JOIN US | Attend an upcoming OCP Open House at the Quadra Community Centre

Drop in to participate on November 19 or November 26, 2025 between 4 to 6 pm or 7 to 9 pm.

These meetings are intended to delve deeper into the specific policy related topic items included in your OCP. The sessions will be broken into topic specific areas to allow the community to address key policies related to each.

Topic specific areas will include: housing, water and waste, transportation, agriculture, parks, environmental protection and local economic development. There will be an opportunity to explore other key topics at the participants’ request.
Hope to see you there!

** Open Houses will also be held in the Outer Islands in the future.**

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SRD Launches FireSmart Homeowner Rebate Program for Village of Sayward

• Spend at least $500 to get 50% back (up to $3000) for doing FireSmart work on your property

• Limited spots available, applications are first come, first served, so APPLY TODAY

• Schedule a FREE FireSmart Assessment to be eligible to apply. Contact wrr@srd.ca or call 250-914-9234

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NOTICE: TEMPORARY AGENDA LINK

Due to technical difficulties, access to the upcoming SRD Board and Committee meeting agendas has been temporarily moved.
🖱️ View all upcoming agendas at srd.ca/agenda

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UPDATE 5:20pm October 31/25 Water Conservation Notice for the Village of Sayward Updated

alertable.ca/#/incidents/77978ce8-4df5-4e48-905a-f048e355e3b3

As of 3:00 pm Friday afternoon (October 31st) the water level in Sayward's reservoir stood at 90%. While this is less than the 97% seen in the reservoir yesterday at 3:30 pm (October 30th) it should be remembered the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) was offline overnight as a precautionary measure to help prevent fine materials being drawn into the plant from Newcastle Creek. The WTP was reactivated on Friday morning and been steadily producing and pumping water into the reservoir throughout the day.

However, please be advised, Sayward's Public Works staff shutdown the Water Treatment Plant at around 3:30 pm today as a precautionary measure (again) to help prevent fine materials being drawn into the plant. The heavy rains we experienced today eventually resulted in increased turbidity in Newcastle Creek, to the point where shutting down the WTP was considered prudent.

Public Works staff hope to restart the WTP on Saturday morning (November 1st) if the turbidity level in the creek is at an acceptable level.

at this time.

Thank you for your cooperation while our Public Works staff continue their work at the Water Treatment Plant, and the water intake in Newcastle Creek.

Do not call 911 for information or updates.
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The Gold Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department is aware of pile burning around Gold River.

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As it gets dark you may notice pile burning in the lower Gold River and in the Ucona areas. Please do not be armed the fire department is aware.

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UPDATE 5:30pm October 30/25 Water Conservation Notice for the Village of Sayward Updated

alertable.ca/#/incidents/77978ce8-4df5-4e48-905a-f048e355e3b3

Please continue to conserve water. It is anticipated that the Water Treatment Plant will be restarted on Friday October 31/2025.

Do not call 911 for information or updates.
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UPDATE 6:30PM October 29/2025 Water Conservation Notice for the Village of Sayward Updated

alertable.ca/#/incidents/77978ce8-4df5-4e48-905a-f048e355e3b3

As of 8:30 am Tuesday morning (October 29th) the water level in Sayward's reservoir stood at 65%. This decrease was expected since the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) was unable to produce and pump water into the reservoir overnight due to high turbidity in Newcastle Creek.

Sayward's Public Works staff were able to restart the WTP at 8:30 am today after confirming that the turbidity in the creek had decreased to an acceptable level. Since then, the Water treatment Plant has continued to produce and pump water into the reservoir steadily without interruptions; except for two backwashes which used some water to clean the plant's systems. As of 4:00 pm today the water level in Sayward's reservoir stood at 69%.

Until we can restore the

Thank you for your cooperation while our Public Works staff continue their work at the Water Treatment Plant, and the water intake in Newcastle Creek. We hope to see the level in Sayward's water reservoir normalized in the next few days.

Do not call 911 for information or updates.
Please continue to conserve water by limiting water usage to essentials only (e.g., water to drink) ... See MoreSee Less