Local Climate Survey

Tay Valley Township is developing a Local Climate Action Plan. It will look at both municipal operations (municipal buildings and garages, street lighting, municipal trucks, water and waste, etc.) as well as the community as a whole (homes, cottages, businesses, transportation, energy use, etc.). This Plan will identify ways to minimize Greenhouse Gas (GHG) generation and reduce our energy costs. When taking the survey, choose the best responses that describe your situation.

Transportation

Do you work in Tay Valley Township?

Yes

How many vehicles in your household?

Please specify the types of vehicles and the approximate distance travelled each year by each vehicle (Compact car, Suv, Truck, Van, Heavy Duty Pickup, Hybrid Electric, Electric)

Have you ever carpooled?

Yes

Would you car pool, car share or ride share if there was a safe, organized, convenient system?

Yes

Maybe

Do you or your household members fly?

Yes

Do you or your household members ride a bike?

Yes

Occasionally

No but I would like to

What is the main issue preventing you or your household members from bicycling?

Lack of paved shoulders

Don't feel safe

Distances between destinations

Don't like it

House

How many people live in your house?

3-4

What is your primary heating system?

Oil

Electricity

Heat Pump

Wood/Pellet

Propane

Natural Gas

And what percent does this heating system provide?

Less Than 50%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90-100%

Secondary heating system?

Oil

Electricity

Heat Pump

Wood/Pellet

Propane

Natural Gas

And what percent does this heating system provide?

Less Than 10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

What are the ages of your primary and secondary heating systems?

If you heat with wood at all, approx. how many face cords do you use? (bush cord = 4’x4’x8’) (face cord = 8’x4’x16”)

If you use pellets, how many pallets of pellets do you use per year? (1-ton pallet= 50x40 lb bags)

Do you use solar water preheating?

Yes

Do you use solar thermal for space heating?

Yes

Do you use solar photo voltaic for electricity?

Yes

How old is your house?

1-10 years

11-30 years

31-50 years

51-100 years

100+

When were substantial energy efficiency improvements last made?

1-10 years

11-20

21-30

31+

Is your house weathersealed (caulking & weatherstripping)?

Yes

Somewhat

I do not know

Do you have a heated pool or hot tub?

Yes

Waste (Organic material in landfill generates GHGs)

Do you composte kitchen waste at home?

Yes

What do you do with meat scraps?

Put in garbage and take to landfill

Disperse on your property

Compost

Do you compost yard waste at home?

Yes

If not, what do you do with it?

Take it to landfill

Make brush piles for small animals

Burn it

Do you use a burn barrel?

Yes

If yes, what materials do you burn?

Brush, clean scrap wood

painted or treated scrap wood

paper and cardboard

Plastic packaging and garbage

How often do you go to your local landfill or waste transfer site?

Weekly

Every 2 weeks

Monthly

Other

When you go to the landfill or transfer site, how many bags of garbage do you take?

1-2

2-3

3-4

When you go to the landfill or transfer site, how many boxes of recyclables do you take?

1-2

2-3

3-4

Do you sort recyclables for the landfill site?

Yes

Food and Gardening

Do you buy food directly from a local farmer or producer, or shop at a local Farmer's Market?

Regularly

When I can

Sometimes

Never

Do you grow your own vegetables?

Yes

Would you be interested in community food options? Such as...

Community gardens

Community freezers

No, I am not interested

Other

How many of your family's meals each week include beef?

1/3

2/3

all

none

How many of your family's meals include other meats such as chicken and pork?

1/3

2/3

all

none

Do you plan to plant trees?

Yes

Maybe

Will you be making landscaping changes? Such as...

converting to native plants

Using rain barrels

Using rain water gardens

Xeriscaping (gardens using minimal water)i

Other

Getting Involved

How important to you is making your home more energy efficient?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you is a more efficient heating system?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you are energy-efficient appliances?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you is energy-efficient lighting?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you is public transportation / car pooling / car sharing?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you are electric vehicles?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you are electric vehicle charging stations?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you are solar water heating systems?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you are solar electric PV panels for my home?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you is greater access to local food?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you is managing my waste better?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you is water conservation?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

How important to you is information on climate change?

Very important

Somewhat important

Not important

Do you understand that Climate Change is already affecting Eastern Ontario?

Yes

Somewhat

How well do you think Tay Valley Township is addressing Climate Change?

Not well

Well

Could do better

I do not know

How important do you think it is for the Township to reduce it's GHG for it's municipal operations?

Not Important

Very Important

Somewhat Important

Should the local government (Tay Valley Township and Lanark County) do more to tackle Climate Change?

Yes

Somewhat

How well do you think your household is addressing Climate Change?

Not well

Well

Could do better

I do not know

How important is it that the Township helps residents and businesses reduce their GHG?

Not Important

Very Important

Somewhat Important

What specific areas should the Township be helping with regarding climate change?

We will be reaching out to Tay Valley Township property owners to consult on how to reduce GHGs. If you would like us to contact you about the consultation meetings, please provide your email address.

How old are you?

<20

20-40

41-65

>65

Please use this space to make any additional comments:

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act and will be used for statistical purposes. Questions about the collection of information should be directed to the Clerk at Tay Valley Township, 217 Harper Road, Perth ON K7H 3C6, or 613-267-5353 extension 130 or clerk@tayvalleytwp.ca

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