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Originally Posted by rohara66
I'm not pitchforking.
But did they not know about the 5 days required to bring the fixed pipe online when they gave the initial estimate of 5-7 days?
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Where did you get the 5-7 days to repair the line from? I assume the following cbc article
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7229324
“ "If everything goes well, we're looking at at least another five to seven days before the situation is resolved," Chris Huston, the city's manager of drinking water distribution, said Saturday morning.”
“ "We are making good progress; however, it's important to know this is a complex process and I want Calgarians to be prepared and understand that it will take some time to complete this repair," said Nancy Mackay, the city's director of water services.
"There are still many unknowns, and we want to ensure we take the time to do this right."
The city press release that day states the following
https://newsroom.calgary.ca/update-5...e-water-usage/
It did not include the Chris Huston comments.
So if you followed the cities releases they never gave a timeline. And if you go by the one CBC quote it’s double hedged. If everything goes well it will be at least 5-7 days. Thats 7-10 days in project speak.
But the city also did not give an official timeline until today and it’s still just saying a better update mid next week.
Should the city be better at not giving accidental timelines? Yes, should the media be better at differentiating between speculative comments and the news release time lines? Yes. Should readers read the official city news releases when looking for information on timing? Yes