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10 Easy Ways To Green Your Home Green Living Replace your old appliances with Energy Star-labelled ones. Turn down the thermostats during colder months and keep cozy with a sweater. Use a low-flow toilet and turn off the tap when brushing your teeth. Use simple ingredients for cleaning such as plain soap, water, baking soda (sodium bicarbonate), vinegar, washing soda (sodium carbonate) and lemon juice. Change old bulbs ... Posted by Teal Baverstock on October 25, 2010		More
Newly Updated Waterfront Home for Sale on Trent River only $279,000 ! Another Beautiful Listing from Goodman & Lockyer ! Posted by Veronica Lockyer on May 25, 2010		More
Newly Updated Waterfront Home for Sale on Trent River only $279,000 ! Another Beautiful Listing from Goodman & Lockyer Posted by Bill Goodman on May 25, 2010		More
1st Annual Relay For Life in Prince Edward County The Canadian Cancer Society's annual Relay For Life event is coming to Prince Edward County for the first time on June 11th. Held at the Picton Fairgrounds starting at 7pm and running until 7am the next morning, this will no doubt be a powerful event for all! Having already raised over $21,000 we are well on our way towards a successful first year! Century 21 and friends will ... Posted by James Alexander on May 4, 2010		More
Century 21 Lanthorn Napanee - Proud Premier Sponsor of the Ontario Men's Curling Championship! Not sure if everyone has heard the news yet, but our Century 21 Lanthorn Napanee office is an official Premier Sponsor for TANKARD 2010, the Ontario Men's Curling Championship! 10 teams from across Ontario will compete in the event, being held this year at the Strathcona Paper Centre in Napanee from February 1-7 and will be hosted by the Napanee and District Curling Club, ... Posted by James Alexander on February 1, 2010		More
My Son's iPhone Application is now featured in Apple's TV ads! My son, Justin, and his co-author, Bob Durie, who created the "ColorChange" iPhone app have had some great news. Apple contacted them and, out of about 100,000 apps, they have chosen to feature just ten of them on a series of TV commercials. His "ColorChange" is one of the ten - http://www.apple.com/iphone/gallery/ads/#gift-hd This app has also been well reviewed by real estate agents in my ... Posted by Bob Foster on December 28, 2009		More
The Olympic Torch Comes To Picton! As a beaming Joey Lavender, entered the community fairgrounds last Tuesday, December 15th just minutes after 11:00 am, carrying the Olympic Torch for the final leg of it's Picton journey, thousands were in cheering him on. Joey is well known and loved around The County for his involvement in local sports programs and was selected along with Sandra King, Linda Middleton, Gerry Putnam, Roger St. ... Posted by James Alexander on December 21, 2009		More
Ahead Of The Pack At 8am on October 4th, some of our own Century21 Lanthorn teammates were getting ready to get their exercise for the year while participating in The 6th Annual County Marathon. This 42.2 km marathon is a Prince Edward County scenic tour for the tough, leaving from Wellington and continuing along Loyalist Parkway into Bloomfield, then heading south past West Lake, through the Sandbanks Provincial ... Posted by James Alexander on November 9, 2009		More
we build it , anyone can use it What am I not understanding? Do all members of CREA not pay annual fees and an additional technology fee to run and maintain the MLS. system? What was the input from the general public? We as members have paid to have the system built, the federal government did not give it to us. No one wanting to sell a property has to deal through organized real estate. Here is the ... Posted by James Alexander on November 2, 2009		More
Don Ross recieves Friend of Wind Award Don Ross, a friend and Century 21 Lanthorn Real Estate sales representative, was recently recognized for his contributions in advancing awareness of wind energy. I know Don has a great concern for our environment and even greater for what we are going to leave to the next generation. His journey with the development of wind energy began in Prince Edward County over ten years ago and I believe ... Posted by James Alexander on October 29, 2009		More
Is It Time for Wind Power? There has to be a source and a vast infrastructure to supply this convenience we call electrical power. which has become a necessity. The problem is the source and infrastructure have limits. The demand for electrical energy is growing and it's production, economics, environmental impact, cost and long term sustainability should be a concern to us all. There are very few residents ... Posted by James Alexander on October 29, 2009		More
10% Of The Group Are Doing 90% Of The Business Alarming isn't it? Which percentage would you prefer to fall into? It seems obvious doesn't it, but then why is the number so small? There's a huge piece of the market that could easily be yours with the right action plan! Kevin Stanley, Director of Franchise Services for Century21 came to Belleville last week and spoke with us about just how to acquire this business. ... Posted by James Alexander on October 28, 2009		More
Missed Opportunities That Could Have Been Avoided Imagine being a local resident of Prince Edward County who isn't actively seeking property, but is always interested in hearing what's out there. Perhaps you're toying with the idea of moving yourself someday, or perhaps your son or daughter is thinking of purchasing property nearby. Now imagine that the perfect lot was just around the corner from your 28 year old family home....the lot ... Posted by James Alexander on October 22, 2009		More
