"qG08pWKrhV\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Empower Me is a community-based program, delivered by a social enterprise, that supports immigrants and newcomers to better understand energy use, reduce electricity and heating costs, and improve the safety and comfort of their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program focuses on environmental sustainability and affordability. It offers workshops and one-to-one support in multiple languages to help people learn how their homes use energy, how to read utility bills, and how to make simple changes that can save money and reduce environmental impact<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Empower Me also connects participants to rebates, energy-saving upgrades, and programs offered by utilities and governments. 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