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Week 2 Winners – Water Conservation Challenge

We are excited to announce this week’s winners of the Water Conservation Challenge Draw! Connie Storey won the rain barrel, Dorothy Martens won the home water conservation kit, and Emily Chawrun won the youth water conservation kit. Click the links to be inspired by their water conservation actions, or read all the entries!

Congratulations to all our winners!

Our next draw will take place on July 23 and will include new and previous submissions.

Home Water Conservation tip from Karen

Buckets!! We use them for collecting dishwashing water to flush our toilets. We have an additional bucket in our shower, to collect soapy water we might miss for cleaning floors, I just add a bit of vinegar. Humidifier water is great way to reuse for watering our veggies, we make sure our facets are closed and not leaking. Laundry gets done in big loads to avoid waste. Dishwasher only gets run when is completly full, but for the most part handwashing to converse water.

Yard Water Conservation Tip from Nyomi

We are working diligently to conserve water in numerous ways .. I’ve layered mulch in the flower beds to hold the moisture , collecting as much rain water as possible. We are also use the grey water from showering /dishes / bathroom sink water to water plants.

Home Water Conservation Tip from Dean

I removed the clear drain tubing from the central air conditioning unit attached to our furnace which was draining directly into the sewer from our home. I just lifted the clear air conditioner drain pipe out of the pipe draining into the sewer and placed it into a 5 gallon pail. In a matter of 24 hours we are collecting 5 gallons (+ or – a quart) of clear water for our outdoor plants. Such an effortless means of conserving valuable water during difficult times of water shortage.

Challenge Winners and New Sponsor Announcement

We are pleased to have a new sponsor on board our Water Conservation Challenge in Morden! Access Credit Union has joined the business sponsors which include Prairie Barnwood, Home Hardware, MMJS, and Gallery Wealth Management. Thank you to all our sponsors for making it possible to host this challenge! This announcement comes as we announce our first winners, drawn from all the submissions to the challenge. We are excited to announce that Megan Rodgers has won the first rain barrel, Derek Sawatzky has won the home water conservation kit, and Scarlette Paracholski has won the youth water conservation kit. Congratulations to all our winners!

Order A Rain Barrel!

What’s a duck’s favorite restaurant? Quacker Barrel! Hopefully you are all having a very punny Friday 🙂 Order your rain barrels today at pvwd.ca !

Yard Water Conservation Tip from Connie

I conserving water buy using the water from my 2 rain barrels plus I am saving water from showers, washing/rinsing dishes, washing hands and using that water for my garden, flushing… So far this season, I have not using any town water for watering plants it’s all water that I have saved!