Village of Cumberland and TimberWest team up

The CVRD, Village of Cumberland and TimberWest have teamed up to brainstorm ways to stabilize the banks of Perseverance Creek, which may have been a factor on that lengthy boil water advisory last winter.

 

The Regional District’s Marc Rutten says a hazard abatement or prevention order has been issued by Island Health s medical health officer on erosion concerns.

 

Rutten explains whether logging activity played a role in that boil water advisory.

 

 

Last year on December 11, a boil water advisory was issued for the Comox Valley water system from high turbidity levels, it stayed in force for 47 days.

 

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