Courtenay News | $29M universal water metering project approved in Courtenay, B.C.
The City of Courtenay on Vancouver Island has decided to switch all homes to water meters. City councillors agreed to the change at a meeting this week. As the CBC's Maryse Zeidler reports, experts say making residents pay for water per use instead of a flat fee is the best way to reduce water consumption.
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“Gorrell said two of the major threats they face are predation and choosing the wrong habitat.
“We know that they like Alpine valleys and meadows where you can see a long way,” he said. “Sometimes they will move into cut blocks where the forestry industry has come through and ruined all the trees.””
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Marmot Recovery Foundation executive director Adam Taylor said Gob the marmot, named after a character from the television series Arrested Development, returned to their breeding facility on Mount Washington about two months after he was released into the wild last summer.
Courtenay News | City of Courtenay considers switching all homes to water meters amid drought concerns
The mid-Vancouver Island city of Courtenay, B.C., is considering a move to universal water metering as part of its efforts to conserve the resource. It's one of several municipalities across the province making the switch, amidst growing concerns about drought and climate change.
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