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Renl Estate Show Placo Oct by Richard Charles See you later radiator If you want keep your home healing system working for you don turn your back on it during the offseason arid then cross your fingers and hope it behaves itself when the cold comes back This advice applies as much to the old tried and true heating with hot water or steam radiators as a more modern electronic marvel In fact you may not be aware of any trouble and yet by letting heat go to waste before or after It reaches the radiator It never loo soon to check over the system and take some simple precautions against waste Bui of course you need to keep an eye on it in winter too With hot water heating the water pumped through tubes in a furnace where it is heated to a maximum of and then piped to radiators throughout home The water cools in the radiators and then returns to the pump and starts again An expansion lank and relief valve keep water pressure from going too high Another valve prevents the flow of water when the circulating pump slops Here are some points watch in getting the best from hot water healing Make sure that there air space in the expansion tank see operator manual or ask a heating expert Insulate the water pipes leading to and from the furnace especially where they pass through areas that don nee heat Keep up the water levels throughout the system check the water level gauge on the furnace before you start in the fall ft any air out of the system while it is running liy opening vent on each in lurn but close the vent as soon as water starts to spun out Keep rod ton clean and don block them off from lie room with furniture or drapes When painting radiators use a matte or satin finish not metallic paints or glossy light colours Use a reflector such as aluminum foil on Ihe wall behind the radiator to direct heat into the room The heat system is similar in some ways hut in this case the water is healed to H in a oiler The steam from this boiling water then of its own accord through pipes to radiators When it and condenses water returns to the boiler by gravity You can help the system to slay in good working order in the fallowing ways Flush and clean out the boiler once a month during heating season Keep the water the manufacturer recommended level Too much water makes the boiler less efficient and too little makes heating unit shut off Look for teaks the joints where steam and heat can escape Insulate pipes as you would with hoi water healing Check the radiators If there a cold one look ot faults in air valves or vents in the system Take care of steam radiators m the same way as hot water radiators If you want to know more about keeping your home warm winter including the use of hot water or heat write to Box Station C Ollawa Ontario for a copy of ways to save energy and money in the home It comes from Office of Energy Con Department of Mines and Resources Government real estate operations should be more cost conscious ON TARGET EVER TtME Ottawa The federal government which spends about 950 million annually to provide accommodation for vanoui depart should be marc efficient and cost conscious in its real estate operations That is the message in a report of the Standing Senate Committee on National Finance released recently The committee spend 19 months making an in depth study of the ion Program of the Depart men of Public Works which has been described as the largest realty operation Canada and one of the largest in tin recommends that the Department of Public Works should handle all government construction and real estate operations and that the cost disciplines of private sector should be employed to ensure efficiency At present most govern men departments an not charged for the space they occupy in federal govern mem buildings The committee recommends be charged the name rati they would pay in private sector The Department of Pub lie Works would receive the payments and be depend em upon for financing Us Pro gram Thus all govern Department of Public Works should be permnii I to all the leases engineers to achieve business like To operate Works will have private developer of of Public The outside that the department simp its present complicated decision making and improve its long range planning system so that be accurately estimated The present system lease tendering tends increase costs so struct ion bonuses should be paid for innovations which reduce the cost of federal govern In line with declared policy construction handled by should be with only enough in house expertise maintained for the mm small and medium projects anticipated each year Projects Tor outaide should be pub licly announced and open to all qualified architects and engineers Clear and concise guide lines should be developed for the efficient use of fekrol real estate hold mgs The requirement that holdings declared surplus ked committee minds that the Area Sin mug Program Icsigncd to r view impacl of properties on in which they art located should be discontinued it has not provi productive Thi private sector and should be greater role- s of r Projects should continually assessed for their effective nis and dropped unit proved pro duel I The report which con Inins 62 recommendations is the third major of a government pro gram by the National Com under the chairmanship of Ser Douglas Everett Work has begun on the an examination of the pro grams and policies of the Department of Regional Economic Expansion History and hospitality live side by side in Kingston Ontarios Limestone City By Colin S Fisher Kingston Ontario Canada first capital a former military stronghold home of Ontario first daily newspaper birthplace of organized hockey and more is one of the in I the juncln of of Today Kingston has attained perfect balance in catering its Scores of fine hotels and restaurants up to dale en next door to more than three centuries of history scenrry and rich cultural amenities comb ne to provide a paradise for holiday makers in Ontario Long known by the native peoples and first visited in 1615 by Samuel Cham plain Kingston la a city drenched in Canada a early history located three great waterways became important Can because of strategic I cation In early limes when water transportation expedient in this new Ian I was accessible from all four points of compass The River which links to ihe RiJcau which joins the Ottawa mi els Hudson Bay to the North Lake Ontario with its south and west waters and the St Lawrence River with us easterly flow made the a central transportation huh in early Canada The French concluded the first trade agreement national history here with the Iroquois and erected an imposing fort Fort when Quebec City was marc than a village and Montreal only a ling the between nth an I British ad ltd historic Kingston f lowing a in 1758 and eventually In bans French and fought together for the first time in a united effort to defend this emerging nation againt the durmgtlicWarof 1812 Remnants of early history are everywhere through the city Often called thi Limestone Cily hi cause fits profusion of beautiful 19th century limcsit Kings my past and heritage Walking arc perhaps the best way lo see frights City Hall one of the great classical buildings in the country is an imposing domed structure of lime built while Kingston TYPlCUMOTWAlEBHEAnMGraIEM was the capital of tic United Provinces of Canada between and Still centerpiece of own City Hall sets the theme for the downtown core Old Fort Henry continues spread lis protective shadow over the city Featuring a living museum with the Henry Guard displays of century military drill and artillery salutes with muzzle loaded cannon the fort is open until Oct The fortress was once Upper Canada principal military strong hold Hockey first league game took place in Kings ton in 1885 The Inter national Hockey Hall of Fame records the game from its beginnings to the present Starting mid September it is open weekends only for the Kingston is also a take off point for a leisurely informative cruise through the Thousand Ida da that stretch SO miles from Kingston to Brock ville But it is more than on historic city is a modern city able to satisfy the most varied tasics whether they be or live theatre sightseeing or shopping art galleries or night clubs or simply a nice spot I relax For further information destination contact Queen Park Toronto Ontario M7A 2E3 or call collect 4008 Hall one of the great Kingston was a buildings Canada sets thi or organized a architectural theme for the downtown of Ontario most popular core Known an the Limes lone City