How propane is helping Canadians

We invite you to read these stories to learn how propane is helping Canadians in their businesses and homes.

Keeping the family farm going

What most impresses Lindsay about propane is the supply: “It’s amazing. Maybe I’m just lucky, but we use a lot of propane during the drying season. You can call those guys and there’ll be a truck in your yard in an hour or a few hours. We’ve never had to shut something down waiting for propane.”

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Move to the Maritimes prompts energy rethink

“For us, it was really about trying to maximize propane wherever we could in the home. It’s single source, fairly clean and environmentally friendly. So, we wanted to be able to use it wherever we could.”

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Cold starts and comfort are priorities for Brandon school busing

“We started exploring a switch to propane probably in the fall of 2013,” says Ron. “We used a demo bus and put it through some severe cold trials. It performed exemplarily. Now we’ve been using it for about eight years,” with 28 of the 34 buses currently running on propane.

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Living and working off-grid

“The first and most important thing is to look at your energy needs,” he says. “I did our power calculation: five staff, hot water tank, heating system, etc., right down to a coffee maker…then we need a heating source, so it made sense to go with propane.

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Meeting customer demands during a building boom

“We use propane to heat our equipment because we’re in a 600-foot-long space with a roof and no walls. We need to pump heat to the equipment to keep hydraulic and pneumatic systems working; sometimes they don’t like the fact that they have to be outside.”

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During COVID-19, specialized transit agency rises to public health challenge

TransHelp conducts its specialized public transit and pandemic-related transportation with its fleet of about 65 buses, running entirely on propane. “We know propane is more environmentally friendly, which aligns with the Region’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.”

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