Four people from Squamish are organizing a relationship building and reconnaissance mission to Sri Lanka.
The three top organizers of the Squamish Humanity Village Project are leaving for Squamish's adopted village of Wanduruppuwa on Saturday (Feb. 5). Coun. Jeff Dawson, Peter Gordon and Patricia Heintzman are traveling with John de Souza. The effort to find a tsunami-impacted village for Squamish to adopt was aided by de Souza as he is originally from Sri Lanka.
The foursome will take with them books for the pre-school aged children of the village. The airline the group is flying with is allowing them each to bring a box of books as part of their baggage at no additional cost.
The group will return on Feb. 18.
Dawson, Gordon, Heintzman and de Souza are going to the devastated village at their own expense.
Water safe again
The boil water advisory issued Jan. 19 for residents of the Garibaldi Highlands ended on Friday (Jan. 28). The advisory was issued as a precaution because high turbidity levels in Mashiter Creek prevented the District of Squamish water disinfection system from properly cleaning the drinking water.
Testing of the water confirmed that satisfactory disinfection was taking place as of noon Jan. 28.
Hwy. 99 upgrade update
February construction delays along Hwy. 99 will be limited to a maximum of 15 minutes.Delays will take place between Sunset Beach to Lions Bay from 12 a.m. to 5 a.m. Feb. 7 to 11 and from 11 p.m. to 12 a.m. Feb. 6 to 10.Delays will be limited to five minutes at all other times.
