A Message

from our Co-Chairs

Hello West Southlands residents,

Over the holidays, please check out our West Southlands website.   A visit to this site serves to remind us of how lucky we are to live in this natural paradise.  West Southlands is truly a little haven away from the hustle bustle of busy Vancouver. You'll also find updates about what the City has been doing to improve drainage in the neighbourhood, about fun in the Park this year, and about things we are thinking about for 2023.

We wish you all a very healthy and happy holiday season,

Linda Jinks & Mary Tataryn

Co-Chairs West Southlands Residents Association

Staying dry this winter

So far this fall, we are happy to have had much less rain than in last year's unusual deluge.

We are also pleased that the City has been working on improvements to drainage and emergency measures in the neighbourhood, including the following to date:

• Dunbar & Wallace tide gates fixed

• emergency pump placed at the foot of Wallace

• catch basins checked & cleared

• upstream catch basins cleared and curb inlets installed to reduce flow down the hill into our neighbourhood

There are some things we can do to make sure we are all safe and dry in the wet winter weather:

• getting to know our neighbours and watching out for each other

• preparing an emergency kit, in case you need to evacuate

• clearing gutters and downspouts of leaves and debris

• having perimeter drains inspected regularly by a qualified inspector

• making sure any storm drains in front of your property are kept clear

• contacting 311 where there are problems with City roads, sewers, ditches, etc. (if flood water threatens your home, the city will provide residents with sandbags and sand)

• building a rain garden to store and drain away rainwater runoff from drainpipes, roads, and the edge of your home

We gratefully acknowledge that we live on the unceded

ancestral territory of the Musqueam people.