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Searching for a scapegoat: Who will we blame for the watermain break? Original

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By David Barrett
| Calgary Herald Verified
City crews cut out the damaged section of the ruptured Bearspaw South water main. Photo by Darren Makowichuk /Postmedia Network Article content Calgary’s most recent Bearspaw South feeder main break is another reminder of how vulnerable critical infrastructure becomes when long-term investment is deferred. Thousands of residents have already been affected, water restrictions are imposed and, once again, the city has been forced into emergency response mode rather than planned renewal.
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UK: Fury as ‘arch-hypocrite’ Angela Rayner is selling off allotments… but not in her patch

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By David Barrett, Michael Levenston Verified
| City Farmer News
Deputy Prime Minister giving councils green light to sell communal gardens, despite championing them in her constituency By David Barrett, Daily Mail 17 August 2025 Excerpt: The sites owned by councils are protected from development or sale under the Allotments Act 1925 but this can be allowed with a sign-off from the housing minister. Among the allotment plots sold under Ms Rayner’s watch is one in Storrington, West Sussex, to make way for 78 homes.
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Opinion: Infrastructure must be prioritized, not pausing growth

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By David Barrett
| Calgary Herald Verified
Article content Currently, Calgary is the fastest-growing city in Canada. Article content Article content Article content Historically, Calgary’s response to rapid growth has been to encourage growth at the edges of the city. For decades, this approach to growth, combined with an active downtown core, has allowed the city to have some of the lowest housing costs and lowest residential municipal taxes in the country.
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