Fall 2010
Waste Reduction Newsletter
Solar Communities in the Peace
Newsletter Now Available On-Line
is now available online at prrrdy.com. Hard copies have only been mailed to the rural communities. If you would like a hard copy of this newsletter, they are available at the Waste Reduction office. If you have received this newsletter in your mail and you would prefer to access this information on-line, consider contacting the Waste Reduction office and requesting a “No Junkmail” sticker for your mailbox. It will drastically reduce paper waste. To get your sticker or newsletter, call 1-888-689-6328. For more reducing ideas, go to pRRRdy.com.
Volume 14, Issue 2
SolarBC named 16 Solar Communities in British Columbia. Of those 16, the Peace Region is proud to claim 3. These forward-thinking communities are Dawson Creek, Fort St. John, and West Moberly First Nations. Because our area averages 1,100 hours of sun per year, these communities have committed to harnessing that energy to use in various ways.
Bus stops, crossing signals, and rooftop panels already installed.
Fort St. John •
Dawson Creek • • •
Solar hot water heating installed in City Hall, Fire Hall and Senior’s Hall. Solar stoplights and crosswalk lights throughout the city. Solar lights along the community walking trail.
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West Moberly West Moberly is the first First Nations community to be awarded the honour of “Solar Community” by SolarBC. The community has: • installed a solar hot water system on its commercial lodge. • installed a solar hot water system on one home. • provided solar hot water installation training for five members of the community.
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Domestic solar hot water has been installed at City Hall. Solar hot air heating will shortly be installed at the Public Works shop to supplement the gas fired furnace. Bus shelters with solar LED lights have been installed around the City. Solar powered trash compactors have been installed in the parks and at public venues. City is installing a net metering photo voltaic (PV) project for demonstration purposes this fall. Location is still to be determined, but will be in place for public viewing and designed to sell electricity back to the grid. Solar powered wireless technology is being used by the city to collect water use and treatment data.
City of Fort St. John 2010 Green Incentive Rebates Offered:
Name of Green Incentive Rebate Design House to Energuide 80 Certification Solar Hot Water Ready Housing Solar Hot Water System Installed Visitable Residential Accessibility
Inside this issue:
Number of Rebates 5 10 5 5
Recycling Chart
pg 2
Jewels Of pRRRdy.com
pg 3
Free For All
pg 2
pRRRdy’s Tips
pg 4
Reel NEAT
pg 3
Waste Assessments
pg 4
NLC Energy House
pg 3
Contact Information
pg 4
Rebate Amount $5,000.00 $500.00 $3,000.00 $800.00