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FYI: Queen of Green Lindsay Coulter tips and news for 2012

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Lindsay Coulter is passionate about finding green solutions for our everyday needs.. Please view her latest tips, news and views… 

David Suzuki's Queen of Green headerDavid Suzuki’s Queen of Green

Monthly Digest – December

Donate your craft supplies — even that bra you never wear — to an organization that will find them new homes. Many also accept new, unopened cosmetics. And nix the paraffin wax scented candles. Touted as mood enhancers and emotional soothers, they could be ruining your indoor air quality.

Green a family tradition
Some family traditions are already “green”. Others need tweaking. Is sustainable seafood a part of your heritage? We have tasty recipes from famous chefs and how-to videos to make it easy! Read the full story.
Three things you didn’t know you could donate
Much of what you’re not using is needed by someone else. And it’s easy to give stuff away. Seriously, will you ever scrapbook again? Find an agency in your community that accepts craft supplies, towels, blankets — even bras! Read the full story.
Make non-toxic candles
Paraffin scented candles — apple cinnamon, french vanilla, etc. — are popular gifts. But beneath the smells may lurk substances that when burned, can emit small amounts of harmful toxins such as acetone, benzene, lead and mercury, polluting the air in your home (and the world). Read the full story.

Sincerely,

Lindsay Coulter, Queen of Green

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The Magical Blend Montreal: Readings for 2012

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The Magical Blend is a Canadian Metaphysical store located in Montreal. Please view their website for more information or to contact them…. 

Namaste 

 

Readers and Healers! 

Looking to get a consultation on what your new year will bring? Hoping to stimulate your health and well-being now that the holidays are over? Why not book a consultation with one of our readers or healers? All sessions are $35 for half an hour or $70 for a full hour.

If you are local to Montreal, or if you will be visiting in the near future, you may book a consultation or treatment with one of our professionals by calling the store and requesting an appointment! Our readers and healers are listed below; if you’d like to know more about our booking policies or read more about our consultants, visit our website’s consultants page!

Readers 

Our readers use divinatory techniques to help you clarify and solve problematic situations in your life, or else to give you a helpful overview of matters as they stand.
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Rousseau’s Fine Furniture 30% off Sale

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The New Year is a great time to get organized, sort out all of our stuff and find places to keep what we want to keep… Being tidy can be helpful in our journey to achieve our goals…. ☺ Rousseau’s Fine Furniture and & Interior Decorating a Whitby local business is happy to help, if you are in the market for new furniture this season be sure to check out Rousseau’s.  

Let's Get Organized

 

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FYI: Seminars happening at the Violet Door Bowmanville

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Please contact the Violet Door for more information or to register… 

Hello from the Violet Door,
We have a few seminars happening at the Violet Door,
“Space Clearing Your Home” with Katherine & Russ Loader – Sat. January 21st 1-4pm – Cost $30  www.powerofplace.com
“Herbal Healthy Homes” with Crystal (certified herbologist) – Wed. February 8th 7-9pm – Cost $20  www.timelessessentials.ca
If you would like more information on the above seminars please go to the calendar on our website. www.violetdoor.com/The_Violet_Door/Calendar.html
Please sign up prior to event by calling 905-623-0706 or email violetdoorbooks@bellnet.ca.
also…….
“Essential Oils for a Healthy Body & Healthy Home” with Dawn James (author) – Sat. January 28th 1-2:30pm – Cost $25  –
read details & register at www.itsessential.eventbrite.com
Blessings to you…….we are very grateful for your support.
Have a wonderful day!
Bryan & Joanne :o)
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How do you feel about allowing shopping on Christmas Day, Easter Sunday and other holidays?

With the Christmas season just behind us it is likely that some of the magic that Christmas brings still remains…. with this in mind it may be a good time to review the following survey being conducted by the city of Toronto. The survey is view public input into allowing retailers to be open on the days we have to this date considered to be holidays. 

**The City of Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 510, Holiday Shopping [link to:http://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/municode/1184_510.pdf] and the Ontario Retail Business Holidays Act [link to: http://www.sse.gov.on.ca/mcs/en/Pages/Business_Retail_Holidays.aspx] generally require retail stores to be closed on Public or Retail Holidays (i.e. New Year’s Day, Family Day, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day). Both the Municipal Code and provincial statute provide for exemptions by type and size of retail store that enable some stores to open while others must remain closed. The provincial statute also provides for tourist area exemptions. The City of Toronto Municipal Code does not.**

My husband was the one who brought this to my attention, as hubby’s work takes him to the city (Toronto) availing him to some of the cities news. And to be honest I thought he was kidding at first… I mean who would have ever have thought anyone would have even considered opening up stores on Christmas Day…

Perhaps I am getting old, or my ideas are old fashioned… but somehow it just doesn’t seem fair to take away our Christmas holidays, or any other holiday for that matter and I truly am concerned that if holiday shopping is allowed to happen, we will do just that lose our holidays…. I still don’t like the idea of Sunday shopping, but hey I got used to it and now Sundays don’t mean the same anymore. They used to equal quiet time, a time to recoup from the craziness of the week, a time to spend with family or to enjoy working on a hobby, but now they are kind of like any other day… :(

And what about the people who will have to work those shifts??… 

Do we really have to have stores open 365 days of the year??? 

Won’t we lose that lovely feeling of magic that happens at Christmas time???

Won’t we lose the feeling of “togetherness” that comes from sharing holidays with the whole province or nation, no matter what religious background??

Any way, like I said I thought my husband was kidding, until I looked it up on the internet and sure as honey is sweet, there is a survey going around and it will be looked into this coming Spring…. I have filled it out and sent it in and if you would like to keep your holidays as holidays, please put in your two cents worth too….. 

Please Click Here to view the survey and to participate …. Please note you don’t have to live in Toronto to participate