News release

ecoNova Scotia Helps Fund Chester Programs

Environment (April 2008 - Feb. 2021)

Old refrigeration equipment at the Church Memorial Park Arena in Chester will be replaced with a more energy efficient system thanks to investments through the ecoNova Scotia for Clean Air and Climate Change Municipal Program.

Judy Streatch, Minister of Education, on behalf of David Morse, Minister of Environment, made the announcement today, April 27.

"We are pleased to invest in a project that will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while supporting the local community," said Ms. Streatch. "On behalf of the government of Nova Scotia, I want to congratulate the community for their hard work in getting this project up and running."

The ecoNova Scotia investment helps the Municipality of the District of Chester and board members of the Church Memorial Park Arena achieve their fund-raising goals. The board raised $1,064,000 to complete more than 30 upgrading projects at the park.

The $80,080 investment will help the arena recover waste heat which can be used for heating hot water and space in other parts of the arena.

The municipality will also receive an investment of $8,000 from the ecoNova Scotia Municipal Program to conduct a full emissions inventory and audit of municipal facilities to determine where energy is consumed and greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions are generated.

"We are pleased to help support an emissions audit so the municipality can identify the best places to make building retrofits that will reduce energy consumption and operating costs," said Ms. Streatch.

The ecoNova Scotia fund for Clean Air and Climate Change provides funding to eligible projects and programs that can be shown to reduce harmful emissions or increase energy efficiency. The $42.5 million fund was created with financial resources from the government of Canada and is managed by the province.