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Youngsters rock out to the sounds of The Bison Brothers, Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Cranbrook and District Arts Council’s ‘Art in the Park,’ held in Rotary Park. See Page 5 for a special photo feature.
What’s that smell Higher water temperatures in Phillips Reservoir the cause of drinking water odour
FOR THE TOWNSMAN
Higher than normal water temperatures in the Phillips Reservoir is the cause of an increasing number of public complaints about the taste and odour of drinking water in the City. Public Works staff has been fielding an increasing volume of calls this week that the water has a musty, skunky and swampy taste and smell, with the complaints coming from a variety of areas throughout Cranbrook. There are no health concerns with the drinking water in the City of Cranbrook.
Crews make progress on Cherry Lake fire; rain helps T R E VO R C R AW LE Y
“All the complaints we are getting are valid,” says Joe McGowan, Director of Public Works. “It is unfortunate, but there is almost nothing we can do to address the current taste and odour issues, and the problem is not likely to go away anytime soon.” The water quality complaints are the end result of higher than normal water temperatures in the Phillips Reservoir where the City currently draws most of its water from. Any creek water making it into Phillips Reservoir is warmer than normal.
After blowing up to over 1,250 hectares in only a few days, wildfire crews are starting to make some progress on the Cherry Lake fire south of Cranbrook. As of Sunday afternoon, the blaze is 10 per cent contained, with 53 firefighters, eight helicopters and seven pieces of heavy equipment tackling the job. The region experienced 0.2 millimetres of rain on Sunday and is expecting to get more, according to Karlie Shaughnessy, a fire information officer with the Southeast Fire Centre.
See WATER, Page 3
See CHERRY, Page 3
Progress is being made on a large wildfire south of Cranbrook
BC WILDFIRE SERVICE