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What a great “ad” for our barrels – glad you like them up there in Thunder Bay. We’ve got rain barrels in Hamilton, Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa, Kitchener, New Dundee, Fergus, Morden (MB), Gatineau (QC), London, Brantford, Walkerton, Sudbury, Fort Erie, Grimsby….the list goes on. Don’t forget to tell your favourite fundraising non-profit organization to be in touch with us. We’d love to help them further their cause by hosting a truckload sale event.

Minden’s rain barrel sale is run by Messy Jesse the Intern and rumour has it – a jingle will be heard on their local radio stations:

http://kocexperience.blogspot.com/2010/07/natural-plaster-workshop.html

I’m certainly going to try to listen in!

Friday, June 11, 2010
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Let it rain! Program offering rain barrels to help ‘green’ Morden
Posted By Ashleigh Viveiros

Think of the money you’d save if you could let Mother Nature cover the costs of watering your yard.

The regional chapter of the Community Led Emissions Reduction (CLER) program is teaming up with A Rocha Prairie Canada to sell rain barrels in Morden next week.

Having a rain barrel in your yard is a great way to kill three birds with one stone, said CLER co-ordinator Kelly Stock.

“It will save you money on your water bill, save energy used for water treatment, and it will save the environment,” she said, noting rain water is great for washing your car, cleaning the dog, and, of course, watering plants in your yard – all for free.

The barrels will sell for $50 each, with $10 from each sale going to A Rocha, Stock said.

The conservation organization will use the funds raised for community-based conservation projects and climate change initiatives throughout the MSTW Planning District.

“We’re not only promoting water conservation, but are also using this event to raise money for future environmental initiatives in our region,” Stock said.

The barrels are made of reconditioned food containers, and feature top filter baskets, top-side overflow, a barrel to barrel connector, overflow hose, and bottom-side spigot with garden hose thread to make it easier to hook up to your lawncare system.

You can order a barrel in advance at www.rainbarrrel.ca/mstw by June 11, or contact Stock at 822-6223.

Barrels can be picked-up in the Morden Friendship Centre parking lot (306 North Railway) on Thursday, June 17 between 4 and 6:30 p.m.

http://www.mordentimes.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2617290

My dad is getting on in years now and doesn’t have a yard to tend. But if he did, I’d buy him a rain barrel. It’s just the right thing to do in 2010, don’t you think?

I got my own rain barrel this week – from rainbarrel.ca, of course! It’s a grey one, very exciting to pick it up at the bus station and bring it home on a sunny evening here in Vancouver.

Once I set it up (took seconds) and placed it strategically under my down spout, I admired it and walked away. Within 24 hours, it was raining (odd late spring we are having here – it should be dry by now!). Within a day and a half, my barrel was full!

Now I’m waiting for the rain to stop so I can use my water outdoors. But I can put my watering can under the spigot and bring fresh water in to my plants in the house – so much better than the chlorinated water the city kindly sends us!

Anyway, Father’s Day is coming – think about a rain barrel for your dad. You can get one in advance in Ontario: Brockville, Jarvis, Hamilton and Mississauga, or in Manitoba: Winnipeg, Lundar, Inglis and Morden. Just check out our sale sites on the right on this page. If you don’t see a sale where you live, let us know. We’ll be happy to help find a non-profit group that would like to fundraise and help the environment.

Happy Gardening! Happy Father’s Day == soon enough!
LP

Try to keep up with Erin Radio, selling rain barrels to support their non-profit station!  I’m sitting here in Vancouver, BC listening to this lovely station on the internet: http://www.erinradio.ca/listen-erin-radio-online/. It’s quite a thrill when I hear the DJ tell the listeners where the next distribution of rain barrels will be. The next sale will be held in Orangeville, at Scotiabank, 250 Centennial Road on Saturday, May 22 from 10 am to 4pm. And Erin Radio goes the step further and offers free coffee and donuts at this sale. As they say – just in time for spring, easy to install, your rain barrel comes with a hose attachment, overflow tube and bug screen. This food grade plastic recycled product is the greenest rain barrel around! Place your order through the radio station at 519-833-1015.