To help make two of the Town of Coalhurst’s facilities more energy and cost efficient, the Town received a $32,000 Government of Alberta grant.
The grant, which was provided through the Community Energy Conservation program administered by the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre, was used to replace aging heating units and lighting fixtures in the Coalhurst Community Centre and one of the Town’s Public Works facilities.
“The three furnaces that were replaced in the Community Centre were more than 20 years old and the furnace from the Public Works shop was from the 1970s,” notes Mayor Lyndsay Montina.
“This equipment, among others, was nearing end of life and needed replacement soon. To have funding support from the CEC program was not only timely, but also very much appreciated. This program is a win-win-win for the environment, the Town and the MCCAC’s mandate of helping municipalities reduce emissions and facility operational costs, while also making facility users more comfortable in these spaces,” adds Montina.
The replacement of four furnaces, two overhead radiant heaters and several light fixtures within the facilities cost approximately $54,000. The CEC program grant rebate will cover approximately 60 per cent of those costs.
In addition to significantly improving the energy efficiency of both facilities, these changes will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by an estimated 58 per cent from the Public Works building and 31 per cent from the Community Centre.
Both projects were completed by local contractors.
