It’s never a great moment when your home insurance premium goes up, especially when you feel like nothing has changed from the year before. Often times it’s a pretty standard increase due to inflation or simply due to the age of your home. But in addition to the basic things, there are plenty of other factors that can affect your rate from year to year. As insurance … [Read more...] about The Top Reasons For An Increase To Your Home Insurance Premium
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Toronto: This Eco-Incentive Can Net You $50,000 – And Then Some
Earning Green from Going Green With just over three decades until 2050, the year Toronto must make good on its pledge to lower its greenhouse gas emissions by 80%, it seems the city has decided to pull out all the stops in order to entice Torontonians to get on the “go green” bandwagon. Adopted by city council in 2009, the Eco-Roof Incentive Plan is what many consider to be … [Read more...] about Toronto: This Eco-Incentive Can Net You $50,000 – And Then Some
J.Crew Brands Extend Partnership with Blue Jeans Go Green™ Drop Your Jeans For A Cause!
Ok Canada, we need a program like this here in our great country! We are a nation of denim lovers too, aren't we? I think it's time we started dropping our jeans for a cause! Recently, our neighbours to the south kicked off another successful recycling campaign aimed at recycling all those worn out, yet beloved, American denim jeans. Already in its ninth year, the … [Read more...] about J.Crew Brands Extend Partnership with Blue Jeans Go Green™ Drop Your Jeans For A Cause!
5 Ways To Prepare For Power Outages
Winter is fast approaching, and with winter comes an increased risk of power outages. Are you prepared for a power outage in your home? Our friends at Calgary General Contractors are guest posting today, providing these great tips to help you and I prepare for the next power outage. 5 Ways to Prepare for Power Outages As Canadians, we are all too familiar with cold … [Read more...] about 5 Ways To Prepare For Power Outages
Are We Close To Popping The Canadian Real Estate Bubble?
My parents live in a retirement home in a newer development in Ottawa. During the 2 years they have lived there, I have witnessed an incredible number of homes being constructed in the area in this short period of time. I've seen forests turn to fields, and those fields turn into subdivisions full of (mostly) executive town homes. Homes are constructed so quickly, it seems I … [Read more...] about Are We Close To Popping The Canadian Real Estate Bubble?