Armstrong, here we come

Today's Morning Star feature on mock water bills--as Armstrong moves towards a consumption-based water system--is an eye opener for those of us under Greater Vernon Water's system.

...more like a smack in the face with

a 10-pound lake trout, actually. 

Armstrong's rates are on a six-month billing cycle. 
The period covered is April 1, 2015 through September 30, 2015.

Let's compare my residence's bills with their rates:

My residence on the GVW system was billed the following for the same 6-month period:

Apr. 1 through June30 /15:  base rate $101.80, consumption $32.88 for 34 cubic metres
July 1 through Sept. 30/15:  base rate $101.80, consumption $160.53 for 107 cubic metres
Total for 141 cubic metres was $397.01, just over $2.80 per cubic metre.

What would the bill have been in Armstrong, including their $19.30 flat six-month minimum charge?

The 141 cubic metres my residence consumed would've cost $63.01 if I lived in Armstrong.

Thirty-one cents a cubic metre !!

$63.01 !!

$397.01 on Greater Vernon Water's "system".

"GVW isn't a system," offers Kia, "it's a con game." 

 


If we weren't already sitting down, we could be excused for falling over!

Move over folks! 
Heading to Armstrong...