Gazette The Lake Cowichan
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2015
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VOL. 19, NO. 7 | $1 + GST
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Community profile: Val Sangster lends a hand to Lake Cowichan PAGE 2
Housing starts take a sharp rise: Is downtown revitalization responsible? PAGE 2
Jean Crowder: Retiring MP reflects on ten years in office PAGE 12
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Brooklyn Brown and Jewel Irving, pictured with their moms Sally Brown and Karen Irving, are raising money for Cops for Cancer and Wigs for Kids. The girls will be having numerous fundraising events in the community until March 6, when they will be shaving their hair at Lake Cowichan School as a donation to Wigs for Kids.
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which so far hasn’t been an issue. This leaves sand filtration, which could cost the town a hefty $7 million, compared to the estimated $1.2 million the UV system would cost. Rather than a drop in water quality, the Town of Lake Cowichan’s superintendent of Public Works attributed the recent boil water advisories to a change in Island Health’s drinking water e standards, which prior to the
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The boil water advisory issued over a week ago (Feb. 8) continues to hold on tight, and town officials are concerned that the planned UV water treatment system will not provide an adequate solution. The recent boil water advisories have been caused by high levels of turbidity, and the UV system is designed to neutralize bacteria,
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change were graded on a sliding expressed concern that residents of notification during the beginning scale. Now any water source with may begin to ignore UP boilTO water of the boil water advisory. The a turbidity higher than 1 NTU is advisories, which could lead to town’s current plan of action has automatically grounds for a boil catastrophe should bacteria, not been to post daily updates on water advisory. Lake Cowichan’se v e turbidity, be the cause of a future Facebook, as well as post notices IN TOTAL PRICE ADJUSTMENTS nt drinking water has ranged from 1.4 advisory. at local services and businesses. Amount available on the 2014 Veloster Turbo Manual to 2.3 NTU in the past week. Town officials are planning to Some residents were unsure of At a recent town council meet with Island Health staff in the the severity of the situation, and meeting, councillor Bob Day near future. asked if the water was safe to bathe UP TO stressed that “the public will Meanwhile, many residents have in. That question, among others, not tolerate [these boil water taken to the town’s social media showsPURCHASE the town’sFINANCING lack of clarity advisories] for much longer.” page to voice their complaints in explaining the96 severity, or lack FOR UP TO MONTHS vCouncillor ON SELECT MODELS what they see as a lack thereof, to residents. IN TOTAL PRICE regarding ADJUSTMENTS e n Tim McGonigle
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