Calgary mayor says primary water main break “fully repaired,” focus now on 5 hotspots | FULL

Well I admit that I thought this whole thing was a conspiracy until I saw the mayor wearing her husband's shirts to avoid laundering her own 😂

Thank you, San Diego, for your help. 😊

Let's bring 50,000 more unemployed immigrants into the city. That will solve the crisis! The same way as importing 3rd world problems have solved every single Canadian problem since we started doing it 20 years ago. Step 1 - fill your house with garbage. Step 3 - Prosperity. Why does that not work with a water shortage? I don't understand Canadian goverment???

Lol, just shut down the stampede then you are good. Please don't tell Calgarians stop using water, save it for millions of visitors lol

Is there a plan to add secondary links from both water purification plants to the city infrastructure? Repairing a single point of failure just pushes the same problem into the future.

For heaven's sake. If the situation is as risky as you guys say why are there no obligatory restrictions like there were during the COVID hysteria events?! How could you risk no water coming out of the taps otherwise for a million and a half people???? And what the hell are you going to do when tens of thousands of tourists arrive for the Stampede?! Won't they use water too??? How can you meet the water threshold with tens of thousands of additional people here??

Close down the largest water users. It’s not fair to put this just on citizens! Those that care have been restricting water more than we can afford to keep doing for another 5 weeks. We need laundry. We need to be clean. Those that don’t care won’t do anything. Those that care are stretched beyond what’s doable, h going forward. We desperately need a break. Close the major water using businesses, and give us a small break. We also need more than one water main, from each of the water treatment facilities, so pipes can be closed when there’s a problems. To put 2 million people at risk is NOT acceptable. It’s obvious we can’t handle the new zoning. Calgary infrastructure can’t handle more. We need to serious slowly the growth of Calgary. As the glaciers melt, we won’t have water. It’s time to slow the growth in the entire Calgary area, and grow other areas. Our roads are also a mess. We need money spent on infrastructure, not expanding Calgary, or building a new ice rink for the Flames. We need to be listened to - PLEASE slow the growth and stop rezoning, before you completely destroy this city.

This is your toddler spending a half hour telling you all about the 1 thing they did do, versus the half dozen they didn't, and hoping you don't notice the intricately planned ruse. ffs

Clearly our infrastructure cannot handle rezoning and urban densification

Calgary is awesome 😎 so much is happening here glad to be part of the energy 😉

Why was there never a bypass installed?

I'm in Calgary. Thank you so much San Diego for your help in sending the pipe. San Diego Rocks!!!!

You need to install backup pipes

Ok... last Saturday the city hit target consumption i.e. 25% less usage. This Saturday the same thing. Will water usage rise again during the week when businesses consume water during regular business hours for regular business activities? 🤔 Let's see if that is the pattern (until the Stampede hits 💥)

Don't give us admiration for embracing a bad situation. Fix the problem

Not repaired till water flushed

Oil sector is fantastic. Filled with real leaders and problem solving people.

Well, this is much better! Looks like some hard work is taking place, impressed that talks have been going on with the oil and gas folks. They know a little bit about laying pipe! These are the kind of updates that keep people engaged in helping. Also just want to say, the shirt ain't that bad Mayor, people are just jealous. Lol

Edmonton experienced a similar water emergency 4 years ago when the Ed Smith water plant feeder pump failed and needed major servicing. So we feel for you in Calgary, especially with how it will affect your Stampede. What is going on in Calgary is far worse than what Edmonton experienced because it's dragged on for over a week. Edmonton lost theirs for 4 days.

Maybe do a little more preventive maintenance on the aging system, maybe don't run 60% of water through one pipe in an expanding city, maybe do additional testing before fully opening the pipe up again. How will the pipe handle the demand after it's reopened and many Calgarians want to shower or do all the laundry that's been building up, or clean their houses/apartments?