Is it the end of the road for the humble oil furnace, a fixture in many Canadian homes for the past 60 years?
Some of the thousands of homeowners who still heat with oil see their aging oil tanks as ticking environmental time bombs.
The fear is understandable. Several recent high-profile spills - the latest resulting in the demolition of a Saanich house in order to properly clean the contaminated soil under it - have made homeowners question their continued use of oil as a heating fuel.
While some in the business of selling or supplying oil admit it is a sunset industry, there is still a core group of users who believe oil is a viable and economical alternative, despite its dirty reputation.
