The chainsaw sculpture to honour Ty Pozzobon was first unveiled last September (left). It was finally installed in Central Park yesterday (right).
Leanne Pozzobon posted: “We can’t thank our community enough for all their support, we can’t thank the volunteers and the business’ enough who donated their time and product to make this memorial of Ty so beautiful. We are so lucky to live in this wonderful city of Merritt.”

Drastic water use reduction by the City & complete sprinklering/car washing ban. The following steps have now been implemented by the City to reduce water use: • As of 1pm yesterday, the Rotary Spray Park was turned off • the City has ceased irrigation in all parks & the cemetery, including flower beds • it has also ceased street sweeping and washing roadways • as well it has ceased washing all company vehicles • and they’ve transferred the lead well pumps to pull residential drinking water from the Nicola aquifer as opposed to the Coldwater aquifer…

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