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City to look at heat system for Lonsdale

By Michael Becker

News Editor michacl@nsnews.com

NORTH Vancouver City could soon be in the energy business.

A report to council outlines options for the development of a district energy system in the Lower Lonsdale area.

The system would provide heat to a section of the neigh- borhood. The concept of a dis- trict energy system is not new.

Ancient Romans _ passed warm. water through open trenches to provide heating for buiidings and baths in Pompeii.

In North America a com- mercial district heating system was introduced in Lockport, New York, in 1877.-

- In Canada, a form of a dis- trict energy system has operat- ed in London, Ontario, since 1879. + . ‘Such systems are now com- mon ‘components of municipal infrastructure in = many European countries, - A°* system for Lower

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Lonsdale would supply heating energy from a central source through underground pipes to a number of surrounding buildings. Energy would be distributed to buildings in the form of hot water or steam car- ried through insulated pipes. City project engineer Ray Fung envisions a number of possible options for the central energy source. Among the possibilitics: @ natural gas-fired boilers; @ an ocean-source heat pump (harnessing the inherent ener- gy of Burrard Inlet water); @ a geothermal hear pump; WE power cogeneration, or a combination of sources. Council has yet to consider the project. City staff recom- mend that councillors approve the terms of reference and funding for an initial feasibility study. An exploration of poten- tal partnerships with energy suppliers would follow. Fung sees the project dove-

‘tailing with North Vancouver

City’s stated 1995 goal to be a sustainable city.

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“The goal is to balance environmental impact, eco- nomic impact and social impact,” Fung said.

On the environmental front the city would be saking a step towards reducing energy con- sumption.

Canada has among the highest per capita energy use of developed countries. Close to 62% of energy used in homes gees to space heating while more than 55% of energy used in the commercial sector is used to kcep businesses toasty.

Buildings supplied by a dis- trict energy system would be equipped to draw on the ener- gy in the water or steam to meet hot water and space heat- ing needs. Return pipes would bring the water or steam back to the central plant where it would be reheated.

To encourage connection to a district energy system the city could offer a density bonus to a developer, or register a restrictive covenant on the property and make it a require-

IMPORTANT NOTICE

An early estimate pegs the capital cost of the Lower Lonsdale system at somewhere in the order of $2 million to $3 million.

The Lower Lonsdale rede- velopment: area encompasses approximately 1.5 million square feet of space. B.C. Hydro and B.C. Gas have expressed interest in the pro- ject and are offering funding assistance for a feasibility study.

Said Fung, “On one extreme it could be a munici- pally owned utility or the city could not be involved at all and the utility company could han- dle it.”

Fung sees numerous bene- fits for building owners who connect to a district energy sys- tem and would not require on- site boilers.

Lower Lonsdale develop- ers, meanwhile, would be in a position to market their pro- jects with an “environmentally conscious sales pitch in mind,” Fung said. If the project pro- ceeds, a system could be in place by September 1998.

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'— Effective May 5, 1997, the City of North Vancouver will begin a new residential garbage collection program which will set the “standard service level” at 3 bags or cans per week collected from each

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— Each container or bag

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— For the collection of “extra” cans/bags, (in excess of 3), a special TAG must be attached.

— TAGS can be purchased for $1.00 from City Hall (or the City Library

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