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Protect your home 🏠 from frozen pipes this February.

As temperatures remain low, we want to help you take preventive steps to ensure your pipes don’t freeze. Frozen pipes can burst leading to water damage and service outages.

Here is a quick checklist to help you prevent frozen pipes at home:

✅ Maintain indoor temperatures: Keep your thermostat at a minimum of 15°C, even when away.
✅ Have someone check on your property when away: Refer to your home insurance for the frequency they require.
✅ Eliminate drafts: Seal cold drafts in unheated areas such as basements, crawl spaces and garages.
✅ Insulate pipes: Use pipe insulation in cold areas and repair broken windows or doors to block cold air.
✅ Open cabinets and doors: Let warm air circulate to exposed pipes in colder areas.
✅ Heat maintenance areas: Ensure external hot water tank rooms are adequately heated.
✅ Keep water flowing: Regularly run water through pipes to reduce freezing risk.

Visit calgary.ca/frozenpipes for more information on how to keep your water flowing this winter.

📢 Bill 30 Update: Condo Tribunal Coming Soon!
Alberta’s Bill 30 will establish a Condo Dispute Resolution Tribunal to simplify and reduce costs for resolving disputes. At the CCI event, experts from BC and Ontario share their experiences with similar tribunals. Learn more about what this means for Alberta’s condo communities! 🏢

Bill 30 CONDO TRIBUNAL: Insights From Across Canada Get tickets online for Bill 30 CONDO TRIBUNAL: Insights From Across Canada here.

Property taxes help pay for summer services like the Green Shack Program.

The Green Shack Program is a free drop-in recreation program for kids in their own neighbourhoods! Games, crafts and other outdoor summer activities are guided by trained program leaders.

Time and location details available at edmonton.ca/greenshacks.

For more information on property taxes and how they support 70 City services, visit edmonton.ca/taxes.

It’s a hot one out there! 🥵

Looking for ways to cool off? Our interactive cool down map shows public indoor spaces with air-conditioning like libraries, rec centres, and other spots around the city to cool off. Even a short break in a cool space can help keep you healthy and safe.

Check out the map and more tips at calgary.ca/heat.

We continue to repair a large water main break in the Bowness and Montgomery area. This critical water transmission line has severely impacted the supply in Calgary’s reservoirs and the ability to move water across the city.

Yesterday Calgary saw a significant reduction in water use until the afternoon; however, water use greatly increased around the time people got home from work. We are currently using more water than it can produce.

If Calgarians do not reduce our water use, we are at risk of running out. We're asking Calgarians to save water for the next few days while the work gets completed by using 25% less water than yesterday. This could mean actions like shaving a few minutes off your shower, skipping a few flushes, and holding off on a load of laundry.

Our crews are still working around the clock and we are hopeful that we’ll be able to see the feeder main and determine the cause of the break.

➡️ BOIL ADVISORY AND WATER WAGONS

The Boil Water Advisory remains in place for all residents and businesses in Bowness. For more information, visit calgary.ca/water/drinking-water/boil-water-advisory-for-bowness.

➡️ WATER RESTRICTIONS FOR RESIDENCES

Please continue:

• Delaying dishwasher and washing machine use
• Limiting shower times and keeping baths shallow
• Turning off humidifiers and ice machine
• Turning off water taps when not in use
• Reducing water use in any other way that you safely can

Calgarians are encouraged to use water from rain barrels for outdoor watering. Water from rain barrels is not safe to use on growing produce.

Community Standards will be taking an education first approach with both businesses and residences while Stage 4 water restrictions remain in place. Restrictions include no watering of lawns, gardens, trees and shrubs. Washing outdoors is also restricted including cars, windows, exterior building surfaces, sidewalks, driveways or walkways.

More information on Stage 4 restrictions can be found on https://www.calgary.ca/water/drought/outdoor-water-restrictions.html

Non-compliance can result in fines starting at $3,000.

➡️ FIRE BAN AND FIRE SAFETY

A city-wide fire ban remains in effect by The Calgary Fire Department (CFD) prohibiting the use of fire pits, recreational campfires, outdoor fireplaces and other open flame devices that burn solid fuels barbecues and stoves (charcoal briquettes or wood).

The fire ban is in effect until further notice until water supply issues are no longer deemed a risk to health and safety. Fines for violating a fire ban range from $500 to $5,000.

For more information on Calgary fire bans and fire safety advisories, visit calgary.ca/firebans or contact 311. Remember to always call 9-1-1 to report a fire.

*The image below showcases a typical water main compared to the water main currently affected.

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