July 2021 Issue 152

Page 23

Environmentally Friendly Alternative Until a couple of years ago, all Soda Stream CO2 cartridges were shipped out of Canada to be refilled in New Jersey. More recently, a single Canadian facility in Ontario now refills these cartridges. Shipping cartridges 1000’s of kilometers from Ontario to the consumer, back to Ontario for filling, and back to the customer as an exchange cartridge comes at massive economic and environmental costs.

Love Your Soda Stream…again.

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ummer is a great time to enjoy your SodaStream™.

We loved our SodaStream™, until we discovered that exchanging our empty CO2 cartridges at local Big Box stores for $20 was not all that convenient, environmentally conscious, or cost effective. In January of this year, we decided there had to be a better way. SodaStream™ in Canada Today, sparkling water has entered the mainstream market as the number one substitute for harmful, sugary soft drinks that health-conscious people are trying to avoid. SodaStream™ enables consumers to enjoy endless carbonation at home or at work, without hassle, and help save the planet at the same time. Customers can now prevent hundreds of single-use plastic bottles going to the landfill with one reusable SodaStream™ bottle. Rapidly expanding in Canada with six percent of all Canadian households now owning a SodaStream™, its parent company, Pepsico (think Pepsi) acquired the company for $3.2 billion in 2017, with plans to triple to 18%, or one in five households in Canada, making it the fourth largest market in the world, behind Germany, the U.S. and France.

All This Goodness Now Costs Less… In the age of Amazon and Covid, fast efficient doorstep delivery has become the new norm. In January of 2021, The Soda Exchange launched right here in the Cowichan Valley, to offer SodaStream™ customers on Vancouver Island a delivery and exchange program where empty CO2 cartridges are exchanged for full ones, on their doorstep. As a bonus, Soda Exchange orders of 3 or more refills qualify for Free Delivery. Instead of going to Big Box stores to exchange CO2 cartridges for $20 each, The Soda Exchange delivers for only $10 each, saving clients 50%, or hundreds of dollars a year for the typical family.

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Hundreds of Vancouver Island customers of Cowichan Valleybased The Soda Exchange now enjoy home delivery and cartridge exchange added to the convenience of their SodaStreams™. You can love your SodaStream™ again, at half the price. www.sodaexchange.com

Serial entrepreneur, web developer, author, educator and Mill Bay resident. bryan@ sodaexchange.com

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July Forecasts by Georgia Nicols

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page 77

Turn your Story into a Legend

3min
page 74

Hot Days of Summer Favourite Swimming Holes

2min
page 71

Why We Should Read

3min
page 69

Wingboarding

4min
page 76

Improve Digestion, Increase Energy

3min
page 68

Habitat for Humanity Building Strong Communities

2min
page 70

Flowers in July

2min
page 67

A Hidden Gem in the Cowichan Valley

2min
page 66

Have you ever seen a Nudibranch?

2min
pages 62-63

Recycling: The Last Option

2min
page 64

Cowichan Food Innovation Program

1min
page 56

Gardening with KinPark Kids

2min
page 61

Working Together to Save Water in the Koksilah Watershed

5min
pages 57-59

Engaging the Ecological Imagination

1min
page 60

A “Light” Evening Paddle in Cowichan Bay

1min
page 55

Cowichan District Hospital Foundation

2min
page 53

I laughed so hard I peed my Pants

2min
page 52

Balancing Your Moods

3min
page 51

Reconfirming the Oneness of Humanity

2min
page 50

The Hidden Hazard In Your Workplace

3min
page 49

Bill C-12, the Net-Zero Emissions Accountability Act

2min
pages 46-47

Planning Your Estate

2min
page 48

Soil Structure

2min
page 45

Why Hire an Interior Decorator?

2min
page 43

2021 Islands Folk Festival Live Streaming on FB

4min
pages 40-42

Romance in Full Bloom at Aquamaris Art Gallery

1min
page 39

Artist Joanne Nemeth at Excellent Frameworks

1min
page 38

Valley Voices: Childhood Contrasts

3min
page 36

Wool Helps to Treat Common Senior Ailments

3min
page 35

Grounded Grandmothers a New Book by Aukje Kapteyn

2min
page 34

Pregnancy and Covid-19

3min
page 33

Travel Advice From an Organic Bedding Connoisseur

3min
page 32

Downtown Duncan BIA

3min
pages 30-31

Sensational Summers at the Pubic Market

1min
pages 28-29

Love Your Soda Stream...again

2min
page 23

Cowichan Valley Art Council: Floored

1min
page 24

Chemainus Valley Cultural Arts Society Hitting a High Note

2min
page 27

Double Eagle: A Collaboration

2min
page 25

Explore Chemainus

2min
page 26

Spinach Salad with Strawberry Basil Vinaigrette

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Summer Sippers

2min
pages 20-21

Duncan Farmers Market

1min
page 12

Not Just About Old Growth: Defending the Sacred at Ada’itsx

3min
pages 9-11

39 Days of July

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In Defence of Chardonnay

3min
pages 18-19

Community Apples Finding New Life in Cider

2min
page 16

A Request for a Tree Protection Bylaw

2min
page 8

Dry Aged Beef

2min
page 17

July Events

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pages 5-7
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