Work Begins to Fix Problem Spots on Calgary Water Main; Restrictions to Last Weeks

Work Begins to Fix Problem Spots on Calgary Water Main; Restrictions to Last Weeks
City of Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek, speaks at an announcement on plans for an events centre to replace the aging Saddledome, in Calgary, on April 25, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntosh
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With a rupture to one of Calgary’s main water pipelines now fixed, attention shifted on June 17 to fixing five more weak spots in the line, as residents were urged to continue conserving water.

Mayor Jyoti Gondek said the three-to-five-week time frame remains for the line to be fixed—a timeline that threatens to intrude on the city’s major summer festival, the Calgary Stampede, which begins July 5.