Over the last year, Haíɫzaqv’s Heat Pump Working Group has been hard at work replacing diesel furnaces with central air-source heat pumps in Waglisla (Bella Bella). While there is much more work to be done to retrofit the entire housing stock, the intention of this video is to highlight the success of the project to date. Haíɫzaqv’s Heat Pump Working Group consists of representatives from Heiltsuk’s Capital Projects, Housing, and Climate Departments, Heiltsuk Tribal Council, Tagila Consulting, and Ecotrust Canada. Together, the diverse contributions and team expertise have enabled the project to install 117 heat pumps since October 2020. Combined with installations completed in 2018, heat pumps are now operating in 154 homes, which is more than a third of ...
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