A $10-million B.C. government program to deliver 8,000 air conditioners covers installation, electrical work and hiring contractors.
Provincial officials said there are several factors that influence the timing of installation, including electrical assessment, improvements to wiring, landlord/strata approval and occupant availability to provide access to the home.B.C. Hydro plans to offer the program throughout the year, where a home can be readied even in the fall and winter months, and if necessary, make a return visit to install air conditioning units closer to summer.
Announced two years after a deadly heat dome killed 619 people, the program is meant to provide cooling to people with low incomes and those who are medically vulnerable to heat. The program was announced Tuesday and B.C. Health Minister Adrian Dix said it B.C. Hydro spokeswoman Susie Rieder said people with questions about the program or wishing to apply can also phone a Hydro customer service number at 1-800-224-9376.Article contentbefore taxes. For a household of four, the income cutoff is $71,000.
The B.C. government program comes seven months after the province missed a deadline to deliver a review on creating such an initiative. It also comeswhere Washington state, Oregon and local governments in the Western U.S. expect to have delivered at least 23,000 air-cooling units to those most at risk this year in response to the deadly 2021 heat dome, as Postmedia reported six weeks ago.The B.C. Poverty Reduction Coalition said: “Glad to see the B.C.
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