Muskoka businesses and residents are invited to a free training seminar on lighting today.

The seminar, which will be held at Deerhurst Resort from 10:45 a.m. to 5 p.m., will feature a dozen handpicked speakers who will address a subject that captivates them, outdoor lighting.

One of the speakers, James Solecki of INTEGRA Works Custom Lighting in Muskoka, will talk on residential and shoreline outdoor lighting systems, focusing on how relatively small properties can make a big difference to the  environment.

Solecki has been designing and installing award-winning, dark sky-friendly, outdoor lighting systems for residential and commercial properties since 1999.  

He is the recipient of the Muskoka Heritage Foundation’s Environmental Stewardship Award and has won company of the year in Huntsville’s Business Excellence Awards program.  

He is an active member of the Illuminating Engineering Society, the Association of Outdoor Lighting Professionals, Landscape Ontario and the Muskoka Builders Association.