The ban applies to all non-essential water use for residents of Sherwood Park, Ardrossan, Josephburg, Half Moon Lake, Collingwood Cove, Antler Lake and Fultonvale.

Clad in modern serge and period uniforms, Mounties reproduced the last leg of the March West: the cross-country journey that first brought the then-North West Mounted Police to Alberta.

Strathcona County said its reservoirs are at acceptable levels after the first 24 hours of a non-essential water ban, which remains in place on Wednesday.