All Posts Tagged With: "drinking water"
Kingston’s Water Restrictions Begin
Starting June 15, residents with odd numbered addresses can water their yards or wash their cars only on odd-numbered days and those with even-numbered addresses can water only on even-numbered days according to Kingston’s water use bylaw. On scheduled watering days, residents are asked to restrict their use of sprinklers to between 5 a.m. and [...]
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Volunteers Sought For Lead-testing In Private Homes
The City is again seeking 100 qualified homeowners 5 non-residential property owners interested in participating in its regular volunteer lead-testing program. Under this regulation, introduced in 2007, the Ministry of the Environment requires the City to test the water in Kingston homes and businesses identified as receiving their water through lead or lead-soldered pipes on [...]
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Water Your Mind at the Library
Join local experts on sustainability and conservation for a panel discussion of water and ecology issues in the Kingston area. This free event will take place at 7pm at the Central Library, 130 Johnson Street.
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Off the Bottle
Do the words “bottled at the source” mean anything to you? Okay, I’m already getting way ahead of myself. To ensure transparency, I have to admit that a very good friend of ours is a big wheel down at the bottled water factory. I have never felt the need to have the “do you think [...]
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Is Your Water Safe?
As June comes to a close, many are rejoicing over the fact that yet another school year is coming to a close, and family vacations will soon be here. For me, the last day of June signifies one of those coming of age milestones I used to hear so much about, but rarely paid any [...]
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