Knotweed is an invasive plant that has the potential for high economic costs because of the damage it can pose to property, infrastructure and the environment. Knotweed can penetrate pavement, damaging roads, foundations and drainage systems, it can also clog waterways altering drainage patterns causing flooding. See brochure below for more information.
The City of Rossland has adopted a bylaw(see below) requiring that all property owners in the City of Rossland ensure that his or her property is cleared of and remains free from knotweed. The bylaw also states that should the owner fail to remove the knotweed, that the City may clear the noxious weed by any means necessary, at the expense of the person defaulting.
ENTER THE DRAW FOR A RAIN BARREL BY CALCULATING YOUR WATER FOOTPRINT!
By calculating your household water footprint, you can identify where water conservation is most needed in your household and bring awareness to the quantity of water used by your household every day.
To enter the draw and calculate your household Water Footprint visit:
https://www.watercalculator.org/wfc2/q/household/ and select Washington as your location. Then email the Water Smart Ambassador water.smart@rossland.ca with your footprint calculation and one way your household conserves water.
Submission deadline is noon on Friday, August 23rd, 2019. The winner will be announced on August 26, 2019.
For the July/August 2019 Council Connects newsletter, click here.
August 8, 2019
HELPING BASIN COMMUNITIES PREPARE FOR WILDFIRE
Trust supports nine communities with Community Wildfire Education Grants
(Columbia Basin) – 2017 and 2018 saw extreme wildfire activity with a record number of fires across BC and in the Basin. Through its Community Wildfire Education Grants the Trust is supporting the efforts of Basin communities and residents to prepare for and reduce the impacts of wildfires occurring within or adjacent to Basin communities.
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