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What You Can Do

Greener driving
 

You can help clear the air! Here are a few of the ways.

Individuals

  • Drive less. Consider using sustainable transportation options such as transit carpooling, cycling or walking whenever possible. If you need to drive, combine errands to reduce the number of trips (& time) you take. Except in traffic, remember to turn off your engine if you're otherwise going to idle for more than 10 seconds.
  • Consider low-emission vehicles. Could an electric, hybrid or other clean energy vehicle work for your family? The City of Kamloops has free, public EV charging stations and has flagged some of the benefits of going electric. Check it out!
  • Avoid the drive-thru. Rather than waiting in line idling, park and go inside.
  • If you burn wood, take steps to burn more cleanly. Put an insert in your fireplace and cure your firewood properly. Three are incentives to retire or switch out old wood stoves for cleaner burning options— so don't miss out! Learn more about burning cleaner via the online Wood Smoke Education Course, a portal developed by FBC's Prince George team.
  • Avoid open burning. Compost organic materials at home or take them to the City's compost facilities. If you do open burn, obey all applicable bylaws (p.14-19) and conditions of permits.
  • Manage home heating. Put on a sweater instead of turning up the heat; install a programmable thermostat; keep the heat down when you are away; and increase energy efficiency by replacing older windows.

Businesses and Institutions

  • Manage your fleet. If you run a business with work vehicles, encourage and monitor idle-free operations among the drivers in your fleet.
  • Consider low-emission vehicles. Consider whether electric, hybrid or other clean energy vehicles could work for your business or institution.There is now a wide choice of electric vehicles and equipment.
  • Carefully choose winter traction material. Consider the impact of dust created from winter traction material and whether alternates can be used.
  • Incentivize sustainable transportation options. Make it easier for your employees to take transit, carpool, bike or walk to work, as well as for travel during the work day.
  • Improve energy efficiency. Save on energy costs while reducing emissions related to operating buildings.

 

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About the Fraser Basin Council

The Fraser Basin Council (FBC) is a charitable non-profit organization that brings people together to advance sustainability in British Columbia.

Where We Work

We are grateful to live and work on the unceded ancestral territories of the Indigenous Nations of British Columbia.

Our Vision

Social well-being supported by a vibrant economy and sustained by a healthy environment.

Strategic Priorities

At the Fraser Basin Council, our strategic priorities are to take action on climate change, support healthy watersheds and water resources, and build sustainable and resilient communities.

With our partners, we work on a range of collaborative, multi-sector initiatives, such as those focused on flood management, community wildfire planning, air quality improvement, energy-efficient buildings, green transportation (including the uptake of electric vehicles and expansion of charging infrastructure), watershed planning and youth-driven climate action projects.

FBC Program Sites

Plug in BC:
www.pluginbc.ca

Emotive:
www.emotivebc.ca

ReTooling for Climate Change:
www.retooling.ca

FBC Youth:
fbcyouthprogram.ca

Climate Action Toolkit:
www.toolkit.bc.ca 

Salmon-Safe BC
www.salmonsafe.ca

Realizing UNDRIP Initiative
www.realizingundrip.ca

Contact Us

FBC staff work from our Vancouver, Kamloops, Williams Lake and Prince George offices, and from several other locations.

To reach us, see FBC Offices and FBC Staff or contact our administration office:

Fraser Basin Council
1st Floor, 470 Granville Street
Vancouver, BC V6C 1V5

T: 604 488-5350

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