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Sparwood Council Facts The following is a synopsis of what occurred during the Feb. 2 District of Sparwood council meeting. DELEGATIONS BC Assessment Authority Sharlynn Hill, Deputy Assessor with BC Assessment Authority provided an overview on property assessments and the community’s 2021 assessment roll. Market trends for single-family residential property in Sparwood indicate an 11% increase from 2020. BUSINESS Energy Step Code Council amended the Energy Step Code Policy to apply Step Code 3 of the BC Energy Step Code within the District of Sparwood as of September 1. The policy is design...

Posted: January 6, 2021 CleanBC home energy retrofit rebates doubled The provincial government is doubling CleanBC Better Homes retrofit rebates for select home-heating and energy-efficiency upgrades. “With many people continuing to work from home due to the pandemic, we’re doubling popular CleanBC rebates for select home energy retrofits and upgrades,” said Bruce Ralston, Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation this morning. “Together with our partners, we are helping families switch from fossil fuels to clean energy and make their homes as efficient, comfortable and aff...

and let us know what you think! Go to jointheconversation.rdkb.com The RDKB has launched a new website. We’ll continue to make adjustments and changes to the site as we hear from our own staff, the Board, stakeholders and the public about how it is working for everyone over the coming months. The website address is the same - rdkb.com - but the site is now more secure, responsive to all devices and easier to navigate. New faces, changing places at the RDKB Payroll and Accounts Payable Coordinator The Board and staff welcome Kecia Kemp to the RDKB team. Kecia was hired to fill the positio...

Posted: December 20, 2020 By Rob Gay Back in 1982, Juno award winning Canadian band Doug and The Slugs debuted their iconic hit “Making It Work” and I feel like that could be the chorus for 2020 as we have all faced, and adapted to, an ever-changing world around us. Our East Kootenay Emergency Management Program and emergency response personnel played a very active role throughout 2020, responding to a wide variety of emergencies. From coordinating the response to the global COVID-19 pandemic, to responding to flooding events, providing support to the BC Wildfire Service and evacuees on ...

Posted: December 16, 2020 City of Fernie requires BC Energy Step Code compliance The City of Fernie will be requiring that all new residential construction projects comply with the BC Energy Step Code, effective January 1, 2021. According to the BC Energy Step Code Council, “the BC Energy Step Code is an energy-efficiency performance design standard designed to help the province meet its goal that all new British Columbia buildings must be net-zero energy ready by 2032. A net-zero energy ready building is one that has been designed and built to a level of performance such that it could, wi...