Bearspaw Feeder Main

• Calgary water system had ‘systemic’ issues before pipe failure: Report

  The report found the 2024 and 2025 failures exposed systemic governance, asset-management, financial-management and accountability weaknesses — rather than simply a failed pipe.

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• Federal government commits $29M to north Calgary water main project

  The North Calgary Water Servicing project will deliver 100 million litres of drinking water to northside communities when it's complete in 2029, city officials said Tuesday.

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  Sep 1
  
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• Bearspaw feeder main replacement enters home stretch on schedule, on budget

  Work to insert the steel pipe that will move drinking water is a little more than half-finished, with roughly two kilometres of pipe in place.

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  Aug 27
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• Brief shutdown of Bearspaw water main coming in September for Calgary region

  Residents of Calgary and surrounding communities, freed nearly five months ago from water restrictions, are being warned of another possible Bearspaw feeder main shutdown.

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  Aug 20
• Michael Thompson appointed acting chief operating officer for Calgary’s water utility

  Thompson currently serves as the City of Calgary's general manager of infrastructure services, and is expected to take on the water utility COO role for the next 18 months. 

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  Jun 16
• Calgary seeking nearly $1 billion from Ottawa for infrastructure, transit

  City of Calgary officials are recommending council ask the federal government to fund half of the Bearspaw feeder main replacement project.

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  Jun 15
• Compensation for Calgary’s water oversight board faces questions

  Creating a Water Utility Oversight Board for the City of Calgary was one of the recommendations from the independent panel tasked with reviewing the Bearspaw feeder main break.

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  May 12
• Next stage of Calgary’s Bearspaw feeder main replacement construction underway

  Work began earlier this year to fast-track a replacement for the Bearspaw feeder main, which suffered its second catastrophic failure in less than two years back in December.

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  May 11
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• Calgary city council approves $609M to cover feeder main, water system upgrades

  The move brings the total cost associated with Calgary's Bearspaw feeder main to $439 million, which includes $381 million to pay for the replacement project.

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  Mar 17
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• Calgary water use climbs above city threshold for 1st time since restrictions imposed

  Calgary and surrounding communities used 504 million litres of water on Sunday, ending a six-day streak of water use under the city-imposed daily threshold of 500 million litres.

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  Mar 16