Watch live: Calgary Mayor Nenshi updates state of the city

Watch live: Mayor Naheed Nenshi and City of Calgary officials will update the media on the state of the city at 10:30 am. 

In Calgary, vacated neighbourhoods along the swollen Bow and Elbow Rivers are showing signs of life again as displaced residents start to trickle home.

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Some are returning to properties spared by the flooding, but many are facing extensive repairs to homes and businesses.

The city’s mayor, Naheed Nenshi, warns recovery will be a matter of “weeks and months,” the damage pricetag “lots and lots.”