friday august 3, 2012
hit overdrive this weekend
Two car shows on Saturday and Sunday
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BC Games Bronze
Local girl helps Zone 6 volleyball squad to a medal
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City water to normal
Landslide event reaffirms city’s push for alternate water sources
AUREN RUVINSKY writer@pqbnews.com
Parksville is using the Englishman River as its main water source again, but they stress the importance of keeping consumption down while they watch a clay bank that recently collapsed into the river. The bank collapsed on July 17 causing the city to switch to well water, which they don’t usually use during the peak summer demand, giving the wells time to recharge for the rest of the year, explained Englishman River Water Service (ERWS) program manager Mike Squire. During the summer the wells can only meet the city’s needs for a couple days before they would have to cut into their limited above ground reservoir capacity, which is reserved for fire fighting. That turbidity event only lasted 24 hours and newS file PHoto was the first time it hapthe City of Parksville is testing filtration pened while the city was systems to help water quality issues. drawing river water, but it points to a key issue. “That really highlights the importance of the projects we are currently embarking on,” Squire said. “If we had the water treatment plant this wouldn’t have been an issue.” Associated Engineering has been conducting tests of two basic forms of filtration being considered for the coming treatment facility and all indications are leaning toward a membrane system over a more traditional sand and coal filtration and settling system. Squire said the membrane costs more upfront but is more automated and takes a lot less labour to run. See water not drying up, page A4
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here from hogtown: young winston Burron performs a trick on his skateboard at the Parksville Skate Park. winston and his family are in town from toronto, visiting grandparents.
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