Several hundred homes in the northwest communities of Bowness, Montgomery and Point McKay are without water due to a watermain break, said Keith Stahl, Calgary Fire Department battalion chief said.
The break has also forced the closure of several roads and intersections around the communities of Bowness and Montgomery, Calgary police said. And 16th Ave. is closed in both directions.
Shouldice Road and westbound Home Road are among others blocked off to traffic.
“It’s down to a trickle,” said area resident Cindy Amthor referring to the water in her house. “People farther in Bowness don’t have anything at all.”
Amthor said she hadn’t seen anything like this since the 2013 flood when she lost her house.
In a statement, the City of Calgary confirmed the watermain break in the northwest communities, acknowledging that homes were without water.
“We ask Calgarians to be prepared to reduce their water use both indoors and outdoors over the next 24 hours,” the statement reads.
The Calgary Fire Department did not say how long it would take to repair the watermain break or how long homes would be without water.