Calgary's City Manager Departs, New Leadership Sought

0:00Calgary's top city manager, David Duckworth, is heading out the door. He started the job back in 2019, and City Council just agreed to part ways, with his last day set for December 1st. He steered the ship through the COVID pandemic in two massive water main bursts that ramped up questions about the city's pipes. An independent panel looked into one of those ruptures and found no one's fault, but Duckworth stepped up, saying he and his team owned the buck for all. City services, meanwhile, Chief Operating Officer Stuart Dalglish dropped his retirement news, planning to bounce in June. Now the hunt's on for fresh leadership to fix those water woes and keep Calgary flowing smooth. You've been listening to Canada News today, AI-powered local news.