Greetings Ward 4!
Happy December and Happy Holidays! Below are new updates happening in and around our city!
Snow Bans Restricted Parking: Online Map Shows Calgary’s Snow Route Parking Bans
December marks a potential for snowfall in the city and this means snow bans can come into effect. Before heading out, know which streets have parking restrictions by using The City of Calgary’s online map that shows banned parking locations. This map is located at https://maps.calgary.ca/SnowRouteParkingBans/.
Help Protect Your Household Water Pipes from Freezing This Winter
Every winter some Calgarians experience frozen water pipes which can result in water outages. Houses close to the river or in older communities tend to be at higher risk for this happening. Other major factors that impact risk are the depth of your water service pipes, river water temperature, and frost depth.
You can take steps to reduce your risk for frozen household pipes:
• Look for cold drafts in unheated areas where water supply lines are located. This includes basements, crawl spaces, attics, garages, and under kitchen and bathroom cabinets.
• Repair broken windows, check doors, and insulate areas that allow cold exterior air to enter.
• Insulate your hot and cold-water pipes that are located in cold areas.
• Open interior doors and cabinets in cold areas to allow heat from the house to warm unprotected pipes.
• Keep the heat set to at least 15°C.
• Make sure the water line to outside faucets, garden hoses, pools, or decorative water features is turned off, disconnected, and drained.
• If your hot water tank is in a maintenance room outside of your home, make sure the area is adequately heated.
• Regularly run water in your pipes through everyday use.
Find out more at calgary.ca/frozenpipes.
Thank you for your attention,
Ward 4 Cllr. Sean Chu
Ward 4 – Councillor Sean Chu proudly serves the following Communities: Beddington Heights, Brentwood, Cambrian Heights, Charleswood, Collingwood, Dalhousie, Edgemont, Greenview, Greenview Industrial Park, Highland Park, Highwood, Huntington Hills, North Haven, North Haven Upper, Queens Park Village, Rosemont, Skyline West, Thorncliffe, Triwood
