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Although the B.C. government is introducing a
new Water Sustainability Act, drought conditions
during the summer really focused public attention
on who uses water, how it's used and what it
costs. Between July 13 and July 17, 109 people
responded to our online poll which posed the
question: Should we pay more for water use?
Poll of the Month
P osi t ive A ssessmen t s
Anne Casselman's critical
analysis of the environmen-
tal assessment process
("Watching the Detec-
tives," July 2015) prompted
tweets of approval from,
among others, Brett Favaro
(@LetsFishSmarter): "The
article
YOU need to read
today"; Arno Kopecky (@
arno_kopecky): "Environ-
mental Assessment is a
dirty biz, and here's why:
@AnneCasselman nails
the foxes guarding the
chicken coop"; and Hannah
Hoag (@hannahh): "BC's
renaissance in resource
development comes at a
time when environmental
assessment process is
weak & confusing."
To encourage
conservation,
everyone should
pay for water
based on how
much they use
33.03%
(36 votes)
Businesses
should pay
higher rates
than residential
users
48.62%
(53 votes)
Water is a natural
resource that
should be free to
everyone
18.35%
(20 votes)
Everyone's a Critic
Steve Burgess's review of Yelp, "Wisdom of the
Crowds" (July 2015), brought out the wise guys. After
Gary Ross (@garyland) tweeted, "Good piece by
@steveburgess1 on Yelp's impact on the restaurant
business," Burgess himself replied: "@garyland And I
did not pay for that review." Ross responded, "I didn't
actually read your piece @steveburgess1 And I did
not pay for that review," and Vancouver Is Awesome
editor Bob Kronbauer (@BobKronbauer) weighed
in with, "Somebody just paid me to post a positive
review of this Twitter thread."
Other tweeters included R.H. Gould (@RH_Gould):
"Great article! Yelp reviews are the wasteland of
human expression, much rather one person's opinion
than 20 bad ones;" Luke Aulin (@LukeAulin): "A one-
star change in Yelp score can impact revenue 5-9%
for restaurants."; Andrew Booth (@AndruBooth):
"People only Yelp when it's terrible service–I wouldn't
review every "good" meal. Unrealistic snapshot of ser-
vice"; and Cantech Letter (@CantechLetter): "Good
article by @steveburgess1 on Yelp's sometimes dicey
practices and its power over Vancouver restaurants."
YES
YES, BUT...
NO
