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23ENVIRONMENTCONSERVATIONTuesdaySeptember162014ThenewPULSEWOODBUFFALOCALLLINE780-743-7000isaninormationlinenowavailabletoallRegionalMunicipalityoWoodBualocitizens24-hoursadaysevendaysaweek365daysayear.CallthisnumberandamemberothemunicipalRESDispatchwillanswereverycall.Itheycantansweryourquestionimmediatelyyouwillgetapersonalresponsewithin48hours.Thisisasimplewaytokeepyourfngersonthepulseothecommunity.Foremergenciesalwayscall911.ForaccuratecurrentinormationroundtheclockaboutanythingconcerningtheMunicipalitycall780-743-7000.FROMBUSPASSESTOBUSSHELTERSLOSTSWEATERSKEYSTOWINTERROADSSNOWREMOVALANDSTRAYDOGSWITHFLEASFROMPOTHOLESTOFLOODINGTREEBRANCHESBRICKSTOPARKINGANDTRAFFICLIGHTSCALLUSFORTHEFIXAREALPERSON.WITHREALANSWERS.EVERYTIME.ALLTHETIME.HAVEAQUESTIONCALL780-743-7000HAVEANEMERGENCYCALL911WWW.WOODBUFFALO.AB.CAHomeownerscuttingenergycostsforthewinterByDALICARMICHAELWinteriscomingandforhomeownersNorthof60itistimetotakeactiontoavoidextravagantenergyandheatingbillsthatcomewiththecoldseason.Accordingtooneenergyexpertconductingsimpleresidentialmaintenanceasthesum-merfadeswillhelpcutenergycosts.YoualwayssavemoneybypreparingsaidMikeStuhecanenergymanagementexpertwiththeArcticEnergyAllianceAEA.IndalotofhomeownersmaybetreattheirvehiclesthesamewaytheyknowhowtoputgasinandthatsitStuhecsaid.Theydontrealizethattheyshouldmaintainitanditlllastmuchlonger.Therststephesaidistomakesureheat-ingandwatersystemsareproperlyopera-tional.Stuhecsuggestshiringamechanicalcontractortoservicethesystemstoensuretheyarecleanandreadytorun.Healsosaidhavingbackuphomeheatingsourceslikewoodorpelletburningstovescanbebenecialincreatingacostandenergyef-cientalternativethatisalmostcarbon-neutral.Oncetheheatsourceisinspecteditsim-portanttoensurethatheatdoesntescapethehouseStuheccontinued.Airleakageisbyfarthebiggestreasonforenergylossinhousesandhelpingtokeeptheheatinwithproperweatherstrippingandtightwindowsisgoingtohelpsavemoneyinthelongrunhesaid.Itsalwaysbettertokeeptheheatthatyouhaveratherthangenerateitthecheaperway.Burninglotsofwoodbecauseitsrelativelycheapespeciallyifyougetityourselfreallyisnttheanswer.Itmightbeashort-termsolutionbutdenitelyhavinganicetightinsulatedhomeiswhatyourelookingfor.Healsosaidthatownersshouldbeinvest-inginEnergyStarDrateddoorsandwin-dowswhichprovideappropriateinsulationforthelocalregionanditswinterclimate.Finallyhesaiditskeytoensurethathome-ownersinvestinenergyefcientapplianceswhichcanhelpcutcostsallyearlong.SupportsavailableUpkeepingahomeanddoingannualmain-tenancemightseemcostlybutforthosewhoprovetheyareontheirwaytobeingmoreenergyefcienttherearewaystoapplyfornancialsupport.TheGNWTdoesofferrebatesonupgrad-ingallkindsofthingsheatingsystemsandinsulationStuhecsaid.TherebateprogramrunbytheAEAiscalledtheEnergyEfciencyIncentivePro-gramEEIP.Itchangesonayearlybasisaspeoplebe-comemoreaccustomedtobuyingenergyef-cientitemsStuhecsaid.ItemscurrentlyontheEEIPlistincludeappliancesandheatingsystemsLEDlight-bulbsresidentialandinsulatedairsealingsanddrainheatrecoverysystems.Forafullchecklistofwaystokeepyourhomeenergyefficientthiswinterheadtohttpaea.nt.cablog201408preparing-your-home-for-winterToapplyforarebatethoughEEIPheadtohttpaea.nt.caprogramsenergy-efciency-incentive-programAirleakageisbyfarthebiggestreasonforenergylossinhousesandhelpingtokeeptheheatinwithproperweatherstrippingandtightwindowsisgoingtohelpsavemoneyinthelongrun.MikeStuhecArcticEnergyAllianceDonaldAndreandAlfredBeaverhoinstallachimneyonahomeinFortSimpsonseveralseasonsago.Regularhomemaintenancecanhelpsavebigbucksoverthewinter.PhotoArcticEnergyAlliance