Homes with a rain barrel connected to the downspout are fairly common today, saving up nature’s own water source for use watering gardens and washing cars. But 20 years ago a rain barrel was a sign that whoever lived there was on the cutting edge of eco-awareness. So to with Robinson Place, the massive but… more »
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Jacob Rodenburg is looking out the large, south-facing central window of the Camp Kawartha Environmental Centre, an innovative zero-carbon building that can still claim some environmental “one-and-only” features seven years after it opened. While those features make the building a showcase for green construction techniques, they are just packaging for the real purpose of the… more »
With the level 2 drought persisting, please refer to this water conservation fact sheet for tips on how to reduce your water consumption.
Despite some rain in August, Level 2 Drought for the Otonabee Watershed still persists, and 20% water conservation is encouraged. For more details please refer to the news release and presentation by Otonabee Region Conservation Authority. Some helpful resources include: OMAFRA Dry Conditions and Low Water MOECC Green Facts – Managing your water well in times of… more »
Up on the third floor of the century-old Quaker Oats plant, Stephen Loch points out a set of doors next to a panel of high-tech measuring devices. This is the brain of Quaker’s waste measurement and control system. Steel “containment vessels” brought from production lines two floors below hold waste material from a run of… more »