Energy Waste Watcher tips to cut summer cooling costs
A reader column from Energy Mines and Resources Canada offers practical steps to keep homes cool without heavy AC. Vent attic heat with fans, use light blinds, reflect sun with drapes, shade with trees, and improve insulation. Open doors during cooler hours, run fans, and seal fridge doors to save energy. The piece notes attic heat can reach 54 C and highlights cost payback within years.
Letter From A D O s Wife Sparks on duty power charges
Elsie Dooley wife of Piney District Operator Jim Dooley writes to Steinbach Carillon News readers rebutting Musings about hydro outages after storms. She urges calling the Hydro office, specifies proper outage location, notes line dangers, and explains causes from downed lines to weather and vandalism.
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Camp For Disabled Officially Opens
The Society for Crippled Children and Adults of Manitoba marks the official opening of its new year round camp for the disabled on Lake Winnipeg just north of Gimli. The first adult campers used the facility for two weeks starting June 20 and a summer program runs for children aged 8 to 11 July 7 to 18 and 12 to 15 July 21 to August 1. Communities across Manitoba and supporters will attend the opening to see the results of their help.
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Red Cross Give Summer A Break
The Red Cross urges readers to donate blood before holidays. It warns that vacation drains blood supplies just when need is highest and reminds that emergencies can strike anyone, making timely donations crucial for those who fall ill or need transfusions.
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