Water Conservation Sign

The current water conservation level is shown on signs and at the top of any NCID webpage. Residents are encouraged to conserve water during our dry summer months (Apr through Sep). Additionally, certain watering restrictions are in effect, depending on the current water conservation level.

To match watering restrictions with the conservation level, click the water conservation graphic at the top of the page or bookmark this page.

Water is a finite resource and it is up to everyone to use it wisely. Learn more about Living Water Smart.

The 2009 report is now available for download (Learn More)

Every year, water districts across B.C. are required to provide their customers with a report on the quality of their drinking water. The report includes information about where your water comes from, how it is distributed and its quality.

This year's report, which covers Jan 1, 2009 to Dec 31, 2009, has been added to our website and is available for download as a PDF download.

To learn more and to download either the 2009 or 2008 report, head here.

To learn more about PDF documents or to acquire the free software needed to read these files, head to Adobe.

Free Seminar - Mark June 9th on your calendar to attend a free workshop on earthquake preparedness. Fire hall tours start at 6 pm & the workshop starts at 7 pm (both @ the North Cedar Fire Hall, 2100 Yellow Point Road).

Free Seminar at the NCFD Hall on Jun 9th

Do you know why earthquakes occur? Learn about the Pacific Rim "the rim of fire", plate tectonics and potential impact that earthquakes have had (and will have) on Vancouver Island.

Free up your evening calendar for Wednesday, June 9, 2010 when the Cedar Community Police, Regional District of Nanaimo and your North Cedar Fire Fighters are hosting this free workshop on earthquake preparedness.

In addition to learning about earthquakes and why some have a greater destructive power than others (i.e., Haitian quake versus the recent earthquake in Chili), you can also learn what role the RDN Emergency Services will play in the event of such a disaster. See the RDN Emergency Trailer and also take a tour of the North Cedar Fire Hall.

It's a great opportunity to assess your personal earthquake risks, what you can expect to happen during a tremblor and help you to develop your own family emergency preparedness plan (which includes planning for your pets)!

The seminar is free. The danger is real. Become informed and better prepared. Fire hall tours begin at 6 pm and the workshop starts at 7 pm. If you have any questions, contact the NCID staff or call (250) 722-3711.

Group photo - Two instructors (left) pose with the twelve North Cedar Firefighters enrolled in the two-day "Low Slope Rescue" course.

Twelve volunteers from North Cedar Fire Department participated in a 2-day, NFPA-1670 approved course, covering Low Slope Rescue. The training consisted of an evening of rescue knots, one day of theory and classroom hands-on sessions, followed by a day of practical application in the field.

The training accompanies equipment purchased by the fire hall, including three 200-foot, 1/2-inch static kern-mantle ropes, three class III safety harnesses, pulleys, carabiners, webbing and related hauling and life-saving equipment. The training and equipment provides North Cedar with the tools and expertise to safely extricate patients in low-slope (less than 50-degrees of incline) situations.

The training was held at North Cedar facilities and conducted by a three instructors from Canada Rescue Techs, based in Shawnigan Lake.

Course instruction included:

• Rescue Ropes & Rope-related equipment
• Rescue knots (16 varieties)
• Anchoring, rigging, belaying and lowering
• Patient packaging & litter rigging
• Hauling systems & mechanical advantage
• Communications & low-slope hands-on training

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Donation - North Cedar Firefighters, along with matching funds from the Canadian government, donated $750 to help relief efforts in Haiti, after devastating earthquakes damaged much of the area surrounding the country's capital.

Members of the North Cedar Fire Department raised and donated $750 to help with Haitian Earthquake relief. As you are probably aware, Haiti was struck by a series of devastating earthquakes, early in January. Latest estimates put the death toll over 200,000 and rebuilding in this very poor island nation, will be difficult.

Of the $750 donated, $250 was given to a local Cedar family having ties and relatives, living near Port-au-Prince, the capital. The other $500 ($250 from North Cedar and $250 in matching Canadian Government funds) was donated to the Canadian Red Cross.

Residents are urged to donate and help the Haiti recover efforts. The current deadline for the matching program is February 12th.

More information on the Haiti Relief efforts and on the goverment matching program:

• Canadian International Development Agency - Relief Fund FAQs
• Canadian Red Cross