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20 economist sunsuntribune consumer news saturday oct 22 2005 24 hou rs a day daysweek call 1888hsfinfo to make your donation towards lifesaving research today heart and stroke foundation of ontario heart disease and stroke claim more than 79000 lives each year in canada this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sun business booming for sellers of alternative heat sources from page 3 we sold three tractortrailer loads of pellets last year he said vince van limbeek of queensville is an ardent supporter of pellet stoves he has a freestanding stove and a fireplace insert were pretty happy mr van lim beek said it sounds kind of funny but its a more comfortable heat he says he has definitely saved money over the past three or four years on his heating bill one stove comfort ably heats the lower floor of his old two- storey farmhouse the second heats an addition which he claims would have cost a fortune to heat by more conven tional means snowball hearth and home in auro ra doesnt carry pellet stoves but demand for highefficiency wood stoves has doubled according to ron shaw customers arent saying whether best price best selection french designers mostly silk hand made haute couture wedding gowns brides maids mother of the bride groonf evening wear prom dresses flower girls dresses new arrival casual wear w alfredsung and manymore r v4 trg fashion show y 57 230 pm this sunday oct 23 atvarleyart z7 gallery please- cull lor wedding sown appointments tel 9054701742 2 floors to serve you 156 main street unionville ontario open 7 days a week their decisions are driven by costs but wood stoves have just gone wild he said while snowball once sold about the same number of gas products as wood mr shaw estimated its now about 70 per cent wood products while he estimated one could save up to 1500 a year over heating with oil and gas he also suggested uncertainty about the electricity supply might be driving people to wood as a more reli able form of heating the efficiency of wood stoves and fireplace inserts has doubled as manu facturers have worked to meet environ mental standards he said what once was vented as smoke now burns inside the stove producing 35 per cent more heat that means a stove that might have burned through three bush cords of wood in a winter now uses two the ontario ministry of natural resources says a highefficiency fire place installed in the main living area of a mediumsized house can provide almost all the heat needed a high- efficiency fireplace insert could be an option for those who already have an existing masonry fire place older or larger houses using a forced air furnace that uses a more costly fuel is an addon wood furnace installed beside the existing furnace the duct work is modified so it can be shared by both furnaces with the use of fireplaces and other woodburning appliances likely to increase this winter vaughan deputy fire chief greg duncan offered a few words of advice first and foremost the chimney must be maintained by a certified tech nician especially if it hasnt been used for a while and using the right kind of firewood is vital it seems obvious but you need good dry wood that burns cleanly and hot he said he also cautioned against storing firewood close to the appliance and keeping the area around the fireplace or stove free of combustibles energy minister donna cansfield has announced ontario consumers will be receiving a onetime credit on their upcoming electricity bill that means a family in a detached home can expect a credit of about 60 and powerstream the electricity dis tribution company that serves markham vaughan richmond hill and aurora has filed an application with the ontario energy board for a rate reduc tion effective may 1 2006 if approved the average residential or lowvolume customer in power- streams service territory using 1000 kwh in a month will see a total monthly savings of about 338 the average gen eral service customer who consumes 2000 kwh a 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