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Future Proof Your Home with Water Management - Learn how to: utilize DIY rainwater harvesting, update your landscape for water retention, install legal greywater and composting toilet systems, and MORE. 

Living on the Southern Gulf Islands, you already know some of the challenges we face with Climate Change. You may already have some ideas of what personal actions you can take, but it’s difficult and complicated making expensive decisions for retrofits and new purchases - You are not alone.

The Climate Action Coach Program empowers you to keep doing your part about Climate Change in your own backyard. 

 

This program is for all residents and businesses on the Southern Gulf Islands. We act as a hub for advice and information about local, regional and national incentives that can reduce emissions impacts and the environmental footprint of homes, buildings, and surrounding properties.

 

Together, the Climate Action Coach Program brings Transition Salt Spring together with local residents and suppliers and to help fight climate change while saving your household energy, money and supporting our local economies.

 

You are ready to do your part, let us empower you to go further. Invite us to help you achieve greater resilience against the changing climate!

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In the capital region, 30-50% of our emissions are from burning fossil fuels for heating our homes and buildings.

- BringItHome4Climate.ca

Our Rebate Programs

Community Woodsmoke Reduction Rebate is now OPEN for 2024! Upgrade your old wood stove to a Heat Pump or EPA-2020 wood stove. Up to $1500 available in rebates.

Our Rainwater Harvesting Rebate is now open for 2024-2025 pre-approvals! Get up to $750 for rain cistern(s) and related materials for residents of the Southern Gulf Islands.

Our Rainwater Harvesting Rebate is now open! Get up to $750 for rain cistern(s) and related materials for ratepayers of The North Salt Spring Waterworks District.

Educational Webinar Series

Check out our monthly webinars to learn more about our programs and how to increase efficiency, climate resiliency and comfort of your home. Also learn how to reduce your carbon footprint while saving money.

Topics include:
- Home Rebates
- Energuide Assessments
- Rainwater Harvesting
- Heat Pumps
- Community Smoke Reduction
… and so much more

Attend live or watch the replays. Search all our videos on our Resources page or our Youtube Channel!

All About Home Rebates Webinar - Watch on Youtube

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Need help financing a Climate Action purchase?

Low-interest Climate Action Loans are available from Green Loans Salt Spring, our local lending co-op partner.

Climate Action Coach is sponsored by local businesses that support Climate Action

A big thank you to our sponsors, who help make climate resiliency happen on Salt Spring and the Southern Gulf Islands.

Do you work for a local business that is interested in supporting the Climate Action Coach program? Reach out today for more information.

Branch Level Sponsors

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Top tips for a Climate Active Household

BLOWER DOOR TEST on Salt Spring Island

HOME ENERGY ASSESSOR Dion Hackett does a blower door test.

$ave Big with Home Energy Assessments, Insulation and Draft Sealing Webinar- Video

Thanks for attending$ave Big with Home Energy Assessments, Insulation and Draft Sealing7 pm Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021 We enjoyed a great evening of learning with Home Energy Assessment professionals Mike Jackman, Aron Dalton, and Dion Hackett, as well as a Community Energy Coach from the Clean BC Better Homes Program. Please find the recorded video here and…

How to Plan Your Rainwater Harvesting System- Video

Join your Climate Action Coaches in the replay of our second webinar! How to Plan Your Rainwater Harvesting System November 9th 2021  7:00 pm on Zoom Watch here. If you are interested in installing cisterns to collect rainwater this rainy season, this webinar is for you.  We are pleased to be joined by our guests: Shannon…

Transition helps islanders tap into winter rains

October 20, 2021 Excerpt BY ANDREA PALFRAMAN Published in the Driftwood One Cool Island Series It’s an October morning in Ganges Harbour. Crowded around the Rotary dinghy dock are assorted skiffs and rowboats, each filled with gallons upon gallons of rainwater. Looking at the collection, you can’t help but notice how prolifically these vessels collect…

All About Heat Pumps Webinar Video

On behalf of all of us at Transition Salt Spring, thanks so much to our over 100 participants for attending our first Climate Action Coach Program webinar ‘All About Heat Pumps’ this past Wednesday evening.  If we didn’t answer all of your questions, or you were not able to join us, you’ll find some resources…

Fall Fair Fun

We had a great weekend at the Salt Spring Fall Fair Sept 18, 19 2021 having conversations about climate action with hundreds of islanders! Thanks for being there and to all the new folks who signed up for our newsletter! Visitors to our double booth got to: Chat with our fantastic working group volunteers.  See…