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Colwood Community Place Survey

Colwood Resident:

What is your postal code? (in the format A1A 1A1 - use CAPITALS and a space in the middle)

Do you own or rent your property? Own Rent

How long have you lived in Colwood? Years

How old are you? 19 and under 20-30 31-40 41-54 55+

Are you male or female? Male Female

What is your employment status?

Employed (full or part-time)
Self-Employed
Student
Unemployed
Retired
Other

Transportation:

What's your primary form of transportation?

Personal Vehicle
Car Share/Car Pool
Public Transit
Cycle
Walk

What's your secondary form of transportation?

Personal Vehicle
Car Share/Car Pool
Public Transit
Cycle
Walk

How often do you use public transit?

Regularly (several times a week)
Weekly
Monthly
Never Why?

If you usually drive your own vehicle to move you and your family around, what would it take to get you out of your car
(or at least making fewer trips)? (check all that apply)

Better transit service in my area
Cycle/walking lanes/paths which better connect our community
Car share service that's easy to access
More local amenities (corner stores etc.) decreasing frequent trips for basic goods/services
Other

Energy Use and Conservation:

What is the primary method of heating your home? Gas Oil Electricity Wood Solar

What is the secondary method of heating your home? Gas Oil Electricity Wood Solar

How is your hot water heated? Electricity Gas Solar Central system for multi-unit property

If you aren't currently using solar power to heat your hot water, would you be interested in exploring such a conversion?

YES NO

Have you completed an Energy Audit or introduced EcoStar rated appliances, compact fluorescents or other energy-saving measures in your home? If so, what have you already done to reduce GHG in Colwood? (check all that apply)

Completed an Energy Audit
Purchased energy-efficient appliances
Replaced incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents
Joined BC Hydro Team Power Smart
Other

If all the various energy-saving incentive programs were listed in one spot, would you take advantage of these opportunities to reduce your GHG emissions?

YES NO

Waste Management:

How is your home's waste water currently being managed?

Sewer
Septic
Other

How do you currently dispose of your kitchen and garden waste? (check all that apply)

Compost at Home
We use the Colwood Branch Drop-Off for garden waste
We use a private Curbside Compost Service
Kitchen waste is placed in the garbage If so, why?

Do you take part in the CRD's Blue Box Recycling Program?

YES NO If no, why not?

Do you recycle Soft Plastics, Styrofoam, etc. through the Pacific Mobile Service offered monthly on the West Shore at Belmont Secondary School?

YES NO If no, why not?

Local Food:

Do you grow any of your own food?

YES If yes, where does it grow? (check all that apply)

In my garden
On my deck/patio/greenhouse
In my plot at the community garden
Other

NO If no, why don’t you grow your own?

What would help make it easier for you to grow more of your own food? (check all that apply)

More community gardens where people can work together to grow food
More courses/workshops to learn how to grow food
More Free Time (I'm too busy to tend a garden)
Help to do the work (I cannot manage all the physical work)

If you have property, are you familiar with the term "Small Plot InteNsive (SPIN) Farming", where farmers access your land to grow tasty and nutritious produce in exchange, the land-owner receives great fresh food or cold hard cash?

YES NO

If you own property in Colwood, would you consider listing your land on a SPIN farming space inventory for the West Shore, which qualified organic farmers would have access to?

YES NO

Do you have fruit and/or nut trees on your property with crops that are not being fully utilized?

YES NO If yes, please answer the question below

Would you be interested in learning more about programs to harvest fruit/nut crops for processing into value-added products that could raise funds for local food security initiatives?

YES NO

What would help make locally grown and processed food more accessible to you? (check all that apply)

Year-round West Shore Farmers' Market
Directory/Map of the region's farms and local food processors
Local products section at grocery stores
Other

Do you shop at any of the region's many farmers' markets or farm stands?

YES NO If no, why not?

Do you make a point of buying locally grown produce at the grocery store?

YES NO

How important is it to you that a local restaurant use locally grown ingredients on their menu?

VERY Important Important NOT Important

GO LOCAL Business:

Do you make a point of supporting home-grown businesses?

YES NO If no, why not?

What matters most to you in selecting a local business/service provider?

Product/Service Excellence
Business Ethics
Price
Convenience
Other

Thank you for your time. Please visit us at the beginning of September to learn the results. In the meantime, enjoy a great GO LOCAL summer here on the wonderful West Shore.

If you would like to be added to our Colwood Community Place network, to receive info updates and details on events in our community, please visit our contact page.

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