How a multi-million-dollar deal with the Girl Guides solved an Alberta town's water issues
Calgary’s bedroom communities like Cochrane and Okotoks have been seeking solutions to their water challenges over the past several years. Those are drawn into greater focus given recent urgent discussion over water infrastructure and supply management in the Calgary region.
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![The town of Cochrane, 15 kilometres northwest of Calgary, is one of the fastest growing municipalities in Alberta. Facing a growing population and an increasingly taxed water supply, the community turned to an unlikely water source: the Girl Guides of Canada. An aerial shot of a town is shown.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7232343.1718199706!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/cochrane.jpg)
Calgary’s bedroom communities like Cochrane and Okotoks have been seeking solutions to their water challenges over the past several years. Those are drawn into greater focus given recent urgent discussion over water infrastructure and supply management in the Calgary region.