Under Stage 1, sprinkling is allowed for a maximum of two hours, two days a week, between 7 p.m. and 9 a.m., the CVRD said. Even-numbered addresses can sprinkle Wednesdays, while odd-numbered addresses can do so Sundays.
Fire Chief Geoff Spriggs presented the department's first- and second-quarter statistics, along with partial third-quarter figures, to Duncan city council last week.
The Town of Lake Cowichan has reached an agreement to acquire nearly 100 acres of land next to its wastewater lagoons, Grant Lake and the Cowichan Valley Trail.
Residents can attend information sessions about the referendum on Sept. 8 at the Shawnigan Lake Community Centre, Sept. 14 at the Kerry Park Recreation Centre and Sept. 15 at the Cobble Hill Community Hall.