It was business as usual- almost- after a water main break turned part of the parking lot at Northland Village Mall in northwest Calgary into a small lake.
At around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday, contractors were drilling in the parking lot when they hit a water main.
Part of the east parking lot was covered in a pool of water up to 25 centimetres deep.
The water was shut off as crews dealt with the cleanup.
A small amount of water entered the mall and one store, Designer Depot, reported damage in its entryway.
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The mall’s Tim Hortons initially wasn’t serving coffee because of concerns over the safety of the water.
By 4 p.m. Wednesday afternoon most of the water had been drained away, revealing the hole in the pavement.
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