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...
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...
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...
REAL’s September Update has been posted. Find out what’s been happening in the REAL world: Biochar experiments, our Tool Library, REAL Deal happenings, the Compost Demo site, and how Elva Corless was part of a special Heritage House Museum...
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...
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...
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,...
REAL’s July Update has been posted. Find out what’s been happening in the REAL world: our Tool Library, the Food Cycler, community connections and how we did with our Shoreline Cleanup, Pitch-In and our spring rain barrel fundraiser. At...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
REAL has received funding to hire two young people for the summer: one in the yard and one for inside the store. Both positions are for 35 hours a week at $15 per hour for 11 weeks starting June...
Smiths Falls Shoreline Cleanup It looks like we will have a sunny day for Saturday’s Shoreline Cleanup! We are in week two of Pitch In Smiths Falls and are going to wind up by cleaning some local shoreline sites. We have...