I have read numerous letters to the editor from people that find wood heat a useful and necessary choice.
I have also read numerous letters of concern about the damages of smoke. While the disagreement continues, no solution has become apparent.
Perhaps an easy answer: rocket heaters. A wood stove that requires far less fuel to provide the same heat, and gives off minimal smoke. Problem solved!
And, if someone were sufficiently interested, perhaps a local small industry?
David Elmore
Parksville