West Moberly First Nations: Walking the Talk

West Moberly First Nation community members.

(From the Pembina Institute): The West Moberly First Nations — a community whose backyard is criss-crossed by conventional energy development — is leading the way on green energy solutions. Earlier this year, West Moberly completed a Community Energy Plan that outlined how the community could reduce its energy use through conservation, energy efficiency, and renewable energy opportunities, including solar hot water and wind.

West Moberly was also one of the first First Nations communities in British Columbia to participate in the Community Action on Energy and Emissions program, and the first to be awarded the honour of "Solar Community" by SolarBC. To meet its sustainability goals, West Moberly has already:

• completed ecoEnergy audits on 23 of its 32 homes;
• completed ecoEnergy audits on its five main community buildings;
• installed a solar hot water system on its commercial lodge;
• installed a solar hot water system on a home; and
• provided solar hot water installation training for five members of the community.

To learn more about solar hot water and West Moberly's path to becoming a green energy community, read the fact sheet "West Moberly First Nations: Walking the Talk"

West Moberly works in partnership with the Pembina Institute's Sustainable Communities Group. The Sustainable Communities Group helps municipalities and First Nations communities identify and achieve sustainability goals. For more information, visit the group's British Columbia web page or its national website.