A break in the city’s main water pipe has had Calgary under severe restrictions for more than two weeks, and it could be several more before the problem is fixed.

This has led to concerns about water usage, and whether the city’s premier summer festival, the Stampede, should go ahead.

Calgary Herald repoter Scott Strasser joins Dave Breakenridge to discuss what led to the pipe’s failure, how the city is managing the problem, and whether there are concerns that the taps could run dry.

Background reading: ‘The show will go on’: Stampede to move forward, with water-saving contingencies in effect

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