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Energy Use Inside and Outside the Dwelling – 2007 Survey of Household Energy Use – Supplemental Report

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Snow blowers

Snow blowers were equally as common as chainsaws, because almost one quarter of households that did not live in an apartment used a snow blower. However, unlike the rates for chainsaws, the penetration rates of snow blowers varied significantly by region (see Figure 46).

Figure 46. Penetration rate of snow blowers among households that did not live in an apartment, by region, 2007.

The regional discrepancies in the penetration rate of snow blowers appear to be associated with the location of the region. For example, households in the most eastern region in Canada, the Atlantic Region, had the highest penetration rate in Canada (34 percent). Moving west, households in Quebec, Ontario and Manitoba-Saskatchewan had lower penetration rates for snow blowers (28 percent, 28 percent and 30 percent respectively). Finally, the regions with the lowest penetration rates were in the western-most regions of Canada. In Alberta and British Columbia, among households that did not live in an apartment, only 11 percent and 5 percent respectively used a snow blower in 2007.

It was expected that British Columbia would have the lowest penetration rate for snow blowers, because 62 percent of its households are in Vancouver and Victoria, where average annual snowfalls are less than 50 centimetres (cm). In comparison, Halifax and St. John’s, which are in the region with the highest penetration rate for snow blowers, have average annual snowfalls of 230 cm and 320 cm respectively.14

14 Snowfall data are based on climate normals, or averages, for 1971–2000 by the National Climate Data and Information Archive, Environment Canada, at climate.weatheroffice.gc.ca/.

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