Spring cleaning your home can be a daunting task, but if you follow a checklist and go room by room nothing will get missed and you will have a sparkling home for all your hard efforts. For Bedrooms: Sort, organize and donate unused items Dust and wash woodwork and windowsills Wash windows Clean...
Category - Environment
Spring Garden Clean Up – Tread Ecologically Lightly!
The days are lengthening, the birds are coming back and many people are itching to get into their gardens. The questions are what should we consider before we put on our gardening gloves and how do we go about this task? First, we need to consider the outdoor temperature. If the daytime temperature...
Prendre soin de la planète, c’est aussi prendre soin de ses pneus
(EN) Saviez-vous que l’usage de bons pneus pouvait faire la différence sur votre portefeuille et sur l’environnement? Une partie de votre carburant sert à fournir l’énergie nécessaire pour propulser vos pneus sur la route. C’est ce qu’on appelle la résistance au roulement. Des pneus haut de gamme...
Growing a Healthy Community
Everdale’s mission centres around improving community health through giving people access to fresh food. The not-for-profit organization was established in 2000 to address food insecurity, which occurs when an individual or family does not have the financial resources needed to afford enough...
Save on gas – and the planet – this winter
(NC) We could all use new ways to cut our expenses. One way to do that is by choosing the right winter tires. Premium tires often require less energy to operate (because of less rolling resistance) which in turn produces a lower level of carbon dioxide emissions. This also means better fuel...
From Tree to Table: A Build Your Own Board Experience
Oxford County, ON Tucked away on a country property, woodworker David Schonberger has a passion for the forest and the wood that is found in the heart of the Carolinian Life Zone. As the creator of Ottercreek Woodworks Inc., David creates a wide variety of charcuterie boards in his workshop using...
Pull the plug on phantom power
Whether we’re streaming content, checking social media or asking our smart speaker do its magic, we love being connected – but at what cost? The average Canadian home has 25 or more electronic devices plugged in, and the standby or phantom power these devices use can account for five to 10 per cent...