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OPG hoping to build battery energy storage at Saunders dam

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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Veggies n’ Fruit Community Boost Initiative awardees

Healthy Kids Community Challenge Leeds and Grenville / 7 July 2017

Healthy Kids Community Challenge Leeds and Grenville is pleased to announce awardees of the Veggies n’ Fruit Community Boost Initiative. The Veggies n’ Fruit Community Boost Initiative supports the third Healthy Kids Community Challenge theme, Choose to Boost Veggies and Fruit, and aims to create supportive environments for healthy eating.

Thirteen recipients across Leeds and Grenville have introduced programs that will make it easier for kids and families to choose vegetables and fruit with every meal and snack.

Find out what is happening in your community!

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Zooming to both coasts, with zero emissions

Recorder & Times / Elizabeth Munro / 3 August 2017

Buddy Boyd and Barb Hetherington decided that on Canada Day, they and their dog Piper would be taking a coast-to-coast road trip from Victoria, British Columbia to St. John’s, Newfoundland in their new electric Chevrolet Bolt.

Although one reason for their trip is vacation, their primary objective is to promote sustainable energy in different communities en route to St. John’s – and prove that zero-emission transportation is possible despite the sparsity of direct current charging stations across Canada.

The couple arrived in Brockville on August 1, just in time for the grand opening of the city’s first Level 3 high-speed charging station at the local Riverside GM dealership.

The dealership already has two Level 2 charging stations for hybrid cars, and the newest one is designed for all-electric cars like the Bolt. There are also Level 2 charging stations at St. Lawrence College and in the Aquatarium’s parking garage.

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Electric Avenue at Downtown Fun Fest

DBIA / 01 August 2017

Take in a wide display of EVs and FREE TEST DRIVES courtesy of plug’n drive.

EV owners are invited to share with the public their personal experiences in the next generation of transportation and view the latest in home charging units and safe installations. Please register to be sure of a spot: ow.ly/H9j430e2NU2

Special items to borrow at the BPL

Transition Brockville / 08 July 2017

Our community partner, the Brockville Public Library, doesn’t just lend books. Over recent years, it has expanded its work with a variety of innovative programs, a few of which are described below.

Discounted Aquatarium Passes

Take your family to discover the Aquatarium! The pass gives access to a family of five (5) at $5.00 + tax per person. Please note the pass does not include the Ropes Course or the Aqua Drop.

Community Tackle Box

Fishing rods and tackle boxes are available to sign out for free. Equipment is available for a one week loan period. Customers are responsible for their own licenses. For resources on fishing licenses and regulations, click here.

A special thank you to Canadian Tire Brockville and the Friends of the Brockville Public Library for sponsoring the fishing rod and tackle borrowing program!

MAPsacks!

Look for our three (3) bright orange MAPsacks, check one out and go outside! A MAPsack is a backpack containing stories, nature guides, activity sheets, a logbook and a free family pass to enjoy the Rideau Valley Conservation Areas and Parks Ontario family pass. MAPsacks is a joint library project created by the Leeds-Grenville Stewardship Council and Rideau Lakes Public Library as part of the Lanark, Leeds and Grenville Healthy Communities Partnership. The MAPsacks are a rotating collection among the Libraries of Leeds & Grenville so watch for other sacks!

The loan period for MAPsacks is one week. When you return your MAPsack check the inventory list to ensure all of the items are returned.

Pedometers

The Library has pedometers for you to borrow for one (1) week. The pedometer kits, located at our lower level customer service desk, includes one (1) digital pedometer, a log/info sheet and a local trail map.

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Business is sweet for butter tart baker

Recorder & Times / Wayne Lowrie / 30 June 2017

Bake a better butter tart and the world, it seems, will beat a path to your door.

“I’m amazed – delighted – at the enthusiasm that people have for butter tarts,” she said. “You can see it in their eyes. They get so excited: ‘Butter tarts!’”

Barr’s award-winning tart is a true Eastern Ontario creation. She uses Red Fife wheat grown outside of Gananoque and ground into flour at the 207-year-old mill in Delta. Leaf lard for the dough comes from Two Rivers Food Hub in Smiths Falls, which uses local pigs. A roadside stand outside of North Augusta supplied the rhubarb; Gibbons Family Farm in Frankville produced the maple syrup; the eggs come from Burnbrae Farms in Lyn; and the butter was churned at Stirling Creamery.

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