SGC Admin Monthly Enews

SGC November E-News

Serenity’s Gift Cove

November 2011 E-news:

November is upon us, time to grit our teeth and get ready for the colder weather.

Watering Can Full of Fall Leaves

Just a reminder this is the month restricted parking begins on our streets and TOU (smart meters) kicks in.

Wishing everyone a busy but fun November 2011

November Message:

November Message by MaryLou

White Swan ~~~ Spirit Heart

 Slow Down,

Be Still,

Listen,

Experience a calm sense of clarity

 Blessings to all,

MaryLou

Local events and dates to remember:

November 1st.

All Saints Day

November 5th:

Guy Fawkes Night: For those who have a British background, Happy Guy Fawkes Night…. “Remember, remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot, I see no reason, why this season should ever be forgot” J

November 5th:

Church Bazaar: All Saints Anglican Church, which has now been renovated due to the fire of last year, is happy to announce this years Bazaar. Come check it out: Location 300 Dundas Street W. Downtown Whitby. 9 am to 3 pm.

November 6th:

Daylight Savings Ends. Don’t forget to turn the clocks back one hour tonight.

November 7th:

Circles in Circles Meeting: Location:605 Brock St. N.Whitby, Ont.

Mary Susan Lyttle, Regional Vice-President for Primerica Financial Services, will be on hand to teach some easy to understand concepts that may help to put you on a solid path towards financial freedom. Bring your questions and a friend!

November 4th through to December 19:

Dilemmas with Dinner: Class Act Dinner Theatre Whitby.

A comedy about a junior executive who invites her boss and his wife over for dinner, which just gets more complicated as the evening wears on…. Check out their website for more information or to purchase tickets.

November 10th

FULL MOON in Taurus

November 11th

Remembrance Day or Veterans Day. The day we celebrate our Freedom, by remembering those who have fought for it. Amen!!

November 22nd

The Sun enters the sign of Sagittarius. Emotional Freedom is must for Sag.

November 24th:

Our neighbors south of the border celebrate their Thanksgiving today… Happy Thanksgiving to our American family and friends.

November 26th

Islamic New Year. Happy New Year !!! ☺

Click Here to find out November’s Events at The Rock Spa in Kitchener.

News and Views:

3 Steps Up Coffee House: Whitby:

This fabulous little coffee house serves not only fantastic coffee and goodies, but the service is friendly too!!! Visit their website for more information.

Psychic/New Age business for sale: Ongoing since 1998, this business has a long standing customer base and lots of contacts.  Please check out our page for more information or to contact the present owner.

Another Costco is to be built at Ritson & Adelaide Oshawa

along with a gas station. Naturally, some local residents are concerned, regarding noise and lighting levels, which they expect to rise. A Traffic study done in September expressed there may be some slight delays at some intersections during peak shopping hours, but over all the study doesn’t forecast any major problems regarding street parking. L Let’s hope the study is correct.

Hart department store located in the Whitby Mall will be closing its doors in January. Stock will be reduced; presently it is being reduced by 10 to 40%. It is unfortunate that another Canadian business is being affected by the economy; let us hope the next business to fill the space is Canadian and one that will bloom. J

SGC Monthly E-News: If you have an event or a special offer to send out, or if you would like to share an experience with others, please send it along by the last week of the month and we will make mention in our E-News or post on our weblog with a link to the post in our E-news.

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Free Advertising:

 Part of why we have a weblog is to help other small business folk get the word out about their products and services. We know first hand the expense of advertising, so we are happy to help. If you have an event or special you would like to get out there, please send it along and we are happy to share it with others. 

Free advertising you say… hmmm nothing is for free!!…. And I fully understand this reasoning, so while we do not charge a fee for our time in posting and editing your ads, we wouldn’t say no to anyone who feels compelled to return the favor, if this is you and you find the time to direct others to our weblog you have done just that and we thank you…. ☺

FYI: Links and Connections:

 Check out our Links and Connections Page for more information on, or to connect with the following.  

