Full article at:Premier-designate Doug Ford has scrapped a rebate program that offered incentives for those who opted for energy-efficient renovations, leaving some Ottawa homeowners and companies adrift.
New rebate applications for GreenON, which used the proceeds from Ontario's cap-and-trade program, will no longer be accepted, according to the province's website.
However, already-approved rebates will be honoured if the work is finished by the end of August.
Brian Doyle, who lives in Ottawa's west end, falls under that category.
Doyle said he ordered new windows several months ago with the understanding that he'd get at least $5,000 back through GreenON.
He said he was shocked after finding out Tuesday that the program had been cancelled and worried that he'd have to spend far more than originally planned.
But he's hopeful the company will be able to get the work done before the Aug. 31 deadline.
"I think we'll be OK," he said. "But I don't think that's the case for everyone."
Doyle reached out to his MPP-elect Jeremy Roberts, a Progressive Conservative, expressing his disappointment in one of the first decisions made by the incoming government.
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Ottawans disappointed over cancellation of GreenON program | CBC News
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