The Eco-Centre

Hello Friends and Family,

On the route to Saskatoon, Viera and Justin had a chance to stop by the town of Craik.

http://www.craik.ca/

Craik is a progressive town in south central Saskatchewan, Canada,  incorporated on August 1, 1907.

It is strategically located along Provincial Highway 11 (Louis Riel Trail), 140 km southeast of Saskatoon and 117 km northwest of Regina.

Our town slogan is "Friendliest Place by a Dam Site," which we are!

The town's economy is based largely on agriculture and related industries, although efforts by the Town and RM of Craik No. 222 have been made to attract and develop industry related to the principles of environment, ecology and  sustainability. The community is committed to conserving what we have inherited and lessening our footprint on our local environment.

We took some pictures of the eco-village which was quiet for a Sunday morning, so we did not get a chance to meet anyone there.

A beautiful Strawbale and Post and Beam House.

So we made our way to the Eco-centre just down the road off the main highway 11 from Regina to Saskatoon. The building looked especially sustainable, as part of the towns sustainable living project.

http://www.craikecovillage.com/index.html

We found these interpretive signs around the building inside, where there is restaurant/cafe.

Cobbed Wall

Cordwood

Rammed Earth

Composting Toilet

Stone Wall

Earthtubes

Windows

Post and Beam Construction

Geothermal

Masonry Stove

The Life Cycle of the Honeybee Family

Here is a picture of the composting toilet, it felt just like a regular/conventional toilet, even odourless, the one thing is that the whole looked bottomless. Much different then the bucket system we saw at HELP International, this would be suitable for any place.

See it looks just like a regular flush toilet, except you are not pooping into our drinking water source!! Then they use it on the local golf course.

Some Rules

A website: http://www.clivusmultrum.com.au/completesystems.html