Pull out the Pocketbook:
In the Feb 27,2008 TFP issue- Editor’s Corner- Marie Williams-Gagnon writes “Families in rural comunities will see their Hyrdo One delivery charges jump as high as 35% over the next 4 years, depending where they live.”
“Pull out the pocket book.” This is an understatment. I am afraid that energy charges and increases are [...]
Filed under: Education, Environmental | Tagged: conservation, Earth Day, green energy | 2 Comments »
Standby power, also called vampire power, phantom load, or leaking electricity, refers to the electric power consumed by electronic appliances while they are switched off or in a standby mode. A very common “electricity vampire” is a power adapter which has no power-off switch. While this consumption of power may be used to provide useful functions for appliances such as remote controls and digital clocks to the user, most [...]
Filed under: Education, Environmental | Tagged: leaking electricity, phantom load, vampire power | No Comments »
West Lorne, Ontario — The Arts & Cookery Bank’s board of directors invites you to take a sneak peek inside the future site of The Bank, located at 242 Graham Road (the old Bank of Montreal), from 12 noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, 2008 and leave your fingerprints all over the building!
The [...]
Filed under: Business, Current Events, Education, Health & Wellness | Tagged: 100 mile diet, cuisine, local food, photography | No Comments »
The boring thing about reducing one’s footprint on the planet is that it requires behaviour change. Like dieting and exercising, it takes willpower and discipline to turn off lights, grow a garden, cook food from scratch, cut down on air travel, and “flush responsibly”.
The learning event coming to Wardsville Golf Course on Earth Day will [...]
Filed under: Current Events, Education, Environmental | Tagged: Earth Day, Energy conservation, green power | No Comments »
http://www.ctmhv.com See the oldest internal combustion engine car made in Canada in 1893 and it still runs. You will see both original and fully restored hallmark vehicles from the 19th and 20th century, from horse drawn wagons to a Dodge Viper. You will see a full representation of the vehicles that were made right here in Southwestern [...]
Filed under: Education, Heritage | Tagged: Canadian Transportation Museum, Kingsville | No Comments »
I am fortunate enough to have a computer. I’ve always believed that computer communications is crucial. Computers are necessary for education, building community, organizing, and sharing important information. Somehow I found the money and made the time to learn how to use this damn new fangled gadget. But there are many of our neighbours [...]
Filed under: Community Identity, Education | 2 Comments »
