Environmental Protection


Provincial Wood Stove Exchange Program - Information for Communities

What

Photo courtesy of the Ministry of Environment The provincial wood stove exchange is a program designed to encourage British Columbians to change out their older smoky wood stoves for low emission appliances including new CSA/ EPA-certified clean burning wood stoves. The program will be offered at the community level and involves funding to promote the exchange and offer incentives to replace the old wood stove, as well as deliver education to assist residents operate their wood burning appliances efficiently.

The program is managed by a Wood Stove Exchange Steering Committee that has representation from provincial government, federal government, local government or community groups, the BC Lung Association, Wood Energy Technicians of BC (WET BC), and manufacturers, suppliers, and dealers of wood burning and other fuel appliances.