Helpful glossary for any window replacement or door replacement project for your home. Apron A piece of window trim attached to the wall underneath the interior stool (interior sill). Argon Gas An inert, nontoxic gas (denser than air) used between window panes to insulate by reducing heat transfer.
(April 2017) Bessie is a name given to an alleged lake monster in Lake Erie, also known as South Bay Bessie. The first recorded sighting of Bessie occurred in 1793, and more sightings have occurred intermittently and in greater frequency in the last three decades.
Apart from the environmental concern, half the cityâs drinking water comes from Lake Erie. And the phosphorus that leaches into the lake â much of it from urban sewage waste and farm runoff â leads to toxic algae blooms that suck the oxygen out of the water. The Thames River is the biggest Canadian source of phosphorus entering Lake Erie. Algae blooms wreaked such havoc in 2014 that half a million people in Toledo, Ohio, were without water. Some tasks the city can take on right away, if politicians give the green light, but part of the plan would require help from the province or federal government.