B.C's Water Quality

I Your Community Newspaper* QUOTE OF THE WEEK: "I'm"r»« certainty not going to close my office. When people are sick, they need to be seen." - Dr. Ken Heaton, Page A3 VOL. 33, NOj, 60 CENTS GANGES, BRITISH COLUMBIA WEDNESDAY, JULY 22,1992 B.C's On the water INSIDE quality PRC and retail merchants agree to examined mediation. New drinking water guidelines Page A10 introduced last week by the provin cial government will likely affect community water systems in the Capital Regional District One of the new regulations will now give enforcement authority for water systems standards to district medical health officers. Regular water samples will have to be taken, systems upgraded if necessary and written emergency response plans developed to handle possible crisis situations. Barry Willoughby, the health ministry's manager of drinking water programs, told the Driftwood that while the provincial Health Act always required water purveyors to have a permit, there were no specific regulations to enforce per mit conditions. He said the guidelines will apply to all comimanty •muwcaii $rv WUlougnby said changes were made because "there's been con cern about several kinds of water borne diseases from community water systems in some parts of the piuvaaue ai" ^ tJOi SMILE: Aflw mafcaag «t areas* the uM faahio*! il way, Mary Kirkpatrick is Boil water advisories were in pleased to have sweetened the teeth of numerous youngsters at Ruckle Park Saturday. Kirkpatrick effect for 17 of the 50 community and several others donned period costumes to help celebrate B.C. Parks Day with a number of water systems in the Capital activities. See more photos on Page A12. Regional District in January of this Driftwood photo by Dsrnck Lundy year, according to a February 5 staff report to the CRD's That rtpoal Columbia is one of oar. a Hopes and fears for future provinces lacking ^^^^^^^^ regulations. It also recommended the Ministry of Health bring in discussed at Trust forum proposed regulations and that fund Salt Spring residents gave the form the basis of official ing be made available to improve Islands Trust their hopes and fears munity plans on Trust islands and community water systems. for the future of the Trust area at a provide guidance to other later added that an emphasis should Also last week, a company policy forum held July 15. governmental agencies when deal be placed on achieving "biodiver called Zenon Environmental About 140 people attended the ing with the Trust area. sity and principles that enhance Laboratories announced public meeting at Central Hall, with Participants first brainstormed sustainable activities," rather than availability of a "water quality facilitator Julia Gardner leading characteristics of Salt Spring and focusing on legislation which check program," subsidized by the them through a process of describ other islands they valued, then their prohibits certain activities. Three students from provincial government. ing what they currently value about hopes and fears for the future. (See "We should set down Wales scrutinize island The kit allows individuals to the Trust area and their vision of separate story.) parameters within which you can rock formations. check their water for pH, alkalinity, how things may change — for bet After discussing a few chosen do things," he said. conductivity, hardness, turbidity, ter or worse. issues in groups of three, many Hiscocks said area pulp mill ef- fluoride, nitrate, total colifonn and flisMhi ginTJiLri hf numi IIJMTW.T1 Page Bl Forums oo all Ti back with more 20 metals. It includes • V; of the* coo- andahstofj OB bow ibey and potable water should be The program can be] ^^ the Trust policy ^^^^ could be met. The comprehensive document will Sue Hiscocks and John Wilcox POLICY A9 INDEX Arts, Entertainment _A17 Media outlets scnitinizing Salt Spring Capital Comment .A6 Classifieds A21 Salt Spring appears to be in media fashion. The hour-long documentary has been shot but sot edited. It will be Coming Events A1S Along with CBC Radio, which aired a segment on the island's gar Community A13 bage woes last week, the island has attracted scrutiny from several other BCTV is filming a multi-pan feature on recycling and the environ Down The Years A27 media outlets. ment which will include footage shot early last week on Salt Spring, said researcher Jackie Davidson. Editorials A4 CKVU and BCTV have both filmed features on the island recently. Producer Timothy Dean of CKVU television in Vancouver said his She said the feature is currently undergoing editing. She did not Letters AS know when the feature would be