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Weekend kitchen updates

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Walls Try a different look with a fresh coat of paint in a cheery new colour. You don’t necessarily have to paint the entire room to get the updated look you desire. You can paint just a focal wall or paint a band of the new colour on the wall near the ceiling. If you
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Flax plant’s future up in the air

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The flames that consumed the Glanbia flax-processing plant south of Angusville were doused last week, but a smouldering sense of uncertainty lingers. The plant formerly owned by Glen and Linda Pizzey was the largest employer in the RM of Silver Creek, providing not only 58 good-paying, full-time jobs, but also a large chunk of the
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CDC Triffid contamination on the decline

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Officials from Canada’s flax industry are in Europe this week to brief government and industry officials on the progress Canada is making removing traces of CDC Triffid, a genetically modified (GM) flax, from Canadian flax. “It’s getting less and less frequent and less and less intense,” Flax Council of Canada president Will Hill said in
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Three-generations quilt

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“Here,” my mother said, handing me a quilt top pieced together in little squares. “I can’t get this to come out right no matter how I try.” I was not surprised. Somehow the idea of careful measuring and consistent seam allowances usually escaped her, especially as she grew older. Consequently the pieced quilt top she
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Shiver me timbers… again

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J Neufeld didn’t intend to start an environmentally sustainable business when he and Grant Dyck launched Wood Anchor in 2005 — he just loved the look and texture of reclaimed wood. He’s now a passionate advocate of both sustainability and repurposed timber, and has made unique furniture and architectural products out of everything from downed
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Quilted Piano Bench Cover

DIY PROJECT By Myrlene Currie FREELANCE CONTRIBUTOR Supplies: ” Backing 17×39 inches (I used black so it wasn’t noticeable) ” Quilt batting 17×39 inches ” Many strips of different fabric ” Extra backing to secure cover to bench ” Narrow elastic ” Fabric for binding (2-inch width) I made a music quilt for my granddaughter
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Marcel Debreuil Dec. 27, 1943 — Aug. 18, 2011

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Marcel Debreuil loved working with budding artists.photo: Susan Crawford-Young He built tunnels to house his angel sculptures and tried new fun techniques to make canvases for his paintings. He is known for his round canvases and he set some of them on fire to give unique background textures for his exquisite drawings. His main summer
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Questions For Rena

Rena Nerbas Household Solutions Dear Reena, We have a cigarette burn on our almondcoloured sheet linoleum. It is rather deep. I have tried to shave it clean and I have also tried bleaching the area with toothpaste. Any ideas? Celine Dear Celine, If you have already tried to insert shavings of linoleum into the space
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Faux Finishes Still Popular

The faux finish craze of the past has faded away for the most part, but textured and mottled paint treatments can still be stylish if not overdone. The bedroom in the photo has an Old World appeal and charm, mainly due to the lovely, dappled paint finish. The treatment provides depth and pattern and the

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