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Annual Report – Confirm Your Support!

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February is annual report and membership renewal time in the REAL world! If you are on our current list you will be receiving a reminder notice by email. Memberships can be paid by cheque or etransfer, or by PayPal or Canada Helps if you would like to use a credit card. If you are […]

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Read Our February Update

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REAL’s February newsletter has been posted. This issue we take a look at reasons to recycle your electronics, reno materials at the REAL Deal, the Rideau Roundtable’s Smiths Falls biochar project, helping monarchs and other useful stuff! Our next issue will be April 2023. See previous issues. Sign up to our mailing list to […]

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EcoIceGrip Better Than Salt!

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Feb. 25, 2023: Note, the price has recently been adjusted to $7.99 plus tax. EcoIceGrip is now available at the REAL Deal Store. When applied to packed snow and ice, it is an effective environmentally friendly alternative to salt. And it is locally made! Staff have used it at the store with great results. There […]

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New Developments re Energy Audits

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Some new developments for the existing home energy renovation incentive programs will be taking effect January 1. John Appleby, our certified Registered Home Energy Advisor (REA) has been performing home energy audits within the K7A postal code region for almost a year now. He will now accept bookings from a wider area, postal code regions […]

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Stamp Out Poverty with Used Stamps

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Your used stamps can help Oxfam Canada raise funds to stamp out poverty! The program will gladly accept foreign stamps, Canadian stamps and commemorative stamps. Just deposit them in the collection can near the cash at the REAL Deal Store. You can donate the entire envelope if there are clearly identifiable town/village postmarks or registered/special […]

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