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Don't let $50 go down toilet
JOE BRYKSA / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS WCPotts owner Randy Mandelik shows a dual-flush toilet.
MARK Feb. 21 down on your calendar if you need a new commode.That's the day the province will give you an instant $50 rebate for buying an eligible water-efficient, dual-flush toilet.
Water Stewardship Minister Christine Melnick said Monday the in-store rebate will be given to customers at participating hardware and plumbing-fixture stores throughout the province.
In Winnipeg, the stores are Crane Plumbing, Dynasty Bathrooms, Home Depot, WCPotts, and Kitchen and Bath Classics.
The province is holding the one-day event to sell as many as 1,500 new toilets to replace older, water-guzzling toilets installed in most homes. The toilet sale is part of a wider plan by the province to save about 80 million litres of water per year and help Manitobans save $2 million a year on water bills.
Last month, the Doer government raised the ire of local independent plumbing retailers when it said only Home Depot would be approved for rebates to sell the low-flush toilets. The Free Press reported independent stores were outraged the province was steering business away from them and toward the American-based big-box hardware giant. The province changed its mind the next day.
"We have worked with retailers to join in this new effort and are pleased with their widespread support to help preserve more clean water for future generations," Melnick said in a statement.
Those interested in the toilet rebate should check with participating retailers on hours of operation and models available. Go to www.gov.mb.ca/seeinggreen/index.html for more details. The program also expands Manitoba's Power Smart loan program to include high- efficiency toilets as part of home renovations. Homeowners who take advantage of the program also qualify for a rebate.
The province may add a second weekend later in the year where another instant-rebate program will be held so even more low-flush toilets can be sold.
Dual-flush toilets can use six litres or less per flush. Standard toilets use 40 per cent more water than low-flush toilets. Prices for low-flush toilets vary depending on style and colour.
A matching $50 is available to customers who buy a low-flush toilet under the federal government's EcoEnergy program.
bruce.owen@freepress.mb.ca
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition January 13, 2009 A2
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