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  • Monitoring Your Garden and Keeping Deer at Bay

    Monitoring Your Garden and Keeping Deer at Bay

      By Tad Distin You have enough trouble with a home garden; the last thing you need is a deer munching on your flowers or vegetables. But what is the best way to enforce your boundaries without hurting the animal? Many people think fences would be enough, but a fence that reaches chest height on…

  • Considering a Landscaping or Lawn-Care Company? Get it in Writing!

    Considering a Landscaping or Lawn-Care Company? Get it in Writing!

    Whether you’re planning a major landscaping project or hiring a lawn maintenance company to cut your grass this summer, Service Alberta recommends you get it in writing! When entering into a contract with any home renovation or maintenance company, including those specializing in lawn care, always insist upon a written contract. Verbal contracts are hard…

  • Planting Peonies and Easy Peony Care

    Planting Peonies and Easy Peony Care

    How to successfully plant and care for a peony Peonies! Now is the time! Fall is the correct time for planting peonies either as bare-root plants, or from nursery containers, in order to give the plants a chance to become established before bloom time in the spring. It’s All About Good Site Preparation Peonies have…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Leather and Lino

      By Reena Nerbas Smelly Leather Sofa Dear Reena, How can we get rid of a strange odor on the seat of our leather sofa? This occurs only when someone is seated on it. Nothing has been spilled that we know of. We wish to give it away, but want to improve it first. Dear…

  • Market Moves Toward Balanced Conditions

    Market Moves Toward Balanced Conditions

    Calgary housing prices change direction in May.      Calgary – For the first time since December 2014, Calgary’s residential unadjusted benchmark prices improved over the previous month. Within the City of Calgary, housing prices totaled $454,100 in May, a monthly and year-over-year increase of 0.55 and 0.96 per cent. “For the third month in the…

  • Grand Prize Winners Drawn for the 2015 Foothills Hospital Home Lottery

    Grand Prize Winners Drawn for the 2015 Foothills Hospital Home Lottery

      CALGARY — The winners of the two Grand Prize show homes and several of the vehicles were drawn live on Global Calgary’s Morning News on May 28th. Cathy Edmond, Executive Director at the Calgary Health Trust, drew ticket #097181, belonging to Thelma Dennis of Calgary. Ms Dennis won the “BMW” draw, and has a…

  • Calgary Stampede Lotteries Unveils $1.3 Million in Prizes

    Calgary Stampede Lotteries Unveils $1.3 Million in Prizes

    Calgary – More than $1.3 million in prizes were unveiled today as Calgary Stampede Lotteries showcased the impressive 2015 lineup. Win Like a Champion with prizes that include GMC truck packages, a Corvette Stingray, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and the Rotary Dream Home. The home built by Homes by Avi is valued at $864,125 and features…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Tips for Organizing Your Fridge

      By Reena Nerbas Laminate Floor Cleaner Dear Reena, Some time ago, I used your solution for laminate flooring. It did a wonderful job but I have misplaced the instructions. Hope to hear from you. Leslie Dear Leslie, My favorite laminate floor cleaner recipe is super because it requires no rinsing. In order to prevent…

  • Unidirectional Flushing Program to Begin June 1st

    Unidirectional Flushing Program to Begin June 1st

      HIGH RIVER, AB: Town of High River Operations and Utilities will be performing a unidirectional flushing program from June 1 to September 31, 2015 in the northwest area of town. Unidirectional flushing (UDF) is a method of dislodging and removing mineral deposits and sediment that accumulates in the water mains. This is completed with…

  • Town of Turner Valley Water Saving Tips

    Town of Turner Valley Water Saving Tips

  • MCS Community Garden Permablitz

    MCS Community Garden Permablitz

    A HUGE thank you to the Millarville Community School Families & Teachers, Permaculture Calgary Guild Members, and Luke & Jordan (former MCS Student) of the Leaf Ninjas, who came out to help install an important feature in our future food forest, garden, and outdoor learning space – Water Harvesting and Distribution Swales! Water is integral in any planting system and…

  • Turner Valley Level I Water Conservation

    Turner Valley Level I Water Conservation

    Level I Water Conservation – Outdoor Watering As summer approaches, residents are reminded that Turner Valley is under a Level I water conservation strategy. Level I water conservation includes voluntary observation of an outdoor water-use schedule. Watering Days Residents and businesses are encouraged, but not mandated, to use water for outdoor activities only on their…

  • Black Diamond Water Conservation Level

    Black Diamond Water Conservation Level

    Voluntary Conservation Watering Schedule All persons are encouraged to conserve water by restricting outdoor water use, including watering lawns, washing vehicles, sidewalks, pads, exteriors of building, filling of hot tubs/Jacuzzis, recreational use for sprinklers and like water toys, to the following schedule: ODD & EVEN WATERING DAYS: Using the last number of your address (odd…

  • Town Explores Interest in Community Gardens

    Town Explores Interest in Community Gardens

      High River, AB: The Town of High River is once again reaching out to residents to explore whether there is sufficient interest in developing additional community gardens in High River. This was being explored prior to the 2013 flood and the Town is resuming the project to determine if the level of interest has…

  • Solutions & Substitutions by Reena: Perfect Rice

      By Reena Nerbas Foiled! Dear Reena, How do you remove foil that is stuck to an oven bottom? Priti Dear Priti, While the following isn’t an instant solution; it is effective at removing foil without damaging the porcelain finish of your oven. In a cool oven, lay a hot, wet rag on the oven…