That report is expected to be delivered in early 2020, at which point council could revisit the decision. Meanwhile, Calgarians who meet criteria to be considered low-income will continue to be exempt from having their water cut off if they can’t afford their bills, a practice the city suspended in 2017. Her organization runs programs aimed at preventing families from becoming homeless, which sometimes includes help paying for necessities they can’t afford. She said Aspen has seen requests for help with water bills rise, including a recent situation where a client needed help to pay a water bill that had accumulated to around $2,000. “The crisis of their situation was reviewed by our staff and it was very legitimate.”Madeline Smith is a reporter/photographer with StarMetro Calgary.

Source: thestar November 21, 2018 02:23 UTC