A local union is getting ready to rock to promote the importance of public services.

  Today, the the Ontario branch of the Canadian Union of Public Employees will host a free outdoor concert featuring April Wine and SAB at the Memorial Centre. The show will start at 7 p. m.

  Louis Rodrigues, president of the Canadian Union of Public Employees Local 1974 at Kingston General Hospital, said the concert will be a celebration of public jobs and services within the Kingston community.

 If you enjoy drinking wine and you have a large collection of wine and vintages which need to be stored properly over time, you should consider installing a custom wine cellar. This will be one of your more clever investments. You will be able to store your treasured collection of wine in a proper room. And most important of all, you will surely be satisfied when you drink the wine.

  Are you trying to boost the resale value of your house? One great thing to do just that is to add a custom wine cellar to your house. There are many out there that include wine refrigerators and wine cabinets. This simple addition to your house is a must have for luxurious homes. If you live in an upscale neighborhood this simple addition just might sell your house over others.

  You can plan and build a custom wine cellar chiefly for the storage of wine, taking into account the space, finances and the free access to your wine. It can be built in any location in your house. For the preservation of the wine you may use your kitchen, any corner of any room, a vacant cabinet, the attic or the space under your staircase. But the basement would be a better choice than the others.

  Every custom wine cellar requires adequate room for racking and other mechanical structures. Additionally, they might include a mini counter and a small amount of crate, bulk, or tub wine storage room. The custom wine cellar should possess a vapor barrier to prevent condensation from within its walls. This barrier will maintain humidity within the cellar. The walls of the custom wine cellar may also need adequate insulation to maintain constant temperature.

  The cellar’s entrance should be sealed with border climate stripping and insulated so as to keep cold, moist air inside the cellar. And, certainly, it needs appropriate refrigeration as well as humidity systems for climate control management, along with electrical wiring to provide room lighting.

  The next step is finishing the wine cellar, specifically, erecting the custom racking. The racks should have capacity for your wine collection and fit the dimensions of your cellar. Wine bottles vary in size and shape. Not every wine bottle is capable of fitting into an average off-the-shelf wine rack. Once the wine cellar is properly erected, you are ready to add the finishing touches to it. Such touches may include crown moldings, lighting, flooring, baseboards, cabinets and countertops, a door, and various amenities. The hard work associated with designing your home wine cellar will surely pay off in the long run, as you will be able to enjoy your creation forever.