Houseworks: Triple play of hints for the home | Unpublished
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Author: Paul Welch
Publication Date: August 5, 2025 - 08:40

Houseworks: Triple play of hints for the home

August 5, 2025
Stripping a deck finish  Q What’s the best way to remove an old elastomeric coating from a wooden deck? My pressure washer won’t touch it. I’ve had enough of finishing wooden decks and I’ll be using that one-time Eco Wood Treatment you’ve written about once I get back to bare wood.  A As powerful as […]


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Rapidly growing wildfires in several provinces forced thousands of people from their homes and prompted air-quality warnings in cities thousands of kilometres away, while hot and dry conditions had other areas on high alert, including Nova Scotia, where the government banned most summertime activities in wooded areas.The deteriorating conditions have added up to a wildfire season that is on track to be one of Canada’s worst on record in terms of area burned, second only to 2023.
August 5, 2025 - 23:18 | Temur Durrani, Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
They'll have to reverse some disturbing trends to do it, but the 2-6 Ottawa Redblacks could be sitting in a playoff spot this weekend, the midway point of their CFL schedule. Read More
August 5, 2025 - 20:54 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Citizen
The City of Fernie, B.C., is looking to build a new fire hall in what they deem the best location for response times. However, it would come at the expense of a beloved ballpark.
August 5, 2025 - 20:48 | Justin Sibbet | Global News - Canada