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“Unprecedented” demand for rain barrels in Calgary as the city turns to ordering barrels from Ontario
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May 4, 2024
As Calgarians prepare for possible water restrictions this summer, the city is facing a rain barrel shortage. As Carolyn Kury de Castillo reports, for the first time Green Calgary has had to order barrels from Ontario to fill the unprecedent demand.
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