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Condo Smarts: Strata corporations have power to curtail marijuana use

Condo Smarts: Strata corporations have power to curtail marijuana use

Dear Tony: Our strata council is very confused about the new marijuana legislation and all the hype that has been published in the media.
House Beautiful: A mid-century makeover in Uplands

House Beautiful: A mid-century makeover in Uplands

The 1950 split-level needed TLC, but Stephen Bond saw lots of potential, and embarked on a three-year reno
Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: Your techniques determine size of chrysanthemums

Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: Your techniques determine size of chrysanthemums

A few weeks ago, I was working at my desk when I noticed a car parked in front of the house and two people walking up the driveway. The visitors were Jack MacAulay and his daughter.
Reena Nerbas: Pumice stone can help get toilet clean

Reena Nerbas: Pumice stone can help get toilet clean

Dear Reena: How would you clean tough limescale off a toilet? I have tried many methods. Napolean To remove stains in a toilet, purchase a pumice stone and lubricate it with either cheap shampoo or dish soap.
Debbie Travis: Taping, glazing and painting for clean edges and trims

Debbie Travis: Taping, glazing and painting for clean edges and trims

Dear Debbie: I am learning how to paint with glazes and love the hints of colour you get when you add a layer of glaze over colour. I’m trying a gingham pattern in the nursery and taping like mad.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Keep bougainvillea in cool indoor spot for winter

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Keep bougainvillea in cool indoor spot for winter

Dear Helen: My potted bougainvillea was beautiful through the summer, but now that nights are colder, I need to know how to keep the plant safe over the winter.
Condo Smarts: Is owners’ approval needed to change parking-garage finish?

Condo Smarts: Is owners’ approval needed to change parking-garage finish?

Last October, our strata corporation held a special general meeting and approved a special levy of more than $1.2 million to replace the membrane over our parking garage.
Reena Nerbas: Efficient storage for bed sheets; fixing scratches on wood

Reena Nerbas: Efficient storage for bed sheets; fixing scratches on wood

Dear Reena: I live in a small apartment with limited space.
Debbie Travis: Don’t be afraid to go for bold look

Debbie Travis: Don’t be afraid to go for bold look

You hear me say this so many times — your home is all about you, make it look the way you feel, layer it with the moods that please you, that feed your soul, that make you smile.
Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: Relaxing image of summer still blooms

Helen Chesnut’s Garden Notes: Relaxing image of summer still blooms

Now that the weather has turned cold, I’ll be missing the occasional visit with keen gardening neighbours, sitting in their small, meticulously designed and maintained front garden and sipping the best coffee in town — one of Tom’s specialties.