Annual Report – Confirm Your Support!
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...
Read Our February Update
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...
EcoIceGrip Better Than Salt!
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. ...
New Developments re Energy Audits
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...
Stamp Out Poverty with Used Stamps
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...
Pick Up Your Auction Finds
Bidding in our online auction concluded at 9 p.m. Saturday, November 26. Organizers were very pleased with the results, as we surpassed our goal of $2022, with bids totalling $2328.50. Thanks everyone for participating! 116 people registered to bid...
Fall Online Auction Nov 16 – 26
Get ready for some online auction fun! Between November 16 and 26 you will have the opportunity to bid on some great items from the comfort of your home, or even on the go from your cell phone. You...
Elva Corless Recognized in Remarkable Women Exhibit
Elva Corless, one of REAL’s founding members, was recognized in the recent “Remarkable Women of Smiths Falls,” exhibit at Heritage House Museum. The exhibit featured 28 women from different walks of life with a connection to the Town of...
FoodCycler Lending
REAL has acquired a Vitamix FoodCycler through the Town of Smiths Falls Food Waste Diversion Municipal Pilot Program. The trial period is over, and REAL is willing to lend it to others so they can get an idea of...
Another AGM is Behind Us
REAL’s Annual General Meeting on June 29 went smoothly. This was the third year we resorted to a zoom meeting instead of a potluck dinner. About 18 people gathered to hear the guest speaker, an update on REAL activities,...
Household Hazardous Waste – Use Your Depots!
The REAL Deal does not accept hazardous waste of any kind, but local residents do have access to seasonal Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) depots. This is your opportunity to access safe disposal of dangerous materials that are not accepted...
Tool Library Looking for Certain Garden Tools
REAL’s Tool Library is ready to move into its next phase – lending out garden tools. REAL opened a tool library in a corner of the REAL Deal Reuse Store last fall. A membership fee of $25 for six...
Shoreline Planting at Turtle Island – May 29
The Shoreline Planting Project at Turtle Island, Smiths Falls was accomplished by some enthusiastic volunteers Sunday, May 29. On site were representatives from Trees Canada and the RVCA, as well as volunteers from REAL, the Smiths Falls Horticultural Society,...
Thank You, Pitch In People
To everyone who participated in Pitch In cleanups in Smiths Falls and surrounding areas this year, you have made a real and visible difference in your community that will be enjoyed by many. Thank you! If you haven’t done...
Local Residents Pitch In
We were pleased to be able to organize our annual springtime Pitch In clean-up once again, after taking a pause the past two years. REAL has been participating in Pitch In since 1989, and organizing community wide cleanups since...