CALGARY — Some Calgary residents facing another round of water rationing say they are resigned to their fate, especially when compared with those who lost everything in the recent Jasper wildfires.
Karen and Barry York were sitting down for a picnic lunch at Shouldice Park, near where a water main broke on June 5 forcing sweeping water restrictions for Calgary and area residents.
She said perspective is needed compared with Jasper residents. Wildfires on July 24 destroyed a third of all buildings in the community of 5,000 and the town is yet to reopen."I guess I’ll be back to wearing dirty clothes again," Pauline Heldt said with a laugh as she watched her grandson play.This time, she’s planning to make sure she’s got jugs of drinking water filled ahead of time.
But Cervi and his wife said they’re troubled by how something could have gone so wrong with a key piece of city infrastructure.After the June 5 rupture, all residents of Calgary, a city of 1.6 million, along with the communities of Airdrie, Chestermere, Strathmore and Tsuut’ina Nation, were ordered to end all outdoor watering and were asked to voluntarily cut indoor water use by 25 per cent by taking shorter showers, doing less laundry and dishes, and reducing toilet flushes.
The sweeping outdoor water bans and indoor voluntary restrictions are now being brought back in as of Aug. 26 and will continue for about a month while the new problems are fixed.
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