Tofino

The official SolarBC Community of Tofino is pleased to provide a $500 grant for the installation of solar hot water systems to two selected homeowners, as part of a SHW installers' demonstration/training project. The purpose of this incentive is to develop expertise locally, so further solar hot water installations will be supplied by our community businesses. The two demonstration/training projects will be installed under the supervision of a Northern Lights College trainer and a Registered SolarBC Installer. These field experts are certified by the Canadian Solar Industry Association and experienced SHW installers.

“Our interest in the program stems from both an awareness of the remoteness of communities on the West Coast of Vancouver Island; and the potential to be a municipal leader in alternative energy use,” explains Aaron Rodgers, with the district’s Development Services.

“The little community that can” should be the motto for the District of Tofino. Despite being known as one of the greyest regions in BC the small coastal town has eagerly jumped aboard to receive the distinction as one of six flagship SolarBC Communities.

“We’re exploring how effective (solar) can be out here, where we tend to have a lot of cloud distribution,” says Mayor John Fraser. “But I think it will work very positively.”

SolarBC is pleased to present the six leading communities who will become solar-friendly and an integral part of British Columbia’s sustainable energy future. This announcement was officially made today by Premier Gordon Campbell at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities convention in Penticton.

“These communities are demonstrating how solar technology can be a viable part of a community’s energy solution,” said Premier Campbell. “British Columbians embrace innovative and sustainable energy solutions, and with programs like SolarBC, the Province is demonstrating its commitment to becoming energy self-sufficient while tackling climate change.”