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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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