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durtiamrcgion.com Energy minister gives power talk THE CANADIAN STATESMAN ♦ May 10,2006 ♦ Page A5 BY BLAKE WOLFE Staff Writer OSHAWA - Providing "clean, reliable and safe energy" while supporting the research and development of new technologies to reduce environmental impact was the message Energy Minister Donna Cansfield had for some of Canada's most influential names in the power industry. Ms. Cansfield spoke at the University University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) on Friday, as part of the Canadian Energy Challenge Workshop. The workshop workshop featured guest speakers discussing discussing the problems and solutions solutions concerning Canada's, and the world's, energy situation. She also spoke of the huge challenge challenge inherited by Ontario from the former Conservative government. government. ■ ' "We saw no investment in energy energy for. eight years," she said. She added that while energy needs have risen, production capacity has dropped due to lack of investment. investment. "We have a mess - a real mess." Another challenge Ms. Cans- ' field spoke of is the "de-politi- cization" of the building of new nuclear generating stations, citing the Pickering plant as a prime . example of a generating station "brought online, on time." "Maybe when politicians stay out," she said, "folks can do their jobs." The support of new energy tech- . nologies is part of, the minister's plan to "take us forward to 2025." Ms: Cansfield described the importance of renewable energy sources such as geo-thermal and solar energy to the overall energy supply of the province. World wide energy demand is expected to increase by 50 per cent between now and 2030. "We're looking at those technologies," technologies," she said, adding that funding for research and development development is the responsibility of the province. Ms. Cansfield also described the important role that institutions institutions such as UOIT will play in both developing these new technologies technologies and training those who Correction will be in charge of generating energy. "It's inspiring to listen to students," students," she said. "When I first visited visited here (UOIT), one of the students students I met will probably become a nuclear scientist in the future." Former UOIT president Gary Polonsky also spoke of the school's commitment to "innovation "innovation in energy technology. Equally important as both the research and development of new energy technologies and the building building of new generating stations to Ms. Cansfield is the education of the public about energy consumption. consumption. "I think the black-out was a wake-up call," she said referring to the August 2003 power outage which affected several provinces and the northeast United States. n LIVE ENTERTAINMENT Cl THURS. 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