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Parksville City Councillors Joel Grenz and Sean Wood open Season 2 of Nonpartisan Hacks: Pulse Edition with the question everyone in Oceanside was asking this summer: if we live in a rainforest, why are we under a watering ban?

Their guest is Scott Harrison, two-term Town of Qualicum Beach councillor and chair of the Arrowsmith Water Service, the joint venture of Qualicum Beach, Parksville and the Regional District of Nanaimo that owns and operates the Arrowsmith Dam.

Harrison explains how stages are set by the province based on flow in the Englishman River, not on how much water residents use, and that most of the water stored behind the dam is released for fish habitat. On whether growth is to blame, Scott offers a both-sides answer: "The problem is that both of them are right. And both of them are not quite right." The conversation also covers housing types and water use, a recovering Parksville aquifer, and what a possible super El Niño winter could mean.

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• Why Parksville faces strict watering restrictions while Qualicum Beach stays at Stage 1

• How the province's operating rule ties restrictions to Englishman River flow, not water use

• What new LiDAR data revealed about the Mount Arrowsmith snowpack

• Why the Arrowsmith Dam spilled in early February, the earliest in its history

• How housing type shapes household water use

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BONUS RECIPE: Download Chef Jonathan Frazier's Recipe for the Primanti Sandwich: https://bit.ly/S2EP04FootballRecipe

This week, Jonathan and Erin turn their attention to the Pittsburgh Steelers, breaking down the latest fantasy football storylines, some surprising results around the NFL, the Steelers' 2-2 start and the food traditions of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh enters the episode at 2-2 after a wild loss to Cleveland, with Aaron Rodgers, former Green Bay head coach Mike McCarthy and receiver DK Metcalf at the centre of the conversation as the duo asks whether Pittsburgh can turn its collection of big names into a deep playoff run.

And, of course, no discussion of Pittsburgh would be complete without talking about its food. Jonathan explores the city's strong Eastern European influence, with pierogies, kielbasa, haluski and chipped ham among the regional favourites, before naming the F3 Food Pick of the Week: the Primanti sandwich - grilled meat, melted provolone cheese, French fries and vinegar-based coleslaw, all piled between two slices of bread.

In This Episode

Erin's Week 4 fantasy football outlook

Fantasy football injuries and the importance of bench depth

Bryce Young and Matthew Stafford

Lamar Jackson's injury

Surprising results around the NFL

The NFL's undefeated teams

Aaron Rodgers and his future in Pittsburgh

Mike McCarthy reunites with Rodgers

DK Metcalf and the Steelers' offensive potential

Pittsburgh's Eastern European food traditions

Why Pittsburgh puts French fries on everything

The Primanti sandwich

The New York Giants are next

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