WINNIPEG The City of Morden is experiencing extreme drought conditions, and is urging residents to cut back on their water use. In a public notice posted on Friday, the city said the lake it gets its water from is now nearly nine feet below the full supply level. This places the city in extreme drought conditions. It is calling on residents and businesses in the city to take immediate action to cut back on water usage by 30 per cent. Among the requested actions, residents are asked to stop watering their lawns and only water their gardens once a week. Residents should not wash their cars, and commercial car washes are told to reduce their hours of operation by 20 per cent.
Winnipeg Free Press By: Kevin Rollason | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Friday, Jul. 23, 2021 Save to Read Later
Morden resident Theresa Dueck and her family don t use their bathtub just to get clean they use it to keep their vegetable garden thriving.
Morden resident Theresa Dueck and her family don t use their bathtub just to get clean they use it to keep their vegetable garden thriving.
Every time Dueck s family takes a bath or shower they put a bucket under the faucet until the water warms up. It takes 10 to 15 seconds before the water gets hot. we use it to flush toilets and on the garden, she says.
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Morden faces supply dilemma as usage restrictions loom across parched Manitoba By: Carol Sanders | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Thursday, Jul. 22, 2021
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More Manitobans may be forced to restrict water use, as the province copes with some of the lowest levels in its history.
More Manitobans may be forced to restrict water use, as the province copes with some of the lowest levels in its history. We are in a serious, low-water situation, Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler said at a news conference Thursday. If dry conditions persist and strain continues on the rivers and reservoirs water levels, the minister of agriculture and resource development can declare a serious water shortage under the Water Protection Act, and issue an order to prevent, minimize or alleviate the water shortage.
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Unmasked hardliners regularly protest public-health orders, community s vaccination rate among lowest in province By: Malak Abas | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Tuesday, May. 18, 2021
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A rural Manitoba community with a low vaccination rate and high level of defiance against public-health measures has become the largest virus hot spot outside Winnipeg.
A rural Manitoba community with a low vaccination rate and high level of defiance against public-health measures has become the largest virus hot spot outside Winnipeg.
Active cases in Winkler spiked Tuesday at 103 after several weeks of numbers between 15 and 20.
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The City of Morden has implemented water restrictions for residents and businesses, as the southern Manitoba municipality prepares to enter the summer months in severe drought conditions.
The City of Morden has implemented water restrictions for residents and businesses, as the southern Manitoba municipality prepares to enter the summer months in severe drought conditions. You can go take a walk out there and see the problem right at the beach. We now have three times the beach we’ve ever had before. It doesn’t take imagination to understand where this is going to put us, if we don’t do something, Morden Mayor Brandon Burley told the