May 13, 2024, Xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh)/Vancouver, BC – Ecotrust Canada celebrates the BC and federal government’s new commitment to improving affordability for lower and middle-income households in BC. Today’s announcement of up to $24,000 in cost coverage for energy-saving heat pumps and electricity upgrades provides transformative new funding for households across BC struggling with unaffordable energy bills, extreme heat and cold, and rising costs of home energy retrofits. Ecotrust Canada has been calling for strengthening this program since June 2023, alongside 23 aligned organizations and First Nations. This new investment reflects a major down payment on the resources needed to tackle energy insecurity and realize energy justice in BC. An estimated 200,000 households in BC face ...
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