Press Releases
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July 10, 2024Calgarians’ frustrations over outdoor water restrictions in place for more than a month are rising along with searing summer temperatures. But on Wednesday, a city official gave no indication when those restrictions will ease, particularly given new concerns over the viability of water mains in Calgary’s northwest. Failures in pipe reinforcing wires,...
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July 10, 2024With temperatures so high, the City of Calgary is making slight amendments to current Stage 3 outdoor water restrictions. Watch the video report here.
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July 10, 2024FINAL Letter to CPCIA and Landscape AB re allowable watering methods (1)Download
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July 5, 2024CPCIA Response to IP 2024-0806Download
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July 5, 2024The head of the association that represents irrigation companies in the Calgary area says many employees in the industry have been without work since the city’s outdoor water restrictions were imposed in early June — and they are not sure how much longer people can survive without a paycheque. The Stage...
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July 5, 2024The Canadian Prairie Chapter of the Irrigation Association requests the City of Calgary, Airdrie,Chestermere, and Strathmore to remove outdoor water restrictions. These bans are drasticallyhurting Irrigation employees. Employees of irrigation companies have gone 27 days without work as the Outdoor Water Banshave resulted in their jobs being suspended with no work...
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July 5, 2024Calgary’s irrigation industry says it’s wilting under the city’s one-month-long outdoor water use ban and is pleading with the city to end it. Since the prohibition took effect, the sector, which comprises about 300 companies, has been throttled and has no idea when the ban will end, said Kyle Brost, president of...
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July 5, 2024CPCIA President Kyle Brost spoke about recent water restrictions on Afternoons with Rob Breakenridge. Listen to the episode on Spotify.