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New in Saint-Sauveur!<br />
Gift boutique • furniture • decor<br />
280 rue Principale, Saint-Sauveur<br />
450 744-0404<br />
26 May 2013<br />
Vie de Chalet May 2013 Main Street Ad<br />
Contract: one month<br />
Home Works<br />
Spring Checklist<br />
Craig McVeigh - Main Street<br />
Attention Homeowners! Spring has arrived! Yes,<br />
after a few days of rain I managed to get out and<br />
walk around my house to see what havoc winter<br />
brought upon my home. After being cooped up<br />
for several months, we know every nook and cranny, every crack, squeaky<br />
floorboard, loose door and the list goes on.<br />
I can never stress the importance of home maintenance. Whether you own a new<br />
or heritage home, each needs to be maintained. People seem to realize that old<br />
homes need maintenance because the nature of old materials demands it, but<br />
new homes need it as well. When you buy a new car you wash, wax and perform<br />
numerous other tasks, which each particular model demands. The same principal<br />
should apply to our homes.<br />
Every spring I encourage you to make a checklist and do an exterior tour of<br />
your home. We have a tendency to look at things as a whole when a home is<br />
complete; we look at the roof, doors, foundation, etc. but when it is time to do a<br />
maintenance checklist, it’s important to look at things with a closer perspective,<br />
each individual roof shingle, window, chimney, gutter, siding - you get the point.<br />
With a list, you can make a plan of attack, and obviously, anything that shows any<br />
signs of water infiltration should take precedence. There are many tasks that cost<br />
little or no money; some elbow grease will go a long way. Most old homes with<br />
wood windows, siding and fascias need to be re-stained or painted every few years.<br />
Pressure washing foundations, caulking, cleaning gutters, re-nailing loose siding or<br />
decking helps everything retain a longer life.<br />
Unfortunately, there are many things that do cost a lot, and with the PQ being in<br />
power, a lot of us Anglos have a tendency to put everything on hold, unsure of<br />
the economy and what it will or won’t bring. Worrying about things that we can’t<br />
control is human nature, and when it comes to home maintenance it is usually<br />
pay now or pay more later so it is important to act upon the things that we can<br />
control now.<br />
Basic maintenance should be done every year and when there are larger<br />
expenses, such as roofing or windows to be replaced, no one says you have to<br />
do it all at the same time. A dozen windows replaced all in one shot can cost<br />
a small fortune, but changing one or two is a good way of maintaining your<br />
home, without busting your budget. Same thing for roofing; house one year,<br />
garage the next.<br />
So for now I am going back to my own checklist, and since I have yet to win<br />
the lotto myself, this year’s upgrades will consist of 2 windows, caulking and<br />
repainting the exterior siding, and did I mention repairing the screens that those<br />
cats and dogs of mine (that I love so much) go through each year?<br />
Tribute to the Wurtele Sisters<br />
On April 12, the Laurentian Ski Museum launched the 2nd temporary historical<br />
exhibit, which will be on display for six months. The show is paying tribute to<br />
Rhona & Rhoda Wurtele (aged 91), the twin sisters and Laurentian ski pioneers, who<br />
founded the “Twinski Club.”<br />
The collection includes<br />
many photographs from the<br />
time the twins were only<br />
five years old, through to<br />
Rhoda’s 1952 Oslo Olympics<br />
participation, her torch<br />
carrying at the Calgary<br />
Olympics of 1988 and many<br />
downhill international ski<br />
events, trophies, cups and<br />
plates. The two sisters<br />
participated at the opening<br />
and spoke to an audience<br />
composed of many old-time<br />
members of Laurentian ski<br />
groups, public personalities<br />
and the media. (IA)<br />
Specialty Food Association Selects<br />
Gourmet du Village product as a<br />
Silver Finalist in 2013 sofi Awards<br />
Gourmet du Village’s Hot Parmesan & Artichoke<br />
Dip Mix has been selected as a Silver Finalist<br />
in the 2013 sofi Awards from the Specialty<br />
Food Association. The sofi Awards recognize<br />
excellence in specialty foods and beverages in 30<br />
categories and are a coveted industry honor. The<br />
Hot Parmesan & Artichoke Dip mix is one of 109<br />
Finalists selected from 1,855 contenders by a<br />
national panel of specialty food experts.<br />
Gold Winners will be announced at a reception<br />
July 1st at the Summer Fancy Food Show in<br />
New York.<br />
“To be chosen as a finalist by the Specialty Food<br />
Association truly is a great recognition; this is<br />
the ‘Oscars’ of the Specialty Food industry,”<br />
said Mike Tott, President of Gourmet du Village.
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