Presented by: Alex Stuart, President, Global Wind Group Inc.

Welcome honored guest and fellow citizens, my name is Alex Stuart and I am the President of Global Wind Group Inc. Today is significant for the R.M. Of Morris, Manitoba and Canada as a whole. This wind turbine installation represents a great step towards realizing the benefits of the new green-economy. Global Wind Group Inc, a Manitoba company, installed Canadian-made turbines with local trades people and the financial support of the Rural Municipality of Morris and a $25,000 grant from Manitoba Conservation’s Sustainable Development Innovations Fund.

Building mounted wind turbines represent a new way for us to see wind energy, silent, un-obtrusive, easily roof-mounted and very cost-effective. Vertical-axis wind turbines are a remarkable improvement over traditional propeller style turbines because they are bird-safe, require very little maintenance, and most importantly run quietly. When you consider the number of suitable structures in Manitoba and across the country you’ll realize we are poised to capitalize on our un-used roof-top real-estate.

Together these three 1200 watt wind turbines will produce enough energy to power an energy efficient 1000 sq ft. Winnipeg bungalow for an entire year. For the public service garage here in Rosenort Manitoba, the turbines will provide power to run the geothermal heat pumps. As far as we know this is the first time that wind energy has been combined with geothermal energy on this scale. The energy from these turbines costs slightly more than today’s energy prices, but the forward-thinking council members of the R.M. have invested in a hedge against future price increases.

A recent report from Manitoba Hydro indicated that remote communities pay as much as 30 times regular energy prices and are eager to distance themselves from the environmental and economic costs of diesel-power. Global Wind Group turbines are designed for urban, rural and remote applications, and represent the future of Canadian-made renewable energy technology.

We hope this installation in Rosenort will be the first of many in Manitoba. And we believe it will be – because these turbines are perfectly suited for our climate, our geography and our energy needs. So I’m very pleased to announce today that rugged, dependable, cost-effective, wind energy has arrived in Manitoba.