City to receive $100k for new Detachment

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – The CleanBC Innovation (CBBI) Fund will be supporting 21 state-of-the-art projects that exhibit innovative low-carbon, energy-efficient building practices and technologies, like the new RCMP Detachment.

The City will be receiving $100,000 for the Detachment and its net-zero energy-ready performance levels like the ground source heat pump and locally sourced mass timber structural components.

The CBBI Fund provides financial support for projects and programs that are accelerating the availability and affordability of low-carbon building solutions. These can include advanced building designs — Passive Houses, new construction methods like low-embodied-carbon mass timber, and ultra-efficient building factors like heat and energy recovery ventilators.

“These projects are great examples of how homegrown innovation and technology are putting us on the path to a cleaner, better future,” said Bruce Ralston, Minister of Energy, Mines, and Low Carbon Innovation. “Through the Building Innovation Fund, we are investing in projects that showcase British Columbian expertise, reduce pollution, increase energy efficiency and stimulate local economies. By using clean energy more efficiently in our buildings, we’re helping people reduce energy costs, mitigate climate impacts and improve air quality.”

The second intake of the Fund received $8 million from the Province’s StrongBC Economic Recovery Plan.

Out of the 21 projects to receive funding, three are in the rural, north-central region.