Update June 13: Critical water main break affecting city-wide water usage

City of Calgary

City-wide water restrictions are expected to remain in place into next week. Calgary remains in mandatory Stage 4 outdoor watering restrictions and it is imperative that Calgarians continue conserving water so demand does not outstrip supply. Shortly before 10 p.m. Wednesday night, a City employee and a contractor working on welding repair were injured. Both workers were transported to hospital, one in stable, non-life threatening condition and one in serious, non-life threatening condition. Work was shut down immediately to keep the site safe. Following Occupational Health and Safety Alberta’s inspection this morning deeming the site safe, work is expected to resume this afternoon. Click here to continue reading