Manitoba unveiled a renewable district geothermal energy system as part of a polar bear exhibit at the Assiniboine Park Zoo.

The Assiniboine Park Conservancy (APC) implemented the system to provide 100 per cent heating and cooling to the Journey to Churchill exhibit, serving four detached buildings. At the same time, the system will create public awareness of climate change issues.

The APC was able to do this using a $105,160 grant from the Manitoba Geothermal Energy Incentive Program in support of Manitoba’s Clean Energy Program.

“We are proud to partner with the Assiniboine Park Conservancy and their commitment to showcase Manitoba’s rapidly expanding use of clean renewable geothermal energy for heating and cooling,” said Municipal Government Minister Drew Caldwell. “With the support of partners like APC, Manitoba is now a Canadian leader in geothermal heat pump installations, having already installed roughly three times the Canadian average.”