Our posts cover a wide range of categories, from food and gardening to solar panels, electric vehicles, and wise development. We hope to build a dialogue with our community, so please let us know what you think.
Insulation – what kind to use?
by Jane Marie Mitchell There are a number of types of insulation to choose from to slow and reduce heat transfer and ultimately reduce heating and cooling costs by an average of 15%. To make things difficult, there are many types of insulation. They include...
Canadian heat pump mythbuster
You've heard the myths and rumours. Are heat pumps an untested technology? Are they not suited to the Canadian winter? Are they too expensive? What about the refrigerants they use? Efficiency Canada gives answers to these questions and many more on their mythbusters...
Funding your retrofit – Mike Sullivan
NOTE: Shortly after Mike's talk, the federal government unexpectedly closed the Green Homes Grant. However, there's still a lot of really useful information in this video. Mike Sullivan lives in Stratford, and he's putting in a heat pump. Mike has gotten a lot of...
SDSS is working on a community garden
At our January meeting we had a great conversation with SDSS teacher and mentor Christine Ritsma and Eco Club co-president Zach Kritzer. They have all kinds of great ideas for Stratford's first community garden, which they hope to create this spring. It's an exciting...
Heat pumps — for renters?
Are heat pumps noisy? Do they work well in apartments? How much money do they really save tenants? Why should a landlord install a heat pump? What problems have people encountered? What if you don't want a landlord to install a heat pump on your balcony? I mean, look...
EV Chargers: The Basics
Mike Sullivan, Janary 25, 2024 1. Assess your charging needs: There are two levels of home chargers – Level 1 (120V and slowest) and Level 2 (240V and faster). Level 3 (fast chargers installed at some public charging stations) are not used for home charging. Almost...
Good Morning, Friends
A quick reminder to please check out - and like - my post/s re an Affordable Housing Community Land Trust (CLT) on the Official Plan Project's Engage Stratford Page. I've posted as MzNiks under "What is missing" and "My vision". Please see SAHA's email,...
Green Recognition Program – time to apply!!
Here is the link to apply for the Green Recognition Program: The intent of the program is to promote sustainable practices within the city, and highlight the conscious efforts made by community members to contribute toward our collective carbon reduction goals. This...
Share your story!
The Cost of Housing — Share Your Story! The United Way wants to hear the stories of Perth and Huron residents. How has the rising cost of housing affected you? What have you done to cope? This anonymous survey takes approximately 7 minutes to complete....
Which Stratford neighbourhoods are vulnerable to a heat wave?
Winter is a good time to start thinking about Stratford's ability to keep its citizens cool and safe. Many sectors of our population are at risk; the elderly, the very young, people with disabilities or health concerns -- in fact, if it gets hot enough, ALL of us are...