Comfy Cotton Diapers: Pick up of dirty cloth diapers with drop off of clean cloth diapers.

Free Metal Pick up:Whitby/ Oshawa

Natural Sense: Local (Bowmanville) supplier of spa products

Ajax North Pet Hospital: Local Vet office with vet who does house calls

Renovations: Dave Sutherland is one handy guy, located in Oshawa service area includes GTA.

Dentist: Local (Whitby) Dr. Larry Greenland and his friendly staff welcome you.

Chic Interior Redesigns: Selling your home, and need someone to help you stage or redesign it? Sherry Gostlin is happy to help and has a fabulous eye for detail.

Bangles, Beads and great gifts…. Check it out online….

Social Solutions. Help for people and families experiencing challenges regarding learning and socializing.

Winky the Clown. Got an event and need some entertainment? Check out Winky, face painting and balloon making fun….

Unique Touch Photography: Christmas is coming; maybe a personalized card with your family photo is in order?

 What’s available at SGC?

We try hard to post on a regular basis, but sometimes time flies, so forgive us if we are sometimes tardy in our posts, but you can sure we will make up for it when we can. ☺ Our posts are mostly about local happenings but may sometimes include things we find along our travels.☺

We enjoy spreading the word for small business’s and those with creative fun hobbies, and we advertise for free…

We sell services such as emailed tarot card readings, and astrology charts, we have a combined astro-reading which includes a tarot reading and a month by month horoscope. SGC also has product for sale and if you see a product you like but it may be above your budget send us an email and make an offer (this only relates to product, not readings or chart work)….All pricing on our site includes applicable tax’s and estimated shipping costs. Shipping costs have been estimated for Canada only, international andU.S. shipping will cost extra, of which the buyer will be notified before transaction is completed. We accept payment by credit card via pay pal, account deposit by pay pal, and cash.

While we advertise for free, we understand that those we advertise for will not gain much if our E-News and information isn’t passed on to others, so with this in mind we ask that you please forward our E-News and updates to those you feel may be interested.

We encourage you to comment on our posts and participate with our weblog… thanks ☺

 

Greta Mckenzie and the SGC team… ☺                                     

SGC Admin Eco News, News and views

Ontario Landfills are filling up ….

From the Editor: 

Landfill : Digger working at landfill site Stock Photo

 

In our local paper this week, there was a 3 part series about the landfill situation in Ontario. And I am sure it is not just our province that is running out of room for our garbage. Why is are we in such a crisis situation?? The article mentions that  while we have a recycling program in effect, and have done for some time now, people are still throwing recycling items into the regular garbage bin. 

If you look around you, you will see that for a number of years we have been what is termed as “a throw away society”. The products that we purchase don’t last very long,  most of them aren’t worth fixing, a lot are cheaper to buy new again then send out for repair, and many of us just aren’t capable of fixing things. And so they end up in our landfill’s. 

There are a lot of people and we buy a lot of stuff, and it is hard sometimes to stop ourselves from buying what we don’t need, (which is a lot of stuff). Our governments want us to spend money because it helps the economy, (not sure who’s?) So it’s logically to assume space for garbage would be running out in the future… Well the future is here…. 

It’s a chore I know sorting our garbage, the organic bin along with one bin under the sink for glass and containers and two bins in the cupboard, one for paper and one for cardboard and there are days I get frustrated with it, but for the most part sorting the garbage in our house is second nature. 

55% percent nationwide of garbage that could be recycled ends up in landfills instead: article by: Don Campbell and Thana Dharmarajah: 

Batteries are a huge NO NO for the landfills and many are found. 

Plastic is very bad for our environment, not only does it take ages and ages to break down (if it ever does) wildlife get caught up in it, or they eat it both can lead to death for them. 

Paper comes from trees, trees clean our air and give us shade and they take time to grow, cutting them down continuously for paper seems barbaric. 

