A short daily for homeowners in the Greater Toronto Area and Ontario: one renovation question answered, new rebates and benefits with their deadlines, product recalls and weather alerts that matter at home.
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Question of the Day
What happens if my measurements are off by an inch?
It depends entirely which way, and the two directions are not equal. Measuring short — the wall is actually wider than you wrote — is survivable: a slightly wider filler absorbs it and nobody will ever see it. Measuring long is the expensive one: the run does not fit, and you are either pulling a cabinet out of the plan or re-ordering. That asymmetry is the entire reason for the round-down rule and for keeping a filler at each end of every run. Caught before ordering, re-measure. Caught after delivery, change the plan before you cut anything — swapping a 24″ cabinet for an 18″ plus filler is a two-minute redraw in the planner.
Enbridge Gas low-income customers: emergency grants of up to $650 a year
DeadlineNo end date posted
Low-income Enbridge Gas customers who are struggling to pay their gas bill may qualify for an emergency grant of up to $650 a year through the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). The money is applied directly to the outstanding balance on the gas bill, and the amount depends on the account. Qualification details are on the United Way Simcoe Muskoka website. Separately, customers 65 or older can use Enbridge's free Golden Age Service to pay each monthly bill when their CPP cheque arrives, with no late payment penalty.
Hydro One low-income customers: emergency grants of up to $650 toward an overdue bill
DeadlineNo end date posted
Hydro One residential customers who are behind on their electricity bill can apply for emergency help through the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP). It pays up to $650 of the amount owing, or up to $780 if the home uses electric heat. You must be a Hydro One residential customer, live at the address on the overdue bill, and have a combined after-tax household income below a limit that depends on household size. Applications go through United Way, by phone at 1-855-487-5327 or online, not through Hydro One. The page lists no deadline.
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