Climate Action

Free Air Cleaner Workshops

Join the City of Penticton in collaboration with BC Lung Foundation for a fun and hands-on workshop where you'll learn how to make your very own air filter from scratch! Perfect for anyone looking for a free way to boost indoor air quality. This is an in-person event, so come ready to get creative and meet other community members. No experience needed, just bring your curiosity.

Come learn emergency measures to remove contaminants like fire smoke, allergens, and pathogens from your indoor air.

This year in addition to a free air filter, participants will receive an indoor air quality monitor from BC Lung Foundation and Carter's Project. To learn more about Carter's Project, visit BC Lung Foundation or Carter's Project.

The City's Emergency Program Manager will also be at the sessions to provide information on emergency preparedness and the City's emergency notification system, Voyent Alert! There will be a draw to win an emergency grab and go bag at the end of each session.

The workshop will run twice on May 7, 1pm and 6pm.

Register for the 1pm session

Register for the 6pm session

Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.

Where We Stand Now

Penticton’s Community Climate Action Plan outlines a path to reduce our community’s carbon pollution. This plan helps lay the foundation for individuals and businesses to make cleaner climate choices, ensuring our city continues to be a healthy place for us – and future generations.

City Council endorsed the plan on Nov. 16, 2021, putting us on track to reduce our emissions by a projected 40 per cent below 2007 levels by 2030. This page details our goals moving forward. Also visit our Community Sustainability page for information about the City's Corporate Energy and Emissions Plan, which aims to reduce corporate greenhouse gas emissions and energy use.

How we commuted in 2021
- 80.5% travelled by car, truck or van with an average commute of 15 minutes, with 91% of those drives as a singe-occupant trip
- 14.2% went by active transport (walking, bike, other) for an average commute of 14 minutes
- 2% took transit with an average commute time of 25 minutes
Younger people are more likely to use active transportation (18%) compared using vehicles (74%), compared to older populations at 11-14% for active transportation and 80% travelling by vehicle.
The Community Energy Association accelerates bold action by local governments and Indigenous communities related to climate and energy. The CEA grew from a committee established by the Government of BC and the Union of BC Municipalities in the 1990s and was incorporated as a non-profit in 2003. Today, CEA's members and staff live in communities large and small and bring their collective expertise, experiences, passion, and commitment to Truth and Reconciliation to help lower local greenhouse gas emissions and build healthy, resilient communities.

About the Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP)

The CCAP includes policies and actions that provide guidance for the City’s future decision-making. The plan focuses on leveraging municipal powers to help residents, businesses and visitors save energy, emissions and money. Scroll down to view graphics explaining our reduction targets.

Actions include improving the energy efficiency of buildings, improving alternative transportation methods (such as bike routes), and reducing and diverting waste from landfills.
Actions fall into three categories:
1. Infrastructure: Investments into the City-owned infrastructure that enable residents to make lower-emissions choices such as active transportation networks and public charging stations.
2. Policy: Changes to City of Penticton policy and regulation that lead to energy and emission reductions in the community such as requirements and incentives for enhanced energy efficiency in new buildings.
3. Engagement: Outreach, education and incentives that inspire residents and businesses to make choices to reduce energy and emissions and prepare for a low carbon future.
Download the Plan
Prepared by Community Energy Association, Penticton’s new Community Climate Action Plan (CCAP) outlines strategies the City can implement now to tackle the biggest sources of GHG emissions.
The CCAP was created with funding provided by FortisBC and the Province's Emotive program. The final plan was approved by Council in November 2021.
The approved CCAP also benefited from input provided by the Community Sustainability Advisory Committee, which played an important role in guiding the document’s development. Additional feedback was received through the City’s successful Blue Skies community engagement process, which supplied input from 357 surveys and 502 responses from 25 school classrooms.
The community engagement process is documented on our digital engagement platform, Shape Your City, at shapeyourcitypenticton.ca/blue-skies.
Thank You
Thank you to everyone who participated in the creation of the plan, including the City’s Community Sustainability Advisory Committee, First Things First Okanagan and other key stakeholder groups.
Download the Plan

Reduction Targets

To meet our climate goals, we have to work together to address the three main sources of emissions in our community: transportation, buildings and waste. Click the items below for further details.

Targets