Francois Bouchard, Calgary’s infrastructure director, said over the next few days, engineers will pump millions of litres of water through the 4.5 kilometres of replacement water pipe to test it.

By Samuel Wat Bad weather continues to hamper water delivery and installation of temporary pipe Efforts to restore water flow in Puvirnituq, Que., are being blocked by bad weather, as residents ...

Water is slowly flowing once again through Calgary’s tap water system after nearly a month of repairs following a massive rupture, but restrictions on home usage will continue for the ...

“Over the last 40 years, (asbestos-cement pipes are) leaching the calcium hydroxide which also frees up some of these asbestos fibres, so it’s leaching into the water,” he said.