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and fruits, traditional Pennsylvania-German recipes, rye bread, pies and pudding fresh from the nLuVIUES nature a Schmecks week through July 27, andastatr of We week July 29 through Aug. 3. These themed weeks will provide visitors with the enticing tastes of the farm including fresh vegetables l9-cemury Pennsylvania- German Mennonite family livinginWaterioo County. Activities feature a Continuing through lab- our Day weekend, museum staff invite the public to dis. cover and participate in the seasonal activities of a mid- ummer at Joseph SSchneider Hans is back and museum staff are inviting the public to another season of warm welcomes and wann weather activities in and about the museum. 16 Princess St a‘ Wtttetrioo [comer of Pnncess ' Reg-no! Summer activities continue community? Besides the obvious impact on quality of life - who wants to enjoy a warm summer day from behind a window? - health While most of the pollu- tion comes from the United States, much of it also comes from local sources. Activities such as driving and cutting the grass add atmospheric pollutants that affect climate change and air quality. In Waterloo region, cli- mate change and air quality are particularly important issues, said local organizer Bruce Davison, a UW engi- neering graduate student. The Citizen's Advisory Committee on Air Quality (CACAQ) says the local area often has the "worst smog levels in all of Ontario." The goal of the Climate Change Caravan is to engage Canadians on the issue of climate change with the hopes of persuading them to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The Climate Change Caravan riders will display a school bus powered by veg- arable oil as well as a fuel, etlicient gas-electric hybrid car, July 27 at 1 pm. at UW's Student Life Centre in the Great Hall. A group of 30 cyclists trav- lling across Canada to raise awareness about cli- mate change will attend a public forum at the University of Waterloo on local initiatives to reduce greenhouse gases. H6w does this iiifirct our Climate Change Caravan to arrive in Waterloo Tues 104mm - Sn It”); Cloud Sun. a Mort Aug. 18 will feature the annual Handwerk day, featur. ing a craft show and sale on museum grounds highlight- ingthe tradesandcmfisof%e Staff will demonstrate domestic health care, and rt'ltr,', various traditional he remedies. The full bounty of the four- square garden will be on dis- play Aug. 11-17 during Pickling and Preserving week It's a great time to discover the sweet and sour tastes of Pennsylvania-Gennan fare and to learn the various methods of keeping the har- vest throughout the year. cure what ails you as staff share the lore and common- sense remedies of mid-19th century of the Pennsylvania- restored outdoor bake oven. Folk Medicine week fol- lows Aug 4-10 and is sure to one such project. REEF is a partnership between UW's faculty of environment stud- ies, the Elora Centre for Environmental Excellence. Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro and Waterloo North Hydro. KEEP uses the national Energuide for Houses sys- tem to evaluate the energy efnciency of homes and advise reUiend on how to The Residential Energy Piciemy Ptoject (REEF) is The citizens of Kitchener- Waterloo support a number of projects that will help limit dependence on the fos- sil fuels that reduce air qual- ity and are strongly s.uspect- ed to contribute to climate change. ers will be meeting with community groups in a pub- lic forum about local initia- thes to reduce greenhouse gases. When the Climate Change Caravan cycles into town on Friday, Davison said the community will be one step closer to stopping smog from rolling in. Caravan rid- "Despite all of this dis turbing news. there are clear skies on the horizon," Davison said. "Through local initiatives, our com- munity continues to improve the air quality by reducing our dependence on fossil fuels." is at risk. CACAQ says that "asthma rates have quadnr pled in the last 15 years" and of the 39,000 affected peo. ple, 75 per cent are children under 12. A Mom DEALER SHOPPE 725-009 at Schneider Hans Joseph Schneider Hans is located at 466 Queen St S. in Kitchener, and is open daily from 10 to 5 pm. and on the weekends from 1 pm. to 5 pm. Ptocessing week Aug 25-31, while staff and visitors busy themselm with the labour intensive task of converting the flax ham! into linen for textile production. mid-19m century. Spedal guests will share the language and sound of the Nrmsylvariia-German dialect during Oral muons week Aug. 20-24. The summer then draws to a close with Flax To achieve that goal, ARISE installs pool and domestic water heating sys- tems and electricity generat- ing solar panels The extra electricity generated causes ARISE Technologies Corp., a local company, is also doing its part to help Canadians use cleaner ener- gy. ARISE develops residen» tial solar energy systems and wants to "help take solar energy mainstream." The plan includes both short-term and long-term goals. One short-term goal is "to continue to improve energy conservation and efficiencies in all facilities." One of the long-term goals is to help local groups imple- ment a "broad public educa- tion campaign about smog, including what residents can do to reduce their own emis- sions." The Region of Waterloo is also dedicated to improving the air quality by reducing greenhouse gases. The region has developed a clean air plan to reduce pollution in the local area. The People's Car Co-op is another innovative project designed to reduce depen- dence on fossil fuels. Ctrop members have access to vehicles "without the cost, hassle. or pollution of own- ing your own." The co-op takes care of repairs and cleaning as well as insurance and roadside assistance. cut their energy consump- tion (by 25 per cent on aver- age) and "T gnqney. its variability and possible change." This effort is a part of the Canadian contribu- tion to the World Climate Research program. The UW hydrology group is involved in studies of the Mackenzie basin, a water- shed that covers 1,805,200 square kilometres of Canada. The studies involve researchers from around the world who are working "to assess our water resources within the context of the overall climate system and UW is doing innovative research work to determine the effects of climate change in Canada meters to run backward, thus Itd.uciryr, hydro bills Hutu-Ex 55m 1'rtJEiiie1lTif op/tlet Sn}? but... u. 299-!»- 1 MOSER OUTDOOR LAWN SERVICE f (6)0UlGB i" @RQDIEEZM‘Q [,r1 SOLUTION? f; 886-9231 - Min-yuan. Inn-an... all-gs 519-5!“