Water Shortage Could Lead to Loss of Life: Calgary Mayor

Braid: Blame me if you're angry, Farkas says, but failure to cut water use could cost lives

Calgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas, desperately worried, is trying to get the public to pay attention to the water crisis, writes Don Braid.

Farkas warns Calgary water crisis approaches “loss-of-life territory”

Source: XAuthor: Isaac LamoureuxCalgary Mayor Jeromy Farkas urgently demanded that Calgarians drastically cut their water usage or face a “loss-of-life” disaster.At 6 a.m. on Monday, Farkas wrote on X that water use had “slipped further into the redzone” overnight.The mayor’s post sparked early backlash, much of it focused on city council and administration rather than Farkas himself.Freedom of expression is under attack in Canada. If you value …

Water shortage could lead to loss of life: Calgary mayor

The mayor of Calgary issued a stark warning that failure to further reduce water usage could affect the city's ability to fight fires or provide essential services.