RCMP ask for information on collision
RCMP are asking for witnesses to a serious accident Jan. 6, at the intersection of Highway 1 and Fisher Road in Cobble Hill, to contact South Island Traffic Services at 250-416-0352.
A preliminary investigation indicates a black Ford F350 flat deck truck, traveling south, turned left at the Fisher Road intersection into the path of a north bound, white BMW sedan.
The two vehicles collided and as a result caught fire.
A 20 year-old female passenger in the BMW was transported to hospital and remains in critical condition as a result of the crash.
The RCMP report says there are indications alcohol was a contributing factor to the accident. No names have been released.
Program gives rebates for new wood burning stoves
Money is available through the Cowichan Valley Regional District to replace inefficient, polluting wood stoves with more efficient, environmentally friendly units.
The Wood Stove Exchange Program, funded in 13 communities by the B.C. Ministry of the Environment, helps homeowners by providing a $250 rebate when a new wood-burning, pellet or natural gas stove is purchased and an older model retired.
New emissions-certified wood stoves burn one-third less wood; and reduce smoke and particulates entering the atmosphere by 70 per cent or more, says a ministry media release.
The funding will also be put towards educational materials and workshops in communities to better inform residents on clean wood burning technology.
