keeping warm in MINUS 35 degree temp's

It's been a busy week of travel for me from this "off grid" location here at Check Point ...

I had to hop into Ft. Simpson for a couple of workshops led by Linda Todd, fr. the AEA Yk office on Tuesday & Wednesday for the NWT Housing Corporation staff and group of their Housing program clients.

The Tuesday afternoon session was a "Burn it Smart - train the trainer" session to provide a few NWT Housing Corp. Dehcho staff with the information & resources to share with residents who either rent or who have recently purchased Housing Corp. homes.  The Wednesday evening workshop was an information session attended by 8 community members who rent/own Housing Corp. houses.

Linda shared heaps of important information with all of us & I have included a few web links, videos, & lists below to highlight some of the key points that we learned ...

Here's a link to a video that we watched, it shows the difference between a conventional wood stove & an advance, EPA/CSA efficient wood stove ...

 

Advanced Wood Stove Technology video (Env. Canada)

 I find it odd that they don't keep the door closed for the old stove, when they are comparing the size & quality of the flames, but otherwise, the information shared in the video is quite helpful.  

Environment Canada also produced a video for the Burn it Smart program to share many helpful tips on selecting, handling, and storing your firewood ... you can see the video below ...

 Firewood from the Forest to the Shed video (Env. Canada)

 Here's a few links to other great sources of WOOD HEATING information & resources:

• Wood Heat Energy Organization (heaps of helpful wood heating resources) at:  http://www.woodheat.org/  
• WHO - Big List of Tips WHO - Big List of Tips &/or WHO - Big List of Tips (Word file)
• WHO - "Burn it Smart" Overview 

• CMHC Guide to Residential Wood Heating:  http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/maho/enefcosa/upload/wood_heating_EN_W.pdf
• CMHC's "Efficient Wood Heating" tipsheet:  http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/en/co/maho/enefcosa/enefcosa_001.cfm 

• AEA's Heating & Cooling Tips:  http://aea.nt.ca/saving-energy/heating-and-cooling#pellet_stoves
• Yukon Energy Solutions (very interesting & historical wood heating information) handout titled:  Lure & Lore of Wood
  

• other Wood Heating information links:  http://www.wettinc.ca/bisrc.html

More on our "off grid" cold weather fun in my next post ...

Teresa