IKEA Canada Lights the Way with Solar Panel Installations

~ First Canadian retailer to exclusively own, install and operate the largest solar
rooftop installation under Ontario's Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program ~

TORONTO, Oct 4 /CNW/ - On October 7, 2010, IKEA Canada will be announcing an initiative that will make the leading home furnishings company the first retailer to exclusively own, install and operate the largest rooftop solar networks in Ontario under the Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) program. With this initiative IKEA Canada will currently own the largest rooftop solar installation by a retailer in Canada. The company is making a $4.6 million capital investment to outfit the rooftops with solar panels at three of its Ontario locations - Etobicoke, North York and Vaughan.  The solar panels will be installed and fully operational before the end of the calendar year.

The solar initiative is one example of many longstanding commitments to social and environmental responsibility - as communicated through their global sustainability program, the NEVER ENDING list. This project supports the Green Energy Act's aim of fostering the generation of clean and renewable sources of electricity in the province.

Who:	Doug Pass, VP Finance and Property, IKEA Canada
	Honourable Brad Duguid, Minister of Energy
	Honourable Laurel Broten, Minister of Children & Youth Services & Minister Responsible for Women's Issues and MPP for Etobicoke-Lakeshore
	Colin Andersen, CEO, Ontario Power Authority (OPA)
	Chris Tyrrell, Vice-President & Chief Conservation Officer, Toronto Hydro
	Brian Bentz, President & CEO, PowerStream
When:	October 7, 2010
Time:	2pm to 3pm
Where:	IKEA Etobicoke (East parking lot)
	1475 The Queensway
	Etobicoke, Ontario
	(Kipling Avenue and The Queensway, exit off Kipling from the QEW)

For further information:

To schedule an interview with an IKEA spokesperson, or to visit the rooftop* to see the installed solar panels first-hand, please contact the address below.

*Please note that should you require access to the rooftop a formal request must be made by October 4, 2010. Proper attire and a signed liability waiver will be required.

STEFANIE NIEWADA
ACCOUNT MANAGER,
OPTIMUM PUBLIC RELATIONS
T: 416 937 5103 (on-site contact)
[email protected]