aired. Newsbeat A3 production The Gulf Islands — The Last Paradise looks at the islands in the context of "real human beings living in their homes." Reports of a CBC crew seen on the island last week were not con Outer Gulf Islands B9 firmed by CBC, which said its news crew has not been on the island. A Real Estate B2 Dean said he loves the islands but he is not presenting a fairy tale. production company with the CBC may have been here, however. Sports A20 Problems such as high bouse prices, waste, logging and water will be Sources say the Vancouver Sun is also working on a piece about Salt Wit & Whimsy B4 touched on. However, a "balanced viewpoint" will be presented, he Spring. A Sun reporter has been questioning islanders on garbage on «<it**r nnalitv Pago A2 GULF ISLANDS DRIFTWOOD Wednotday, JulyM,1992 NEWSBEAT this week WATER From Page Al Do you know 10 people with $10 who at a subsidized price "as long as like quality artwork? results are not used for commercial or legal purposes," said Zenon's Of course you do! Anthony Marr. And if half of us sell one book of 10 tickets in the ArtSpring Over the Top Kits will be obtainable through WATCH FOR OUR campaign, we will have a beautiful arts B.C. government agent offices. 1 facility open on Salt Spring very soon. "Grand Opening' A company called Salt Spring Books of tickets for one of the world's Water started selling drinking Maybe you will be the one to win the table top this time. move inventive raffles are only a phone water on the island April 1 this 537-9800 or fax 537-9988 year. Water comes from a 350-foot call away for everyone. 120 B Hereford Rd., Ganges (next to et cetera) See story on page 1-14. 50 gallon per minute well and has "a mineral content that is almost ideal for drinking," said company manager Edwin Erickson last week. -weather- Erickson is becoming familiar with islanders' water quality problems. ••:•':'•:. HIGHS: 24 C (normal 22) LOWS: 11 C (normal 11) "The big stories I hear are sul PRECIPITATION: 10% chance of rain for phur or salt in the water," he said. Wednesday, Tliursday, Friday and Saturday. Some customers are also on OUTLOOK: Sunny with cloudy periods for community water systems drawing Wednesday, mostly sunny for Tliursday, fronj lakes, and they feel their water Friday and Saturday. is worse in the summer. "The hotter it gets the worse it ::.-• .-••• •••;• ; . ;,. ; ; .... ., ... ' ,!• ...•:;..;'.;• , ... ••;'•• gets because people are bathing in it and their dogs are swimming in F" -ofnote- it" Erickson noted how important decent water is to people. piliiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiniiiiiuii July 31 Salt Spring Island "If you've got it you take it for 19 Trust Committee Meeting. granted. If you don't you'd give your eye teeth for it." JONATHAN L. OLDROYD Barrister & Solicitor Notary Public LUNAR CYCLE: for July 1992 HOT General Legal Practice a o o • "Above the Pharmasave" July? July 14 July 22 July 29 P.O. Box 430, Ganges, B.C. Spots V0S 1E0 TEL: FAX: JULY 16 (9:05 am.): A child 537-2752 537-4531 -lottery numbers- pulled an alarm at Fulford Elemen tary School. It was a false alarm. DRAW DATE NUMBERS JULY 16 (9:18 am.): A faulty •;;•;•;• Lotto 6749 July 18. 1992 08-13-23-31-39-41 B07 July 15, 1992 05-21-30-33-36-41 B18 smoke detector at Mount's caused j an alarm. B.C749 July 18, 1992 05-08-12-30-34-35 B03 July 15, 1992 N 15-23-33-37-41-49 B16 JULY 17 (2:57 AM.): A call was received to hose down a road Extra July 18, 1992 69-75-95-98 following a motor vehicle accident. July 15, 1992 20-35-58-90 JULY 17 (3:25 pm.): Attended LAW OFFICE a car leaking gas at the Gulf Islands Trading Company. It was cleaned smss up by washing it down. (fane U and check out Mix Saanich North and Ctt&tone cficccaU. The Islands WE'VE GOT MANY MARINE & Constituency DO YOU KNOW FISHING SUPPLIES ON SALE. THIS HANDSOME CLIVE TANNER MLA YOUNG MAN? TIDE TABLES AT FULFORD HARBOUR Residents of the Constituency are Pacific Standard Time - measured in feet invited to visit or call their new office Yes! Bill DeLong has come \ at 0425 4.7 26 0740 1.2 #11 - 9843 Second Street a long way and made 1100 7.6 SU 1645 10.2 (Marina Court, behind The 1430 7.2 2005 9.7 Landmark) a lot of friends since this 2130 10.4 Sidney, B.C. V8L 3C7 Telephone: 656-0488 picture was taken. 0515 3.9 27 0000 10.4 Fax: 655-4906 1300 8.1 MO 0830 .5 1545 8.1 1715 10.6 % Open He will be celebrating his 2155 10.3 2110 9.6 Monday 11 am - 4pm % Tuesday - Friday 9am - 4pm 80 plus 1 birthday on 0600 3.0 28 0105 10.4 Other times by appointment 1530 9.0 TU 0915 .1 Sunday July 26th.

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