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View PostWorld Water Day 2019 – March 22
Happy World Water Day!
March 22nd each year is a day dedicated to learning about water, appreciating water, conserving water, and making behavioural changes manifested to protect watersheds and water resources around the globe.
In Cowichan Valley, British Columbia, the day marks a significant milestone of the Cowichan Water Challenge.
The Council of Canadians challenges us to take action locally to set up a Blue Community, and to support federal action to bring a halt to the drinking water advisories (ie. contamination) in more than 100 First Nations communities across Canada.
The Salt Spring Water Company and the Capital Regional District have now made it possible for Salt Spring Island residents to set up to collect and to store 3,000 imperial gallons of rainwater employing a specific CRD- engineered design, without the added cost of hiring an engineer to document the safety of your structure. Contact the CRD Building Inspection offices in Ganges for more information.