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Condo Smarts: Changed windows muddy strata's plan for upgrades

Condo Smarts: Changed windows muddy strata's plan for upgrades

Any common property alterations require written approval of the strata corporation
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Earthy delights offer food for the soul

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Earthy delights offer food for the soul

Gardening offers an easy, practical opportunity to practise mindfulness.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Camellia will recover after winter

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Camellia will recover after winter

Instead of green manure, cover emptied vegetable plots with a generous layer of leaves for the winter to protect the soil from erosion and general weathering
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Nature tricked by confusing weather

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Nature tricked by confusing weather

Apparently the warm weather months lured wildlife into spring mode.
House Beautiful: A multi-generational connection

House Beautiful: A multi-generational connection

Architect Xeniya Vins has found life for her family is better in the same home as her parents, in a house she designed for intergenerational living.
Condo Smarts: Do standard bylaws change?

Condo Smarts: Do standard bylaws change?

If a strata corporation has never adopted any amendments, the Standard Bylaws automatically apply
Condo Smarts: Disruptive ‘shadow council’ undermines strata

Condo Smarts: Disruptive ‘shadow council’ undermines strata

A small group of owners have taken it upon themselves to create a serious division in our community by challenging the need for bylaws because we are a bare-land strata. What can the rest of us do?
Condo Smarts: Strata must show details of special levy

Condo Smarts: Strata must show details of special levy

Annually you must show the opening balance, details of expenses, interest earned if any, and the closing balance.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Now's the time for an early start

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Now's the time for an early start

Seedings are often begun in March, with broad beans, peas, carrots, beets, lettuce and spinach outdoors. Many flowers and vegetables can also be started indoors — including cabbage, broccoli and, eventually, tomatoes.
Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Planning, preparation, patience

Helen Chesnut's Garden Notes: Planning, preparation, patience

Some basic guidelines on how to ensure long-term good health in plants.