East Kootenay Wood Stove Exchange – Update March 4, 2009

  • 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 between now and August 31, 2009
  • Rebates available on a first come, first served basis to East Kootenay participants
  • Participating retailers are offering an additional discount of up to $300 off select models during March and April only

            Municipality/Electoral Area                          # Rebates        Rebate Amount

City of Cranbrook                  

45

$350

City of Kimberley

18

$350

City of Fernie

18

$350

District of Sparwood

15

$350

District of Elkford

9

$350

District of Invermere

17

$500

Village of Radium Hot Springs

10

$350

Village of Canal Flats 

3

$350

Electoral Area A

6

$350

Electoral Area B

5

$350

Electoral Area C

9

$350

Electoral Area E

0

$250

Electoral Area F

4

$350

Electoral Area G

0

$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
  • ‘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 Program Coordinator at Erna Jensen-Shill by phone 250.427.9360 or e-mail woodstoveexchange@wildsight.ca