known for his mastery

British Columbia’s first-
ever solar fair will be held at
Robson Square in downtown
Vancouver. May. 2 through
May 6 with more than 9,000
‘square feet of solar’ space
and hot water heating
equipment on display.

Officially opening the
exhibit at noon on May 2 will
be Charles W. Nash, B.C.
Hydro vice-president
‘corporate affairs.

The fair,
B.C. Hydro, will take ‘place
in the Media Centre. daily
from noon to 9 p.m.

Sixteen distributors and
manufacturers’ will be
showing the most up-to-date
solar equipment for
residential use. Included will
be complete solar energy
systems, collectors, con-
trols, storage tanks and
associated hardware.

The show will also have a
computer terminal hooked
into B.C. Hydro's head office
computer Xe) that
homeowners can learn the
percentage of their hot water
a solar system could provide.

The homeowner would
have to provide the com-
puter with the location of his
house, the tilt of the roof and
the orientation of the roof
surface in relation to the
sun.

Also on display will be a
number of photovoltaic
cells, those wonders of space
age technology which supply
electricity in many: of the
satellites circling the carth.

Though too expensive as
yet to supply electricity on
earth, it is expected that

WEST | VANCOUVER ‘ARTIST Allan Edwards,

F.C.A., will be showing his watercolors, oils and ~
pastels at the Federation of Canadian Artists gallery,
367 Water Street, Vancouver, from April 24 to May

. 19. An artist of international renown who has exhibited
widely in Canada, the U.S.A. and Europe, Edwards is

in handling the various media
and for his wide variety of subjects;

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. ‘eventually they will become
‘competitive for use as a

central source of electricity
or perhaps even for. use on

individual residences.
Models and planes of solar
homes will also be on

display, as well as energy-
conserving insulation items.
A_ working robot will
illustrate the idea that the
future is now.

There will also be a
speaker each evening at 7:30

p.m. in the following order:

weatherman Bob Fortune,
voice of Hydro’s energy
conservation commercials;
Dr. Harold Foster, of the
University “of Victoria;
federal government coor-
dinator of solar energy Doug
Lorriman; solar consultant
Chris Mattock; and B.C.
Hydro’s solar energy
specialist, Stuart Leslic.

Available to . answer
questions on the use of solar
energy in homes will be
Hydro and trade specialists.
At the end of the Fair? draws
will be made for door prizes
all of which will be encrgy
conservation-related, such
as a solar cooker, thermal
patio doors and = thermal

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