The Estrie Regional Environment Council (CREE) is organizing a province-wide forum on green house gas reduction in Ste-Catherine-de-Hatley this spring. The Council was mandated last spring to implement a regional strategy to fight against climate change. This commitment follows the Par notre PROPRE énergie (2009-2014) initiative, which aimed to provide Eastern Townships with consultation mechanisms to decrease the regions' dependence on fossil fuels, and to put in place strategies for facilitating the use of renewable energy. See full story in the Tuesday, Jan. 16th edition of The Record.