NEWS photo Mike Wakefield
BRUCE CULVER of Bricks n’ Blocks shows off some of the Italian Terra Cotta pots in stock. The pots

range in size from 12 to 26 inches in diameter.in this week’s Over the Garden Gate column, tips are given on
Starting seeds indoors. See page 13.

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Cur growing business is built on
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1. We are well qualified.
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1] - Friday, January 23, 1987 - North Shore News

ARE YOU looking for some sound
advice on reinsulating your home,
adding storm windows, sizing a
new heating system or selecting a
furnace or water heater?

Are you building a new house
and want to compare various
heating systems or assess the effect
that different insulation levels will
have on your heating costs?

Much of the above information
can be obtained from manufactur-
ers, suppliers, utilities or energy
consultants.

However, if you have tried this,
you will be aware that it is difficult
to assess afl the information and
narrow it down to specific recom-
mendations that suit your par-
ticular needs.

One of the better sources of in-
formation on energy use for home
heating is your local gas or electric

utility or your heating oil supplier.

Because they have been in the
business of providing energy
(fuels) to all types of buildings,
they have developed considerable
expertise on home energy use.

Some utilities even have person-
nel whose major responsibilities
are to prepare and provide an
energy advisory service to their
customers. Such services are very
popular with the public and the
amount of information available
has increased significantly over the
years.

In response to this increasing
demand for information, 8.C.
Hydro is one utility that has made
extensive use of computers for cus-
tomer advisory services. They have
now consolidated all their custom-

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