Vancouver Water Restrictions

• Nearly 900 warnings, fines issued for breaking Vancouver’s water restrictions

  Most of the fines were $250 for breaches of Stage 1 protocols, but at least 14 fines of $500 were issued for Stage 2 violations last week.

  Environment

  Aug 9, 2023
  
• Vancouver firefighters issue ‘urgent’ call after record number of fires this year

  Discarded smoking materials -- matches, lighters, candles, cigarettes, torches and drug paraphernalia -- are responsible for 57 per cent of the blazes.

  Fire

  Aug 9, 2023
  
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• What can and can’t you do under Vancouver’s new water restrictions?

  Violations of the city's watering restrictions may be met with fines between $250 and $10,000. Fines begin at $500 under Stage 2 restrictions.

  Environment

  Aug 4, 2023
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• Water restrictions for Metro Vancouver on the way, regional district says

  Starting May 1, regulations that limit lawn watering to once per week will come into effect in an effort to conserve the region’s drinking water for the coming hot and dry months.

  Environment

  Apr 5, 2023
• Metro Vancouver’s lawn watering regulations come into effect May 1

  The restrictions will remain until October 15 and may shift into Stage 2 restrictions if reservoirs dip too low.

  Apr 29, 2019