Did You Know? Keeping your tires at optimum pressure can improve
your vehicle’s fuel efficiency by as much as 10 per cent.
Working Together for Greener Cities B.C. communities are already
recognized as leaders in innovative sustainability practices.
The provincial government is building on that record with the
Green Cities Project, which provides communities with additional
resources to improve air quality, reduce energy consumption, and
encourage people to get out and enjoy the outdoors. The project
includes the Local Motion Fund, which provides $10 million a
year for bike paths, walkways, greenways and efforts to make the
outdoors more accessible for people with disabilities. It also
includes incentives for local governments to make their vehicle
fleets cleaner and greener. Action #24: Get rid of smoky old
wood stoves. The B.C. government is helping people replace their
old wood stoves with cleaner alternatives. Wood smoke is a
leading contributor to air pollution in British Columbia. In
addition to particu