Community Links

Sustainability Resources

Lifestyle
Bike Routes
Farmer's Markets


Community Organizations and Services
Edible Garden Project Telephone: 604-987-8138
Legacy North Shore Email
Project
Legacy North Shore
Mahon Park Stewards Telephone: 604-689-0766
North Vancouver Save our Shores Society Email


Tools:
Natural Resources Canada's Home Heating System Cost Calculator is an easy tool for projecting savings in energy expenditures to use when it's time for a heating system upgrade. Results are based on device type, fuel source, house style and age, and number of occupants. It is also an excellent tool for determining the likelihood of qualifying for further grants and incentives based on efficiency ratings.

Carbon Zero Offset Management Group Inc. has a comprehensive Carbon Emissions Calculator that determines annual tonnage of CO2 put into the atmosphere by furnaces, depending on fuel consumption, type and location. It works well in tandem with the Home Heating System Cost Calculator.

Sustainability Grants and Incentives:
BC Hydro's Fridge Buy-Back initiative is one of their Rebates & Savings programs. They will pick up your old inefficient fridge, safely recycle it, and give you $30.

Terasen Gas offers an ongoing ENERGY STAR heating system upgrade offer. They will give you a $250 credit your gas bill for installing systems that meet an Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency (AFUE) rating of 85% or higher. If it is time to upgrade your furnace or boiler, and you have decided to purchase to an efficient low-emissions model, take advantage of this opportunity to offset your expense.
Natural Resources Canada Grants and Incentives listings

Live Smart BC Rebates and Incentives for your Home page

Green Building Supplies:
Bamboo Direct
BC Hardwood
Cloverdale Paint
Green Works

Green Building Services:
Artistic Hardwood Floors
Base Excavating Ltd
A Carpenter & a Gentleman Construction Company Ltd.
Interstyle Ceramic & Glass Tile
Mango Design Co.
ParkerDean Plumbing - Mechanical Inc.
True North Face

Education:
City Green Solutions' Efficiency Tips
David Suzuki Foundation
Energy Star® in Canada
Light House Sustainable Building Centre
LiveSmart at Home