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Opinion: Protect local water systems by turning on provincial funding tap

If there’s one lesson Albertans can take from Calgary’s recent water‑main crisis, it’s that our municipal water and wastewater infrastructure is far more fragile than most of us realize.

For the past several weeks, we watched as Calgary raced to repair a major break in its Bearspaw South feeder main. This disruption made national headlines because 1.6 million Albertans rely on Calgary’s system, but the unsettling truth is this: Calgary is not unique.

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Across Alberta, communities large and small face similar vulnerabilities. Beiseker, Cochrane, Edmonton, Lethbridge and Three Hills have all experienced major water or wastewater system emergencies in the past three years. While these incidents didn’t draw national attention, they imposed real costs — financial, social and environmental — on those who call these communities home.

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