Mayor Jyoti Gondek has faced a barrage of criticism as she guided Calgary through a water main break that forced residents and businesses to limit their water use.
WATCH: City of Calgary officials announced not only the easing of outdoor water restrictions during a press conference on Saturday, but the lifting of an ongoing fire ban. According to Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek , the move from stage 4 to stage 3 restrictions means outdoor taps can be used, to an extent, and "allowances have been made to have outdoor pools and spray parks up and running as soon as possible.
Gondek said she hears people talking about how their habits have changed to better conserve water and that they’re just happy their water is back on.“I hear much, much more of that than the negativity, and that’s what keeps me going.” Crews scrambled to repair the line and, in the process, found five more weak spots to fix, and the city declared a state of local emergency.Trudeau headed to Washington for NATO summit. What to expect
“It was one of those things where people couldn’t see it, and so if they couldn’t see what was wrong, it was hard for them to comprehend that all of us needed to save water.”Officials couldn’t say Saturday when exactly all the restrictions would be lifted, and Gondek isn’t celebrating yet. “The folks that are angry, and think it was a conspiracy — I don’t know that anything is going to satisfy them,” she said.“So what you have to do is keep your head down and do the work and keep your chin up and know that there are very good people in this world who took up the call to action and did a great job in saving water.
“We don’t always get it right, but we are open to listening to the public and we are moving forward,” she said, adding it is more difficult now than when she was first elected as a councillor in 2017 to have a rational, civil public conversation.
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