Marketing Centre Tutorial Hi Folks, Hope you've all found the new Marketing Centre toolbar for our OnlineOffice site. When looking at the E-marketing options, you are able to send previous, existing or prospective clients emails to "keep in touch", "follow up" or simply to show off new or already sold listings. This is a great tool which only takes seconds to put together and mail out to your contacts....and ... Posted by James Alexander on October 13, 2009		More
Hearthstone Ridge Estates If you havent already done so, check out the lots for sale in this exclusive community, just mins north of Belleville. Hearthstone Ridge Estates offers your clients the option to Use our onsite builder, Devonco Construction, or purchase a lot and use a builder of their choice. I think you will be impressed with this subdivision. All lots are a min of 1 acre, and the developers is providing ... Posted by Darcy Osborne on September 8, 2009		More
Summertime Trout At the start of the early morning hours while it is still dark out and just creeping in on light is one of the best times to be out fishing. Catching the fish is part of what you want to do but first you need to find them. Early morning is one of the best times even when you can not see them you can find them. The trout just like you and me are fanatic about fresh food. Just as the light starts to ... Posted by Gary Kyte on September 8, 2009		More
Farming, the old way, in the Quinte Region Our rural area in Quinte is one of tremendous contrasts. The farmer who rents our land has recently put in two new methane digesters which will use cattle manure, field waste and even used restaurant grease to produce electricity. It's proven technology, and he will soon be supplying enough electricity to meet the needs of 400 homes. Amazing. I will try to post more about that in the future. ... Posted by Bob Foster on September 7, 2009		More
Hisorically Significant Waterfront Estate for Sale $3,200,000. in Beautiful Prince Edward County. Approx 500 feet of manicured shoreline, massive docking, boat slips, 6.7 acres of Statuesque Gardens, Terraces over looking the Bay of Quinte. 7 Bedroom, 4 bath Waterfront Estate Beautifully designed renovated and maintained, Triple Car Independant Carriage House with Room for Guests includes workshop, three offices and a driveshed. 10 minutes ... Posted by Veronica Lockyer on August 30, 2009		More
Time To Buy! It is a known fact that a high percentage of Canadians do whatever they perceive or read that most other people are doing instead of doing something different. A lot of us buy mutual funds when they are up and sell when they go down. I wonder how many renters are right now waiting to buy a house because they are not sure what to do, and probably won't make a decision to buy ... Posted by Carol Harvey on August 27, 2009		More
Fund raiser The Tamworth Community Development Committee sponsored a very successful golf tournament at Rivendale Golf course on Saturday August 22. 60 golfers played in a shotgun start scramble and many of those were C21 Lanthorn agents. A grand time was had by all and the fund for beautification of Tamworth & Erinsville was enriched by net proceeds of approximately $2700. Just another example of the ... Posted by Robert Storring on August 24, 2009		More
End of the Recession in Canada We have been listening to bad news about the economy long enough now that good news seems to hit us with a bit of a jolt. Can it be true? Has the economic recovery started? Despite all the caveats in the Bank of Canada announcement two days ago - http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/090723/national/boc_economy The bottom line and the headline are the same - the recession is over in Canada. But ... Posted by Bob Foster on July 29, 2009		More
Summertime Trout At the start of the early morning hours while it is still dark out and just creeping in on light is one of the best times to be out fishing. Catching the fish is part of what you want to do but first you need to find them. Early morning is one of the best times even when you can not see them you can find them. The trout just like you and me are fanatic about fresh food. Just as the light starts to ... Posted by Gary Kyte on July 29, 2009		More
Where is this market going in 2009? Where is this market going in 2009? I get asked this question every day by Sellers, Buyers, and people on the street, and so do most real estate professionals! Everyone is curious, as though somehow real estate in Belleville were an indicator of where life in Canada is going in general. But is it? We have a very locally defined market, as most places in Canada do: in the case of the Quinte ... Posted by Jane Douglas on July 3, 2009		More
RECO INSURANCE As most may know by now the RECO insurance premium that will be coming out in July for our errors, deposit and commission insurance has gone up. The new premium will be $258, up $34 from last year. RECO did use $25 from the insurance premium buffer fund to keep the premium to that level otherwise it would have been $$283. WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW is that the carrier has placed a cap on claims. ... Posted by Robert Storring on July 3, 2009		More
Exercise is Medicine I recently attended a Symposium entitled Exercise is Medicine. It was presented by CORE (The Centre for Obesity Research & Education) at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, the Canadian Diabetes Association, Stroke Strategy of Southeastern Ontario a partner in the Ontario Stroke System and The Heart & Stroke Foundation of Ontario. The target audience was physicians and allied health ... Posted by Carol Harvey on June 24, 2009		More

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