EV Charged for Change

Attracting tourism, while decreasing our carbon footprint were the rationale Environment Haliburton’s Susan Hay used to convince Dysart et al council members to apply for the Charged for Change $125 grant at its Jan. 28th session. Susan, president of local environmental organization Environment Haliburton became aware of the grant in late 2024 and jumped at the chance to increase the number of electric vehicle charging stations in Haliburton from one to possibly five in the community. She believes more stations will enhance the local economy as they provide the much-needed charging infrastructure to the increasing number of drivers choosing electric vehicles. Peter Ewald from Lakeland EV Charging spoke to council as well, and gave his assurance the grant program will cost the municipality nothing. His firm will be responsible for the installation and maintenance of the EV charging stations in Haliburton and will work with staff and council to determine the best locations for them. He added local businesses such as grocery stores and restaurants will benefit as the drivers will visit the downtown core while their cars are being charged.