news, sustainability, water scarcity 01 Nov 2016 City of Victoria NEW Stormwater Utility Bill & Rainwater Rewards Program In 2015, the City of Victoria changed the way municipal storm water services are managed. These changes were made to help clean our waterways, reduce flooding in preparation for wetter,… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, sustainability, water scarcity 03 Oct 2016 UVIC courses on rainwater harvesting UVIC Rainwater Harvesting Course The University of Victoria is now offering a course on Rainwater Harvesting in their Continuing Studies courses. Each course has something different to offer in relation… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 06 Jul 2016 Vancouver Island at Level 4 Drought The BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations have declared a Level 4 Drought on Eastern Vancouver Island. The government staff is urging all water users, including residents,… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 28 Jun 2016 Fishing Closure South Island drought prompts fishing closure - BC Government calls for water conservation. Read full story on fishing closure here. Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 15 Jun 2016 BC MUNICIPAL WATER SURVEY 2016 Just attended a webinar by Professor Jordi Honey-Rosés from the School of Community and Regional Planning at the University of British Columbia. He provided an overview of the methodology and… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 01 Jun 2016 Rainwater Rewards Program – City of Victoria Even though this is an industry orientation session, consumers can learn about rainwater harvesting too (and are really the ones who want to know about rebates and credits...) In May… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
health, news, sustainability, water quality, water scarcity 30 May 2016 Canadian Water Attitudes Study 2016 It's a bit long - 94 pages - but RBC and GlobeScan have just released the results of the 2016 RBC Canadian Water Attitudes Study, their ninth annual poll that… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 01 May 2016 Water Restrictions Cowichan Valley Water Restrictions Cowichan Valley July 2021: Currently at Level 2 This Includes: The City of Duncan, Municipality of North Cowichan, Cowichan Valley Regional District, Cowichan Tribes, Town of Lake Cowichan… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 01 May 2016 Water Restrictions CRD – Capital Regional District Water Restrictions CRD This Includes: Central Saanich, Colwood, Esquimalt, Highlands, Langford, Metchosin, North Saanich, Oak Bay, Saanich, Sidney, Sooke, Victoria and View Royal. Stage 1 Water Restrictions are in effect… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 10 Apr 2016 Water Restrictions – Comox Valley Regional District This Includes: City of Courtenay, Town of Comox, as well as the Arden, Comox Valley, England Road, Marsden/Camco, and Greaves Crescent local water service areas. Stage 1 Water Restrictions are… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 01 Apr 2016 Water Restrictions – RDN NOTE: Restrictions don’t apply if you’re using rainwater from your own cistern. This Includes: The neighbourhoods of Surfside/Mcfeely Drive, Whiskey Creek, Melrose Road, River’s Edge, French Creek-Sandpiper, San Pareil, Bissel… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
health, news, water scarcity 31 Mar 2016 Penalties if you don’t follow the rules… of water restrictions Changing rainfall patterns and drought has forced municipalities to become accustomed to water restrictions during the warm/hot summer months. Restrictions will depend on damn levels and how much rain has… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
health, news, water quality, water scarcity 22 Mar 2016 World Water Day – March 22, 2016 36 eye-opening facts about water Read full story on Treehugger.com Sabina Montgomery-Swan
health, news, water quality 05 Mar 2016 Are you confident in YOUR drinking water? So the poll says: Half of Americans not confident in drinking water safety If you are living in a rural area and a water cistern is your water supply -… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 05 Mar 2016 A crime to catch the rain? EDITORIAL: It's still a crime to catch the rain By: The Gazette editorial March 5, 2016 Updated: March 5, 2016 at 1:14 pm Unbelievable! Please read full story about rainbarrels… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 04 Mar 2016 Comox – Smart Control Irrigation Rebate Smart Control Irrigation Rebate The CVRD (Comox Valley Regional District) is now accepting application for the 2016 Smart Control Irrigation Rebate Program. Be eligible for a $300 rebate by… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water quality 04 Mar 2016 Watermain Flushing in RDN area… revised RDN Water Service Customers Watermain Flushing - Spring 2016 *** Revised *** Does not apply to properties located within the City of Parksville or the Town of Qualicum Beach The… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
health, news, water quality 02 Mar 2016 Lake Cowichan – water boil advisory removed A good thing: A boil water advisory for LAKE COWICHAN issued on 2/11/2016 has been removed today (March 2, 2016) Sabina Montgomery-Swan
health, news, water quality, water scarcity 29 Feb 2016 Water Sustainability Act The new Water Sustainability Act came into force on February 29, 2016. For further details, please go directly to their website. Sabina Montgomery-Swan
health, news, water quality 28 Feb 2016 Too close to home… Boil water advisory for Silva Bay, Gabriola... Please read details on the watertoday.ca website Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 25 Feb 2016 Saltspring savings… If you live on Saltspring Island and are thinking of installing rainwater harvesting equipment, here is a chance to save 25%... go the the Saltspring Exchange for details. Sabina Montgomery-Swan
health, news, water quality, water scarcity 20 Feb 2016 Canadian Water Summit in June 2016 in Toronto The Business of Water – Innovation Across the Entire Life Cycle Water is a critical resource for many industries and businesses. For packaged goods, food and beverage, mining, technology and… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 19 Feb 2016 Water Sustainability Act – Join the discussion Member Meet Networking Event: Vancouver Start the day with morning refreshments, networking and an informative presentation on BC's Water Sustainability Act. This BCWWA MemberMeet networking event will be hosted at the… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 19 Feb 2016 Flood resilience – Join a webinar by BCWWA Follow the link to register for this event provided by BCWWA to be held on March 9, 2016 WaterBreaks Webinar: Flood resilience: The case for a national flood program Learn… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news 01 Feb 2016 Now Incorporated… Yes, it's true, CleanCistern.Com has recently incorporated. Our new name since February 1, 2016 is Environmental Cistern Cleaning Inc. We still do business under the name CleanCistern.Com, but are slowly… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water scarcity 26 Jan 2016 Too much and Too little water… We are proud to be members of BCWWA - the British Columbia Water & Waste Association. Every quarter they come up with an incredible magazine called Watermark. We just received… Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water quality 29 Dec 2015 Boil Water Notices & Water Quality Advisories Please click on WATERTODAY.CA's banner below to get the latest boil water notices (BWN) and water quality advisories (WQA) from across Canada Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water quality 22 Dec 2015 It’s going in a positive direction 20 new advisories, but 26 advisories removed. Details of this Dec. 22, 2015 announcement at WATERTODAY.CA Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water quality 18 Dec 2015 23 year Boil Water Advisory lifted in BC ! Yes, this is not a typo: 23 years... please read full story from December 18, 2015 at WATERTODAY.CA Sabina Montgomery-Swan
news, water quality 17 Dec 2015 A ROAD TO CANADA & CLEAN WATER, FINALLY A good news story about First Nations by WATERTODAY.CA on Dec. 17, 2015. Please read full story here. Sabina Montgomery-Swan
