The Editor,
Re. “SD43 turns down the temperatures” (The Tri-City News, Dec. 7).
As a homeowner who relies on natural gas for space and water heating and cooking, I have paid attention to and acted on the FortisBC advertisements asking for natural gas conservation following their pipeline rupture.
Thus, I was relieved to read that School District 43 is turning down the thermostat in schools to conserve natural gas.
Parents who are concerned about their child being uncomfortable for a few hours at school must realized that the alternative might be everyone being cold 24 hours a day at home.
What are our municipal governments doing to turn down the heat at pools, arenas, stadiums and other civic facilities? Do our civic emergency planning officials have a Plan B if the gas runs out? How will they operate warming shelters and food services for displaced residents?
Finally, a medium-term solution led by FortisBC is needed to prevent ending up in this precarious situation in the future.
Fortunately, the transition to a greener economy will gradually diminish our use of natural gas.
Derek Wilson
Port Moody
