members e-news

[Kathie Brosemer <kathie@cleannorth.org>]

Just a couple of things:

1.  Well water workshops this week!
2.  Vehicle emissions clinics late July
3.  City Beautification award nominations
4.  Welcome to Arlene Pitts

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1.  Well water workshops this week!

Tuesday - Laird Hall
Wednesday - Prince Township Hall

at 7 pm, a workshop/forum/community meeting on well water.  How to keep 
your water safe, how to have it tested, everything you ever wanted to know 
about wells.  Experts in hydrogeology, well drilling, public health.  If 
you have a well at home or at camp, don't miss this!

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2.  Vehicle emissions clinics late July

July 26 and 27, Environment Canada will be here with their mobile testing 
centre.  We're helping out, in the parking lot at Canadian Tire.  If you 
haven't had this done before (or even if you have!), it's a great service 
that will help you identify and solve any problems that are eating up your 
fuel.  With gas prices what they've been lately, anything you can do to 
improve fuel economy can only help!  And the service is free!

In related news, watch for Andre Riopel's Buck-A-Litre party, to take place 
when fuel hits $1. here.

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3.  City Beautification award nominations

Clean North sponsors a pesticide-free garden award, has done so for several 
years now.  We need nominations.  Do you know a beautiful garden that 
happens to be done without the use of artificial chemicals?  We need to 
know about it!  Fill in a nomination form at the Clean North office or at 
any of several garden centres around town.  Nominations close the first 
week of July.  There's a $2 nomination fee, but don't let that put you off 
- if you fill in a form at the Clean North office and it's for our 
category, we'll pay the fee for you!  How's that for a deal?

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4.  Welcome Arlene Pitts

Arlene is Clean North's summer student.  She's the one most likely to 
answer the phone when you call.  She's working on the paint project and 
also numerous other little things that have needed doing.  If we have a 
creative window display this summer, it will be Arlene we can thank!  Stop 
in and say hi if you're downtown.

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paper newsletter is on its way...  watch for it in about a week.

have a great summer!

Kathie

--

When we walk to the edge of all the light we have and take the step into
the darkness of the unknown, we must believe that one of two things will
happen.  There will be something solid for us to stand on, or we will be
taught to fly.

   -- Patrick Overton