New West resident says provincial air-conditioning program is a 'feel-good' gesture, but better options exist for keeping folks cool.
B.C. government spent $10 million to buy 8,000 air-conditioning units for low-income folks to beat the heat? Sounds grand, but few have received them, and that’s $1,450 per unit or does that includes installation? And who will pay for the near doubling of recipients utilities bills?
We have lived comfortably with two fans and black-out curtains in a west-facing, full-sun suite for many years. Even the cost of running the fans spiked our electricity bill, but energy-saving models are surely available.
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