Drought Prompts Request for Metro Vancouver Residents to Take Shorter Showers

The city of Vancouver is "ground zero" for activities of the Chinese Communist Party's United Front Word Department, according to former Mountie and author Scott McGregor. The Canadian Press/Darryl Dyck

Water use in Metro Vancouver is much higher, while reservoir levels are lower than normal, prompting the regional district to ask millions of residents and businesses to conserve.

A statement from the regional district of Metro Vancouver says water use is up by 20 percent for this time of year because of the extended dry, warm weather.