Do Something Good With That Discarded Christmas Tree
By Chantal Eustace, provided by canada.com
Here's a step-by-step guide to winding down your Christmas festivities and ramping up the new year in a green way.
Sort of like making a list, checking it twice, then putting it in the recycling bin.
The Tree
If
you bought a real tree this year -- and make sure you water it -- don't
trash it after the holiday, says Arthur Loewen, a spokesman for the
Canadian Christmas Tree Growers Association.
"I'd hate to see
trees go to landfills," says Loewen, owner of Pine Meadows Tree Farm in
Chilliwack. He sells about 6,000 trees each Christmas. "We encourage
people not to throw them out."
Just
don't use tinsel or fire retardant on your tree, since they make it
impossible for it to be chipped and composted, Treuer points out.
"Tinsel
that is more than 15 years old will likely have lead content in it, so
it not only can't be recycled, it is toxic when dumped," he says.
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Baby, it's Cold Outside: Two Festive Cocktails to Give You a Glow
Whether you're celebrating Hanukkah, Christmas, or the fact that it's Tuesday, here are some quick and delicious cocktail recipes that can be made a la minute or in advance when you're entertaining. Festive Cranberry Cocktail
By: The Martini Club
Cocktail Size
1 oz. vodka
½ oz. Chambord
3 oz. cran-raspberry juice
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, add vodka, Chambord and cran-raspberry juice.
2. Strain and pour into a martini glass. Garnish with a frozen cranberry skewer.
Make-Ahead Entertaining Size
16 oz. vodka
8 oz. Chambord
48 oz. cran-raspberry juice
1. In a cocktail pitcher filled with ice, add vodka, Chambord and cran-raspberry juice.
2. Stir and pour into a martini glass. Garnish with a frozen cranberry skewer. Hanukkah Gelt Martini
2 parts chilled potato vodka
1 part Goldschlager
Combine both in a shaker with ice, mix and strain into a chilled cocktail glass, or martini glass. Serve with Gelt! More recipes |
So you don't celebrate Christmas?
It's not uncommon for those of us who celebrate Christmas to wonder how Christmas Eve is spent for those that don't. My Jewish friends laugh and say it's tradition to go out for Chinese food and then to a movie. And now that tradition is official: The JCC at Bloor and Spadina is offering a catered Kosher Chinese dinner followed by a screening of Vicky Cristina Barcelona. $40 in advance gets you both the dinner and the show. Click here for more information. Also, if you've forgotten how to play the dreidel game, click here and all will be revealed. |
Market News
December 4, 2008 -- TREB Members recorded 3,640 sales in November 2008 from
the 7,313 sales recorded during the same period last year in the GTA, TREB
President Maureen O'Neill announced today.
The average GTA price in November 2008 was $368,582. During the same period
last year, the TorontoMLS system recorded an average of $393,747, and in November
of 2006 overall GTA prices averaged $355,727.
The 2008 year-to-date sales for the GTA was recorded at 72,086 from last year's
88,695. The year-to-date GTA average price was $379,489 from last year's
$375,445.
Within the 416 area (City of Toronto) there were 1,523 sales during November
2008. During the same month last year, 3,426 sales were recorded. The average
price in the 416 area was $390,225 compared to $433,859 in November 2007 and
$381,188 in 2006.
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