Jim Parsons says “In past budgets we approved leak detection but we will have to do so more public awareness of water usage to try and get that down.”
Corner Brook city hall is looking to create more awareness about water conservation. The issue was brought up during this week’s council meeting. Mayor Jim Parsons says the cost of chemicals to treat water is going up by 40 percent. “We did approve a multi-year purchase of chemicals to treat water so every litre of water we save money,” he says. “In past budgets we approved leak detection but we will have to do so more public awareness of water usage to try and get that down.”
Councillor Charles Pender says the city is lucky that there’s only been one water main leak… “leak detection is working and we’ve only had one,” he says. “Those leaks can spill a lot of water into the ground.”
Meanwhile, the city’s water demand decreased in September.
Man shot with a gun taken to hospital, Scott King appears in Corner Brook Provincial Court
New Year's Eve fireworks in Corner Brook only allowed from 6-9 p.m. and 11-1 a.m.
Community fireworks this evening at the base of Marble Mountain
Scott King arrested after shooting a man during a break in at a home in the Curling area last night
Pair stopped in Isle aux Morts this past weekend found with cocaine and cannabis
