Transition Brockville / 18 September 2017
BROCKVILLE ARTS CENTRE FEATURE FILM
AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER
A documentary featuring Al Gore
Wednesday, October 18 at 10 AM, 2 PM & 7 PM
Thursday, October 19 at 10 AM, 2 PM & 7 PM
Tickets $10.00 (HST Included) General Admission
A decade after An Inconvenient Truth (2006) brought climate change into the heart of popular culture comes the follow-up that shows just how close we are to a real energy revolution.
Recorder & Times / Wayne Lowrie / 19 September 2017
The South Nation Conservation authority has applied for federal money to map the flood-prone areas along the St. Lawrence River from outside of Cornwall to Brockville.
The money under the National Disaster Mitigation Program would update 25-year-old floodplain maps based on the evidence from this year’s record flooding, according to Sandra Mancini, the authority’s engineering team lead.
She told Augusta township council the mapping would cover the corridor between the 401 and the St. Lawrence River.
Mancini said the survey, done by airplane, would use electronic technology that plots the topography of the strip along the river. The information would allow the authority to map the areas that would be in danger of flooding when the river spills its banks.
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Peak Moment TV / 16 September 2017
“This place is famous. People loving coming by here because at any time of year you can get something to eat.” Architect Mark Lakeman, co-founder of the City Repair project, gives a tour of the corner sidewalk outside his Portland office building, where a food forest is bursting with life.
Cornwall Standard-Freeholder / Todd Hambleton / 07 September 2017
A community meeting will be held just under two weeks to discuss an Ontario Power Generation project for the R.H. Saunders Generating Station in Cornwall that will involve the use of a battery-based energy storage facility.
Ontario Power Generation wants to build the facility adjacent to the dam, which would be used to absorb energy in times of excess system generation, or release energy in times of a system generation shortfall […]
“Battery Energy Storage complements renewable generation like wind and solar, and will help (the Independent Electricity System Operator) maintain system reliability,” said OPG director of media, issues and information management Neal Kelly.
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Brockville Museum / 31 August 2017
Join us for our first hands-on workshop as we discover the history and utility of cast iron pans.
This is the first in our Heritage Skills Workshop Series. Cost includes all supplies. $15 per session or $36 for the series of 3. Advance registration is required so we can gather supplies. Sign up at the museum in person (Monday-Friday, 10:00 – 5:00) or by phone (613-342-4397)
For more information email us at museum@brockville.com
Mother Earth News / Janet Chadwick
/ 20 September 2013
Freezing maintains the natural color, fresh flavor, and high nutritive value of fresh foods. The objective is to bring foods to the frozen state quickly. When properly done, fruits and vegetables are more like fresh than when preserved by any other method. Best of all, freezing vegetables and fruit is fast and easy.
I had been freezing garden vegetables for years when I began experimenting with the process. I discovered that the old standard method of washing and preparing the vegetables, then blanching, cooling, drying, packing, and freezing them was not always the fastest, easiest way to produce the best finished product. Many vegetables can be frozen without blanching (although their shelf lives in the freezer will be shorter), and greens can be stir-fried instead of blanched for a better product.
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