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The Municipality of Tweed’s Community Development Committee (CDC) wants local residents and organizations to know that the draft of the Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) has been released for review and comment. The document is available for download: printed copies are also available from the Municipality of Tweed and at a number of locations throughout the Municipality. There are public meetings planned for Thursday, February 18 at Tweed White Building 7-9 p.m., Monday, February 22 at Marlbank St. Matthews Anglican Church Hall 7-9 p.m., and on Thursday, February 25, 7-9 p.m. at Queensborough Community Centre.

Mix 97, Thursday, Jan 28, 2010. A consultant’s report on integrated waste management is being circulated to the council’s of eight Hastings-Quinte municipalities. The report covers a publicly-owned garbage transfer station, curbside organic pickup, and energy from waste system. A publicly-owned transfer station would save about a million dollars annually. And Chair of the Integrated Waste Committee, Tom Lafferty says the municipalities would have more control over the tipping fees. The energy from waste system is a big ticket item…65-million dollars… with the possibility of selling electricity to the grid. But Councillor Lafferty emphasizes…it’s all just being looked at. The eight municipalities include Belleville, Quinte West, Prince Edward County and four in Hastings County.

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Frink Centre Sunday, January 31, 2010 1- 4 PM

Guided Snowshoe Hikes (weather permitting) Guided Nature Hike with Terry Sprague “Exploring Nature in Winter” Build your very own bird feeder Campfire and bannock making Winter Frink Trail Scavenger Hunt Crafts and more…

Admission $10 per family, $5 per adult, $2 per child All proceeds support projects at the Frink Outdoor Education Centre

For more information please visit The Frink Centre

Jay Shafer has been living in houses smaller than some people’s closets since 1997. “My decision to inhabit just 89 square feet arose from some concerns I had about the impact a larger house would have on the environment, and because I do not want to maintain a lot of unused or unusable space. My houses have met all of my domestic needs without demanding much in return. The simple, slower lifestyle my homes have afforded is a luxury for which I am continually grateful”, said Shafer. His company is called Tumbleweed Company.

He is running a Tiny House workshop in Toronto is July.

By Jason Dearen The Associated Press / January 7, 2010 Methane gas produced in California landfills fuels garbage and recycling trucks, reducing the state’s carbon emissions.

On Tuesday, December 15, 2009, Dr. Tom Touzel, Chief of Staff at Lennox and Addington County General Hospital in Napanee, Ontario addressed the Town of Greater Napanee Council and presented council with a letter (see below).

With wisdom and wit, Anupam Mishra talks about the amazing feats of engineering built centuries ago by the people of India’s Golden Desert to harvest water. These structures are still used today – and are often superior to modern water mega projects.

by Janet Richards, The Community Press

Belleville – An energy audit of 1,332 affordable housing units has given Hastings County officials some ideas and recommendations for reducing costs related to energy and water consumption.

By W. Brice Mcvicar The Intelligencer

Kim Hadwen is returning to his roots and he’s hoping area residents will join him in his journey back in time.

Hadwen, along with his wife Jean, will be renting out plots of land on his Wallbridge-Loyalist Road farm in 2010 encouraging people to grow their own vegetables without the use of any pesticides or herbicides. Not only will any crops grown be free of such sprays, but the field where they grow will be tilled by a team of eight horses pulling the plow.