Vancouver & North Vancouver Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies to Kick Off Solar Days Events

On May 28 take a tour of the Brockton Oval and the Northlands Golf Course

Join the City of Vancouver and the District of North Vancouver for two Ribbon Cutting Ceremonies on May 28th that will be kicking off BC Solar Days

Vancouver Ribbon Cutting

Event Details
When: Friday, May 28th at 2:30pm
Where: Brockton Oval, in Stanley Park
Planned activities: After the ribbon cutting ceremony, with Park Board Chair Aaron Jasper, SolarBC Executive Director Nitya Harris and BCSEA president Guy Dauncey, take a tour of the solar hot water installation with Ian Harvey, Vancouver Park Board Supervisor of Maintenance Management and resident sustainable energy expert. In 2009 The City of Vancouver launched the Greenest City initiative with the goal to make Vancouver the greenest city in the world by 2020. The Greenest City Action Team was formed to provide direction to the city and make recommendations on initiatives. This team recommended the installation of a solar hot water demonstration system at Brockton Oval.

Brockton Oval

Located in the heart of Stanley Park the Brokcton Oval is the ideal location for a solar thermal demonstration project as it has great exposure to the sun as well as a large number of visitors. Currently the hot water for the entire facility is being heated with a combination of electricity and natural gas. Flat plate solar collectors are now being installed on the roof which will heat the hot water serving the washrooms and change rooms. This will greatly reduce the amount of emissions currently being produced by Brockton Oval. The new system will see a reduction in the use of natural gas and electricity of between 10 to 25%. In 2008 the natural gas costs in 2008 were $6,451 and electricity costs were $14,559. Annual carbon dioxide emission will be reduced by at least 600 kilograms.

Read more about the City of Vancouver on their webpage.

North Vancouver Ribbon Cutting

Event Details
Where: Northlands Golf Course, 3400 Anne Macdonald Way, North Vancouver
When: Friday May 28th, 4pm
Planned Activities: Join Mayor Richard Walton for a ribbon cutting ceremony of the solar hot water system recently installed on the Northlands Golf Course, followed by a tour of the installation. Also onsite will be an interactive LIDAR data tool for public to gain understanding of the solar potential on their homes.

Among the District’s solar initiatives as a Solar Community are the inclusion of solar in the new green building policy, the consideration of financial tools to promote solar hot water, training of permitting staff to facilitate the installation of systems, inclusion of solar awareness within the Climate Change Action Plan consultation program and installation of at least a system on one municipal building.

For more information about the District of North Vancouver, visit their webpage.