Last week the Gabriola Sounder reported that the Islands Trust recommends a ban on commercial extraction of groundwater. Now the Dailiy News has a story on this, too: Islands Trust wants province to look at groundwater regulations. I thought you might like to see Sheila Malcolmson’s letter to the province, which seems to be the [...]
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We’re at the start of Gabriola’s monsoon season, but think ahead to summer, when we’ll all be short of water as the island’s summer visitors arrive. Maybe a sink like this would help get the message across about water conservation.
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Gabriola is often short of water in the summer, and yet we all want to water our vegetable gardens. Is there a way to garden without using so much water? Apparently there is. One approach is the one explained by Steve Solomon in Water-Wise Vegetables. From the introduction: Without regular and heavy watering during high [...]
Should the Islands Trust hire a consultant to study Gabriola’s groundwater? The Trust is holding a special meeting next Wednesday evening, August 18th, to discuss this. The blurb says: The Gabriola Island Local Trust Committee is considering participating in a groundwater study of Gabriola Island, along with other agencies. Dr. Gilles Wendling is proposing to [...]
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From the Daily News: Gabriola Island aquifers may be in trouble, many residents fear. Some people on Gabriola Island are worried they will lose their water supplies as hot, dry weather and increased use strain aquifers, says the Gabriola Groundwater Management Society. Society president Jenny MacLeod has heard from three people so far whose wells [...]
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When your house guests arrive on Gabriola, you’re quickly reminded that they come from a place where water shortages aren’t a part of life. They’re used to long, luxurious showers, leaving the sprinkler on to water the lawn all night long, and all sorts of things that would horrify most Gabriola residents. Sometimes they grab [...]
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As Gabriola moves towards water shortage season (summer), we start to think more about how to save water and how to use less of it. The Tiny House blog notes that: If you’re looking for a greener alternative to washing your clothes, it doesn’t get much greener than our hand powered laundry machine (well, laundry [...]
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From The Guardian: The ‘waterless’ washing machine that could save you money. Dry cleaning is set to become a domestic activity with a washing machine that uses 90% less water than a normal laundry cycle and could be available by the end of 2011. The device, developed by Leeds-based Xeros Ltd, replaces water with tiny [...]
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