2009 Wood stove exchange up and running

   East Kootenay Wood Stove Exchange - January 1 to August 31, 2009

·Program is being run by a partnership between Wildsight and the RDEK
·Exchange your old, uncertified wood stove for a new, EPA or CSA certified wood, pellet, or gas heating appliance, and dispose of your old appliance at RDEK transfer stations
·200 Rebates available on a first come, first served basis to East Kootenay participants

Municipality/Electoral Area               # Rebates           Rebate Amount   
City of Cranbrook                                        50                       $350
City of Kimberley                                         20                       $350
City of Fernie                                                20                       $350
District of Sparwood                                   15                       $350
District of Elkford                                         10                       $350
District of Invermere                                    20                      $500
Village of Radium Hot Springs                 10                      $350
Village of Canal Flats                                    5                      $350
Electoral Area A                                              6                      $350
Electoral Area B                                             6                       $350
Electoral Area C                                           18                      $350
Electoral Area E                                              5                      $250
Electoral Area F                                            10                      $350
Electoral Area G                                             5                       $350

·Core funding for program and $250 per rebate comes from the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, with municipalities and RDEK providing ‘top up’ funding for rebates to residents.  Additional program funds have been provided by the Columbia Basin Trust
·Most municipalities are waiving the building permit fees for participants in this program
·Participating retailers will offer up to $150 additional discounts in March and April ONLY.
·‘Maximize Efficiency and Minimize Emissions’ by upgrading your appliance
·Older, uncertified wood stoves can produce  more than 70% more smoke or particulate matter and use 1/3 more wood than the new appliances
·consider replacing your wood stove  if it is 15 or more years old, as it most likely does not have a secondary burn system to re-burn much of the smoke before it leaves the stove
·wood burning releases harmful pollutants into the air we breathe, especially when using inefficient appliances/poor fuel or burning techniques, so ‘Get Certified!’

Participating retailers:
Advanced Wood Burning Stoves Ltd.  – Kimberley   250.427.3394
C & M Fireplace – Cranbrook   250.426.2681
Diamond Heating and Spas Ltd. -   Invermere   250.342.7100
Fernie Home Hardware - Downtown –   250.423.4496
Fernie Home Building Centre – 250.423.4694
The Fireplace – Cranbrook   250.426.4427
Invermere Home Hardware – 250.342.6908
Old Tyme Spa & Flame Ltd. – Cranbrook   250.426.7093

For more detailed information, contact your local municipality, RDEK, or Wildsight Program Coordinator at Erna Jensen-Shill by phone 250.427.9360 or e-mail woodstoveexchange@wildsight.ca