Smoking ban lifted

Now that the weather has cooled off they say that the campfire ban has been lifted.  Have a fun long weekend!

1.Tuesday, September 7 at St. Columba Presbyterian Church Hall in French Creek, Troy Glasner of E3 Eco Group,
Carsten Jensen of Jensys Buildings;

2.Wednesday, September 8 at Extension Community Hall in Extension, Jack Anderson of Anderson Greenplan
Elke Cole of O.U.R. EcoVillage and Elke Cole Natural House Design and Consulting;

3.Thursday, September 9 at North Cedar Fire Hall in Cedar, 
Jack Anderson of Anderson Greenplan,
Brandon Bauer of The Blue Raven Farm;

4.Monday, September 13 at Lighthouse Community Hall in Qualicum Bay, Jim Smith of Wizards 4 Environmental Technologies,
Ryan Clark of Twelve Cubed Constructions;

5.Tuesday, September 14 at Oliver Woods Community Centre in Nanaimo,
Ken Connolly of Pheasant Hill Homes,
Ryan Clark of Twelve Cubed Constructions;

6.Wednesday, September 15 at Bradley Centre in Coombs, Ann and Gord Baird of Eco-Sense,
Cindy and Bill McCaugherty of RainCoast Homes;

7.Thursday, September 16 at Nanoose Library Centre in Nanoose Bay, Carsten Jensen of Jenesys Buildings,
Michel Labrie of Michel Labrie Architect
Scott Fleenor of TerraTek Energy Solutions;

8.Friday, September 17 at Gabriola Community Hall on Gabriola Island, Cindy and Bill McCaugherty of RainCoast Homes,
Ian Gartshore of Shore Energy Solutions.

On Saturday, September 18 residents will have an opportunity to visit green building sites that use innovative technologies and practices such as passive design strategies, solar hot water heating, green roofs, straw bale construction, cob construction, and compact building design.

For more information go to www.nanaimo.ca

Conversation Boils Over

It’s all about the perspective! Whose point of view do you take?

Artwork Courtesy of “Artist Marie”

A variety of upcoming aquatics programs at Ravensong will also be affected by the extended closure, including swimming lessons, aquafit, public swim sessions, birthday parties, and user group rentals.

The extension of the Project Schedule is required primarily to cover repairs to the glass curtain walls on the East & West walls, remediation of severely corroded structural steel, and required window replacements, items which were beyond the extent of what was known at the time the original schedule was generated. Also contributing to the scheduling are some secondary items, such as extended equipment manufacturing and delivery timelines, mold abatement, and selective interior remediation work.

The $4.6 million Ravensong Upgrades 2010 project includes replacing the pool’s barrel vault skylight, replacing the water treatment system, light fixture replacements, improvements to change rooms, addition of solar water heating, drain pipe work, and air handling and electrical upgrades.

The additional upgrades include new lighting in the lobby and change rooms, new exterior painting and signage, re-tile of the whirlpool, and conversion of space to accommodate a fourth family change room.

Thursday and Friday September 2 & 3rd from  1pm to 6pm. / Monday, September 6th from 3pm to 4pm. / Tuesday, September 7th from 8:30am to 3pm.

Happy Planning!

Gunnel for Lunch

This Glaucous Gull found a delicous Gunnel for lunch down at a beach in Parksville.  What is a Gunnel? Great question!

 A Gunnel is a elongated fish native to the coasts of the northern Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic Oceans, where they inhabit intertidal and subtidal waters and eat crustaceans and mollusks.

Photography Courtesy of Ralph Hocken.

Scheduled collection on the 10 routes involved starts after Thanksgiving. Residences on the 20 remaining City-serviced Routes, ‘A’ through ‘D’, will start participating in 2011.
The Green Bin Program will be picked up every week, while the recycling and garbage collection will alternate schedules.  Here’s all the things you can put in your green bins: (please do not put your pet’s doggie doo bags in there!)

•Food leftovers, plate scrapings
•Meat, fish, poultry and bones
•Fruit and vegetable scraps
•Dairy products, butter, mayonnaise
•Egg shells
•Bread, cereal, grains
•Pasta, rice, pizza
•Baked goods, candies
•Soiled paper towels and tissues
•Soiled paper food packaging
•Food soiled cardboard
•Used paper cups and plates
•Coffee grounds, filters, tea bags
•Ice cream and milk & cream cartons
•Baking ingredients, herbs, spices
•Houseplants, cut and dried flowers
•Nuts and shells
•Compostable bags (must have certified compostable logo)

For more infomation go to www.beyondcomposting.ca

Saturday:

• Stone Free at noon
•  the Donnie Ginter Group at 1pm
• Paul and Robbie MacIntyre at 2pm
• Chuck Together at 3pm
• Nanaimo Blues All-Stars at 4pm
• Michael Keys at 4:30pm
• Summer and the Sinners at 5:15pm
• Greynotes at 6pm
• Gerry Barnum at 7pm

Sunday:

• Foreign Influence at noon
• Nanaimo Blues All-Stars at 1pm
• Lazy Mike and the Rockin’ Recliners at 2pm
• Glen Foster Group at 3pm
• Renovation Blues Band at 4pm
• Mckinley Wolf at 5pm

Back to School!

 It’s that time of year getting the kids’ supplies together! Enjoy the madness.

Artwork Courtesy of “Artist Marie”.