Why Your Next Mayor Should Be an Engineer

Work to repair a major water main break and five other weak spots continues in Calgary on June 22, 2024. The Canadian Press/Jeff McIntoshCommentaryBeneath our feet lies an unseen network of water pipes and valves that we depend on every day. Without this vast underground liquid highway our taps would run dry and our toilets wouldn’t flush—society as we know it would soon screech to a halt.