Alternative Products and Hands-On Tips for Your Home

Nobody wants to slip and slide on their sidewalks and driveways, but we don't want salt to burn pet paws, damage plants, or pollute rivers and groundwater either.  What can we do to reduce our salt use? What are the best tools for winter shoveling and chipping? What are the most effective salt alternative products?

Come and find out from Colleen Brown, Water Education Coordinator with the Region of Waterloo. Be prepared to bundle up and head outside to try a variety of chippers, shovels and salt alternatives, and see what works best for you.

 Workshop Includes

• Introduction to RAIN and Smart About Salt programs
  
• Understanding the problems related to outdoor salt use
  
• Mechanical tips and techniques for reducing ice
  
• Review of alternative products
• Outdoor test of shovels, choppers, salt alternatives on test ice patches
• Discussion of best practices on permeable paving
  

Your Presenters

• Colleen Brown, Water Education Coordinator, Region of Waterloo
• Cheryl Evans, Water Education and Events Coordinator, REEP Green Solution

Workshops are Free of Charge

You are welcome to make a donation to help us create healthier homes and sustainable communities in Waterloo Region. Gifts of $20 or more will receive a charitable tax receipt.

Parking Information

Parking in the Joseph Schneider Haus lot at the corner of Mill Street and Queen. There is no event parking at REEP House. We encourage you to walk, cycle or take public transportation when visiting REEP House.

About This Workshop and the RAIN Program

At REEP Green Home Workshops, REEP third-party experts and industry specialists provide you with the hands-on information on a variety of topics, to get you started. This particular workshop is part of the RAIN program, which promotes an ecological approach to stormwater management. Click here to view the workshops page on REEP website.

This Workshop is Supported by:

City of Kitchener’s Local Environmental Action Fund (LEAF), Green Communities Canada, Ontario Power Authority, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Region of Waterloo

About REEP Green Solutions

REEP Green Solutions is an environmental non-profit charitable organization empowering our community towards healthier homes and sustainable living. Through innovative programs and services, public education, collaborative research, and community partnerships, REEP provides the tools and knowledge people need to take positive environmental action. Click here to visit our website