Kootenay residents are buying EVs at the same pace as the Lower Mainland The Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK) is celebrating significant progress in…
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Kootenays charging ahead in support of electric vehicle travel
The Kootenays are quickly becoming one of the most connected rural regions in Canada for electric vehicle (EV) travel. With leadership from the Regional District…
New funding to install EV chargers in the Kootenays
Community Energy Association (CEA) is pleased to announce the launch of several funding streams to support the installation of DC Fast Chargers (DCFC) and Level…
Homeowners still sought for pilot program
The Community Energy Association (CEA’s) pilot program in the Columbia Valley is focused on increasing heat pump retrofits and it is still looking for homeowners interested in taking…
Warming up the Columbia Valley for a cooler future
It’s not just the environment that will benefit from the transition to electric methods of heating and cooling our homes; Columbia Valley homeowners will benefit…
30 homeowners sought for pilot program
Based on our prior climate action work in the Columbia Valley, with the East Kootenay Energy Diets, Accelerate Kootenays, and Building a Legacy program, the Community Energy…
Canada’s largest mobile EV charger launches in the EK
Teck Resources Limited (Teck), Portable Electric, and the Community Energy Association are pleased to announce the launch of Canada’s largest clean energy, mobile electric vehicle…
Canada’s largest mobile EV charger coming to region
Teck Resources Limited (Teck), Portable Electric, a Vancouver-based energy technology company, and B.C. based non-profit Community Energy Association are collaborating to deploy Canada’s largest clean…
Making it work: RDEK year in review
By Rob Gay Back in 1982, Juno award winning Canadian band Doug and The Slugs debuted their iconic hit “Making It Work” and I feel…
Kootenay RDs win Sustainable Communities Award
The Regional Districts of East Kootenay, Kootenay Boundary and Central Kootenay have been selected as a winner of a 2020 Sustainable Communities Award for exceptional…