Drought shaming, midnight hosers, grassholes, Stage 3. These terms have become part of Metro Vancouver residents’ vernacular in recent weeks, faced with rarely enacted, stringent watering restrictions and non-compliant neighbours.
North Vancouver district is fielding more than 100 calls a day from residents ratting out water hogs. Now that we have reached Stage 3 restrictions (no lawn sprinkling and car washing whatsoever) the question is: Would you report your neighbour for flouting watering restrictions?