More than $150,000 has been earmarked to replace old furnaces with new ones in 35 Newfoundland and Labrador Housing units in Corner Brook.

The money comes from the federal-provincial Furnace Replacement Program, which aims to switch-out older oil-burning furnaces in favour of more energy efficient or electric models in 254 Housing units across the province.

It represents a total investment of $524,100 from Ottawa and $262,030 from this province.

It’s estimated the program will result in an annual reduction of 421 tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions.

It’s also one of 13 climate change projects in the province recently announced under the Climate Change Challenge Fund.