& — Wednesday, August 5, 1992 ~- North Shore News

MAILBOX
Voluntary restraint

all that is

Dear Editor:

It is humiliating to discover that
the GVRD considers the citizens
of the Vancouver region to be fess
than trustworthy and less respon-
sible than the citizens of Victoria
and Seattle.

Although they are short of
water, neither of these cities has
sprinkling restrictions. Their
citizens have been urged to con-
serve water. In Victoria this has
led to a 30% decrease in can-
sumption.

As the waterboard chairperson
of Victoria, Bert Caine, said in
the Oak Bay Star, imposed
restrictions have backfired. Vol-
untary restrictions have had a
significantly greater effect.

For many citizens of the North
Shore and greater Vancouver
gardening is their major, and
often only, hobby. They are a
dedicated group of poeple who
take pride in their gardens and
their wide selection of plants,

They have dedicated their time
and money to the improvement of
our region.

These citizens are being penal-
ized by bureaucrats who do not
appreciate that people are respon-

needed

sible and are capable of carcful
use of the water resources.

We have limited water resources
because the bureaucrats have not
increased the water storage facili-
ties in over 30 years with the pop-
ulation now at £.5 million.

Furthermore, it should be noted
that watering with containers or a
handheld hose with a_ spring-
loaded shut-off device is a grossly
inefficient method of watering
compared to using a perforated
hose.

The first methed results in too
much water being applied to a
small area, the majority of which
runs away before soaking into the
soil where it is needed. The perfo-
rated hose uses less water in the
same time period and results in a
larger area becoming uniformly
moist.

This need orty be done every
four to five days to preserve the
plants.

Why can’t we, the citizens of
the GVRD, be treated as those of
other cities as responsible citizens
worthy of trust and capable of
voluntary restraint?

Anre Bell
West Vancouver

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