some of the trades are falling away, and not
everyone coming up is interested in the trades,
they’re more interested in computer and oth-
er industries, some of the guys that do come
up are more interested in the Alberta oil in-
dustry and getting paid at a higher rate than
what they might get here,” said Walkes.
He credits provincial incentives in Mani-
toba for maintaining the amount of thermal
trades contractors entering and remaining in
the market. He acknowledges that Manitoba
hydro is interested in providing incentives to
save electrical costs and reduce electrical con-
sumption.
“If you have electric heat in a town and you
use geothermal and heat pumps, it reduces
their peak loads, so it’s an incentive for people
to go geothermal in remote areas,” said Wal-
kes. “Looking forward, I’d suggest clients con-
sider as many things as they can for a particu-
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