In September, Budget Propane and Moore Propane helped with emergency propane training for the surrounding Fire Departments. The 2-day flammable gas and liquid training was conducted by Emergency Response Assistance Canada (ERAC) at Station 3 in Port Sydney, and trained upwards of 25 volunteer firefighters. 

"For the past several years Muskoka firefighters have been able to receive valuable propane handling training right here in their community – instead of driving hours elsewhere – thanks to two local companies", Gary Monahan, Deputy Chief with Huntsville/Lake of Bays Fire Department said.

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Smartphones, smart homes and smart cars - automation is taking over and we couldn’t be more excited.

Automation adds convenience and peace-of-mind to our busy, and occasionally stressful, lives.

At Budget Propane, we have always been concerned with our customers’ comfort. We are committed to ensuring you get the service you need, when you need it.

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Many families across Ontario are re-evaluating their energy usage and working towards reducing their environmental footprint. This can be especially important to cottage owners, who enjoy year round, the beautiful natural woodlands and lakes in Ontario.

Propane is a fuel that is clean burning and emits close to no air pollutants; it can also be safely and easily transported.  It emits 26% less greenhouse gases than gasoline when used in vehicles, 38% lower GHGs than oil in furnaces and 50% less carbon dioxide than a charcoal barbecue.

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Budget Propane has introduced a new and convenient feature for any of our website users! A live chat window provides all website visitors with the opportunity to chat to a customer service representative, and receive answers to all their questions about Budget Propane’s services.

This new interactive feature is easy to access on Budget Propane’s website.

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Propane was first discovered in 1857 by Marcellin Berthelot, a French chemist, but it wasn’t until 1910 for propane to be identified as a volatile component in gasoline. Walter Snelling, and American chemist, first made the observation that lead to the vapour being recognized as an energy source. Along with some colleagues he started the American Gasol Co. and became the first to market propane.

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While summer isn’t the time to be turning up the home heating, it is the perfect time to start thinking about switching from fuel oil to propane, before the cooler months arrive.

Many new home heating alternatives are much more effective, efficient, and environmentally friendly than oil and propane is at the forefront of these alternatives.

If you are still using fuel oil to heat your home or cottage, it may be time to switch to propane so that you can start taking advantage of all the benefits propane heating has to offer.

To help you decide whether or not it is time to switch to propane, here are the answers to frequently asked questions.

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