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Many sessions throughout the region - Backyard composting training sessions Saint-Lazare (Québec), March 21 2011 Again this year, la MRC de Vaudreuil-Soulanges has mandated the non-profit organization Terres en Ville to offer Vaudreuil-Soulanges residents several French backyard composting training sessions and one (1) English composting session to promote the recovery of domestic organic residues. During each session, a domestic backyard composter will be drawn, giving each participant a chance to win. Participants will also be eligible for a rebate on the purchase of a domestic composter. Furthermore, Saint-Lazare residents will also be eligible to win one of 50 backyard domestic composters the Town will draw in the fall of 2011. Sessions are offered free of charge to all Vaudreuil-Soulanges residents. It is not necessary to register to participate. Let us remind you that organic residues represent fifty nine percent (59 %) of domestic wastes sent to landfills. Composting is therefore a very simple gesture to reduce the volume of garbage sent to landfills and produce useful fertilizing compost. In Saint-Lazare, the session will be held: In French on Tuesday, April 12 at 7:30 p.m. at the Community Centre (1301 Rue du Bois). Residents wishing to participle to an English training session can do so: In English on Wednesday, May 4 at 7:30 p.m at the Stephen Shaar Community centre (394 Main Street). If you cannot make it to Saint-Lazare’s session or Hudson’s you may attend one of the following FRENCH only sessions: For more information on the subject, see our green file on domestic Composting. Ask your children They know a lot about it!

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MRC Vaudreuil-Soulanges will again this year be offering training on composting Saint-Lazare April 12 7:00 p.m. centre communautaire Saint-Lazare (1301, rue du Bois) Vaudreuil-Dorion April 23 10:00 a.m. Parc Valois (rue Saint-Charles) Saint-Zotique April 26 7:00 p.m. hôtel de ville de Saint-Zotique (1250, rue Principale) Hudson (en anglais) May 4 7:00 p.m. centre communautaire Stephen Shaar (394, Main street) L’Île Perrot May 10 7:00 p.m. centre communautaire Paul-Émile-Lépine (150, boul. Perrot) Les Cèdres September 13 7:00 p.m. Pavillon récréatif des Bénévoles (145, rue Valade) Pincourt 21 septembre 7:00 p.m. Omni-centre (375, boul. Cardinal-Léger) Saint-Polycarpe September 27 7:00 p.m. aréna de Saint-Polycarpe (10, rue des Loisirs) Rigaud October 5 7:00 p.m. salle Paul-Brasseur (10, rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste Est) Calendar of training on composting in 2011 Backyard composter sale and general information session (ask all the questions you want to experts on location) Vaudreuil-Dorion May 19 and October 13 - 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. MRC Vaudreuil-Soulanges (420 Avenue Saint-Charles) Contact la MRC at 450 455-5753 or www.mrcvs.ca for more information on these training sessions or la Ville de Saint-Lazare for any question concerning the draw of 50 composters at 450 424-8000, 248. À l’école et dans les garderies Félicitations aux écoles et garderies participantes Depuis les dernières années, le compostage est devenu une pratique courante dans les écoles et Centres de la petite enfance (CPE) de la ville. FÉLICITATIONS aux élèves et membres du personnel des écoles AUCLAIR * FOREST HILL JR. * À L’ORÉE-DU-BOIS * WESTWOOD SR. ainsi qu’aux enfants et au personnel du CPE LES AMIS DU CHÂTEAU DE SABLE! Depuis 2009, ils ont réussi à transformer 6800 kg de matières putrescibles en compost, ce qui représente près de 7 tonnes de matières détournées des sites d’enfouissement. Ces initiatives méritent d’être encouragées et imitées. Établissements 2009 Quantités récupérées (kg) 2010 Quantités récupérées (kg) Total (kg) Auclair 400 1206 1606 CPE Les Amis du Château de sable   447 447 Forest Hill Junior 268 1700 1968 À l’Orée-du-Bois 403 1340 1743 Westwood Senior   1040 1040   1071 5733 6804

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Demand for water is on the rise, from increased populations, manufacturing, irrigation and other manmade uses. Meantime pollution, declining water tables and prolonged drought conditions are shrinking the usable supply.

Using less water is essential not only to ensure a steady supply of water, but also to lower water and heating bills associated with pumping water to our homes and warming it for various household uses. Shutting off water when it’s not being used and using less water to do the same job are two simple ways you can preserve this precious resource, before it literally goes down the drain.

Go with the low-flow
Installing a low-flow shower head will be a very smart addition to your water conservation plans. Available at most home building and supply stores, these fixtures use about half of the water of a conventional shower head. Buy a model with a shut-off button that allows you to interrupt the flow while you lather up or shampoo.

A better flush
Environ About 65% of indoor home water use occurs in our bathrooms, and toilets are the single greatest water users.

Upgrading your toilet can lead to significant water savings that you can bank on over the life of the purchase. Replacing an 18-litre-per-flush toilet with an ultra-low-volume six-litre flush model represents a 66% savings in water flushed and will cut indoor water use by about 30%.

The dual-flush toilet takes water-efficiency one step further by using 6 litres of water to flush solid waste but only three litres to flush liquid waste.

Stop the leaks
Leaky fixtures waste a huge amount of water. A hot water faucet that leaks one drip per second will waste 9,000 litres per year, while a toilet that runs after flushing can waste up to 200,000 litres of water in a year. Fix leaking faucets as soon as possible. To find out if your toilet is leaking, put two or three drops of food colouring in the tank at the back of the toilet. Wait a few minutes. If the colour shows up in the bowl, there's a leak. If your toilet leaks, make sure that the flapper valve inside the tank is sitting properly in the valve seat. Also check that the flush valve lift wires are not bent or misaligned and that the valve seat is not corroded. All of these can be fixed easily and inexpensively. If, however, the leak is around the base of the toilet where it sits on the floor, call a professional.

More Water Conservation Tips

• Take quick showers instead of baths; you’ll use up to 50% less hot water.
  
  
• When washing or shaving, partially fill the sink and use that water rather than running the tap continuously.
  
  
• Turn the water off while you are brushing your teeth.
  
  

Source : site web d’Environnement Canada