BLOGS

  All our weather watch stations and links tell us to be prepared for some real snow this weekend!   This sends thrills and chills down our spines as we begin to assemble our crews and triple check the status of our trucks and supplies. It's funny, although most of the world hopes for a white Christmas, we know our guys dread it a...

 For some reason, this week is striking us as COLD. Although the temperatures are not registering as abnormally cold, the damp grey air seemed to sink into our bones. Walking Jody's dog Wolf (the office mascot most days) to the mailbox to mail some documents, caused teeth to chatter and goosebumps to rise.     This led...

  This has to be one of the strangest Winters that we have experienced. We are seeing Facebook memories of snow on the ground, our bodies are twitching with muscle memory of shoveling and cold -- and yet, we are plugging away at Fall clean ups and counting rain days.   Mind you, we are not complaining, it is just a bit confusing t...

How The Leaves Came Down   I'll tell you how the leaves came down.   The great Tree to his children said, "You're getting sleepy, Yellow and Brown,   Yes, very sleepy, little Red;   It is quite time you went to bed." "Ah!" begged each silly, pouting leaf,   "Let us a little longer May; Dear Fathe...

Although the Fall Equinox does not occur until September 22 this year, we can already feel the change in season. The nights are cool (we were able to see our breath on the weekend!), the bees are drunkenly buzzing around, and for those of us with long-coated pets – the fur is flying! Although our general growing season is coming to an end, ther...

The change in season brings beautiful Fall colours, pumpkins, warm drinks, and one disagreement in the household: is it time to turn on the furnace yet?   There always seems to develop a parting of beliefs in homes (and correct me if I am wrong, but often men vs. women) regarding when the heat should be turned on and at what temperature s...