A boil-water advisory affected more than half of all Squamish residents was lifted Wednesday (April 20), exactly one month after it was first issued. The District of Squamish advised residents of all neighbourhoods except Bracken-dale and the Garibaldi Highlands March 20 that they should boil all water for two minutes before consuming due to high turbidity in the water as a precautionary measure. The District said Wednesday that testing confirms that satisfactory disinfection is now occurring in the water treatment system.
Hwy. 99 update
Work continues at the Sunset Beach, Lions Bay and Porteau Cove sites with delays of 15 to 30 minutes in the non-peak travel hours. Delays of up to 30 minutes will occur in the Sunset Beach to Lions Bay area Monday (April 25) to Friday (April 29) from midnight to 6 a.m., 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight. Travellers may be stopped at more than one location, however total delay time is not expected to exceed 30 minutes.
Traffic pattern changes will be in effect at the Ansell Place interchange - 4.5 km north of Horseshoe Bay - from April 22 to Oct. Highway traffic will detour via the interchange entrance and exit ramps, while the highway is being widened. Travellers are asked to observe the 50 km-h speed limit through this residential area. For more information visit www.seatoskyimprovements.ca or call 1-877-4SAFE99.
Correction
In last week's article "Westway Village fire leaves 7 homeless," Bob Fulton was incorrectly referred to as a Captain of Squamish Fire Rescue. He is, in fact, a Firefighter/Fire Prevention Inspector.
