Air Conditioning

• Don’t have AC? How to stay cool in the looming heat wave

  With many parts of Canada entering a 'prolonged heat event' on Monday, many will be asking whether it’s time to invest in an air conditioning unit.

  Canada

  Jun 17
  
• Hamilton set to offer $350 air-conditioning subsidy for low-income renters this summer

  Hamilton's city council is expected to expand an air conditioner subsidy program ahead of the hot summer as part of its Heat Response Strategy.

  Canada

  Jun 4
  
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• BC Hydro offers free AC units to lower-income, vulnerable customers

  Low-income and vulnerable customers are being encouraged to apply to receive the unit with warmer temperatures on the way in the coming months.

  Health

  Apr 26
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• January 6 – Furnace Family

  Furnace Family, Talk to the Experts at 11 am on QR Calgary. Furnace Family is a local heating and cooling company specializing in residential furnace replacement, service, air conditioning, indoor air quality, and standard and tankless water heaters. We are devoted to great customer service with honest family pricing and a commitment to doing the job...

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  Apr 10
• September 9 – The Furnace Family

  Furnace Family will be on Talk To Th Experts this weekend!

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  Sep 6, 2023
• Tenants question delays as dozens of AC units sit uninstalled at B.C. social housing complex

  BC Housing bought 150 of the units for the building, which are meant to improve poor air circulation, earlier this summer. But weeks later just 60 have been installed.

  Canada

  Aug 29, 2023
• B.C. advocates call for heat limit regulations in rental housing

  Ravi Kahlon said Monday that this fall the province is going to be updating the building code for all new housing, which includes a higher level of code for cooling.

  Health

  Aug 14, 2023
• How low-income renters could get frozen out of B.C.’s free AC program

  Landlord approval and the need for a BC Hydro account are among the hurdles some B.C. renters say are preventing them from accessing the program.

  Politics

  Aug 7, 2023
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• Renters in B.C. building told they can’t have air conditioners

  B.C.'s Minister for Housing, Ravi Kahlon, told Global News the province is looking into what is happening around air conditioning and building regulations.

  Politics

  Jul 24, 2023
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• Maximum heat by-law for rentals unlikely in Winnipeg

  The city of Hamilton, Ont. is set to adopt a “maximum heat” by-law, but organizations in Manitoba say the regulation wouldn’t fly in Winnipeg.

  Canada

  Jul 8, 2023