Wood burning appliances/Space heating
Strategies for reducing emissions from space heating sources identified in the Clean Air Plan include:
- An annual wood stove exchange program
- Continuous community education program
- Local Government Toolkit containing examples of communication and policy tools.
Wood Stove Exchange Program
The Ministry of Environment is currently conducting a pilot project in the BVLD Airshed to better understand barriers to changing out wood stoves and then designing a program for increasing the number of low efficiency stoves that can be removed and replaced with a high efficiency appliance. Information on this program was presented at the Annual Community Forum on June 16, 2006 and a final report on the research and design phase of the project will be reviewed by the Airshed Management Society in 2006. So far, plans are to have another Exchange Program before March 31, 2007.
The first Skeena-BVLD
Wood Stove Exchange program was held from August 15 to September 15 2004.
Summary
Report for the 2004 Skeena-BVLD Wood Stove Exchange Program [PDF
- 98 kb]
Cariboo Woodstove Exchange Program - A Ministry of Environment website that describes the Woodstove Exchange Program in the Cariboo region. The site also has a program summary [PDF - 5 kb] & related links.
The 2003 Great Okanagan Wood Stove Exchange Program Synopsis [PDF - 98 kb]
This document, presented on May 15, 2003, describes the need and initiatives taken to replace old woodstoves with EPA approved stoves in the Okanagan. It was submitted by the Central Okanagan Regional District Air Quality Program. Summary [PDF - 7 kb]
Community Education
Local Government Toolkit
Prince George - Clean Air Bylaw FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions regarding the new bylaw changes towards open burning & woodstoves in Prince George.
Residential Indoor Wood Burning By-law Workshop [PDF - 98 kb] A 16 page summary of a workshop presented by the Central Okanagan Regional Air Quality Program and the Hearth, Patio and Barbeque Association of Canada in Kelowna, October 2002. Includes a collection of local government by-laws with air quality or woodburning themes from across western North America.
