{"id":384781,"date":"2026-01-03T03:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/384781\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T03:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T03:08:13","slug":"danielle-smith-blames-former-calgary-mayor-nenshi-for-citys-water-woes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/384781\/","title":{"rendered":"Danielle Smith blames former Calgary mayor Nenshi for city\u2019s water woes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\tBy Staff<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Canadian Press\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted January 2, 2026 4:49 pm<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tUpdated January 2, 2026 4:50 pm\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t1 min read\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tDescrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tIncrease article font size<\/p>\n<p>Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is laying the latest <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/calgary-water-main-break\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Calgary water main break<\/a> squarely at the feet of her chief political rival.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765485674_689_70c8fc80.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Smith says the city failed for years to check on the state of the troubled <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/bearspaw-south-feeder-main\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bearspaw South Feeder Main<\/a> dating back to the time <a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/tag\/naheed-nenshi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Naheed Nenshi<\/a> was Calgary\u2019s mayor.<\/p>\n<p>Nenshi is now the head of Alberta\u2019s Opposition NDP, and his office did not immediately reply to the criticism.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"225\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1765813388_386_national.jpg\" alt=\"Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tGet daily National news<\/p>\n<p>Get the day&#8217;s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<p>The feeder main supplies 60 per cent of the treated water for the city.<\/p>\n<p>It ruptured this week for the second time in less than two years, forcing Calgarians and those in surrounding municipalities to once again conserve water while fixes are made.<\/p>\n<p>Smith says her government will look into whether more oversight is needed for municipal water utilities.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tTrending Now\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/news\/11596326\/grocery-code-of-conduct-takes-effect\/\" class=\"c-posts__inner\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" 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