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CHRISTMAS IN JULY RETURNS ▶ SURREY FOOD BANK LAUNCHES ONLINE CAMPAIGN 2
The Surrey Food Bank’s Executive Director Marilyn Herrmann (left), along with Feezah Jaffer and Katrina Albert, has resurrected the former Christmas in July campaign and taken it online to help buy healthy groceries – such as fresh veggies – for the food bank’s 14,000 clients. BOAZ JOSEPH
REGION’S WATER AT RECORD LOW LEVELS
▶ ‘WE’RE INTO UNCHARTED TERRITORY HERE,’ METRO SAYS JEFF NAGEL
New readings show Metro Vancouver’s water reservoirs have dropped well into record low levels for this time of year. Hot, dry weather throughout May and June sharply increased water demand
in the region. The regional district now has 75 per cent of its total drinking water capacity available, as of July 5. “We’re into uncharted territory here,” said Darrell Mussatto, chair of Metro’s utilities committee. “We are using our water more than we did obviously last year and more than we have in the past. We’re at early August levels in early July.” Metro already moved to stage two water restrictions effective last Friday – that reduces lawn sprinkling from three days to just once a week. Sprinkling is permitted Mondays from 4-9 a.m. for even-numbered
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addresses and Thursdays from 4-9 a.m. for odd-numbered addresses. Watering of school yards, sports fields, park lawns, cemeteries, boulevards and golf course fairways are also limited to minimal levels, in most cases once a week. Stage two restrictions also mean a ban on the use of pressure washers and other hosing off of outdoor surfaces, with limited exceptions, such as health and safety or preparing a driveway for painting or sealing. continued on page 5
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