Cardboard comes from paper which comes from trees. 

These are just a few of the reasons why we need to be vigilant about our recycling, not only does our garbage fill up space, (that could be used for better things) we are depleting our resources at an alarming rate, we are playing with our children’s future, and we aren’t playing nice…. 

Please visit the following link to find out more about our garbage. Or to view how and what we do regarding our garbage in Durham Region. 

http://www.durhamregion.com/searchresult?AssetType=Article&q=Landfills%20&r=all:1&sortby=sPublishDateTS

Please Click on this link http://www.durham.ca/works.asp?nr=/departments/works/waste/bluebox.htm to find out what you can put in your blue box (Durham Region). 

SGC Admin Moon Phase: Current Sun Sign:

New Moon in Scorpio

 

The New moon is a good time to start new projects to put forth new ideas.

You can also think of new things you would like to accomplish in the future and begin them on the new moon of your choosing. 

Things started during a new moon usually have a better outcome then those begun during any other phase of the moon. 

October’s New Moon Falls on October 25th in the sign of Scorpio.

All emotional aspects are likely to be more intense than usual (even more so if you have Scorpio Sun or Moon). Heated discussions likely. Be cautious getting involved in commitments you aren’t sure about, even if it looks and sounds really good check it out first, Scorpio Moon is more than willing to assist. 

SGC Admin Moon Phase: Current Sun Sign:

Sun Moves into Scorpio October 22 2012

October 22 2012 sees the Sun moving into the Zodiac sign of Scorpio. 

Scorpio: Feminine, Fixed, Water

Scorpio folk are very sensitive beings hence they feel everything most intensely.  

They are fantastic detectives and great at research work, because they are happy to sift through all the information until they find what they are looking for. 

Scorpio peeps can be subtle, which allows them to manipulate situations and or people towards change. 

Negatively these guys and gals because they are so sensitive can struggle with feelings of jealously or obsessiveness, and can be drawn towards crisis situations and dangerous people. 

Thanks to all Scorpios for their unrelenting drive and determination…. ☺

Happy Birthday to: Claire, Milton, Tyler, Diane and Jack….and to all who celebrate this Zodiac sign…. ☺

SGC Admin Eco News, Links and Connections

FYI: Links and Connections added: Green Diapers

From the Editor:

baby boy asleep

I love little babies, but boy do they poop a lot, and there are lots of babies around, which means a heck of a lot of dirty, disposable diapers end up in our land fill sites. :(

Our land fills are becoming increasingly full, and where are we supposed to get rid of our garbage once we fill up all available space? 

There are alternatives to being such a disposable society, all we need is some encouragement to change our way of thinking and of course business’s that are more then happy to help us change by offering us the services we need. 

One such business is www.comfycotton.ca located in Markham and serving an area from Courtice to Kitchener. The following is from their website homepage: 

Comfy Cotton is a Canadian company that opened its doors in 1988 and grew to be the largest and oldest diaper service in Toronto and GTA. Located in Markham we serve communities from Courtice (east) to Stoney Creek, Kitchener (west) and from Toronto (south) to Newmarket (north).

In the 12000 square foot plant, a staff of more than 22 people process over 4,000,000 lbs. per year of soiled laundry. Laundry services are provided for the retail division, (families committed to the use of cotton diapers for their babies), and for the institutional division, a combination of Nursing Homes and Long Term Care Facilities.

  • Comfy Cotton is an expression of our commitment to babies, the environment and the communities we serve.
  • We strongly believe that cloth diapers are the healthiest, most comfortable and the fastest way for a baby to grow out of diapers.
  • Cotton diapers are the only ecologically responsible alternative to “disposable” diapers, and the best way to protect the environment your child will inherit.
  • No need for expensive landfills sites to bury the ugly reminder of our misguided sense of convenience.
Please visit their website for more information or to find out how you can get this fabulous service right at your own front door…. It’s good for baby, good for the environment and good for babies future… ☺