Leonardo Da Vinci once said that water is the driving force of nature, when it comes to exponential growth in Okotoks... he's not far off.

Talks about the potential potable water pipeline from Calgary to Okotoks are still in the mind set of everyone on Town Council. At a recent meeting between the Calgary Regional Partnership and the Capital Region Board the status of the pipeline was asked.

Mayor Bill Robertson spoke with Minister of Infrastructure & Transportation, Brian Mason, and says he couldn't get a concrete answer.

"At the time I was wondering if he could give us an update or any hints of success for our application for water funding under Water For Life or any other program for that matter," he says. "He couldn't do it at that time we've met with Minister Mason a number of times and we do understand the government is short."

Robertson reminded the provincial government, through his conversation with Mason, that the Town needs the pipeline to continue their growth plans.

"We also have tried to make the government aware that the economic vitality of our town, the largest town in the province depends on some funding for a water pipeline to bring potable water down so that we can continue with our growth. Because growth will stop unless we get an external source of water."

With the NDP's projecting a budget with a large deficit of $10.4 billion dollars behind it he says he hopes the province will see the potential in the pipeline.

"I don't know at this point we are anticipating that the government will consider this an investment. It is an investment in Okotoks and our continued will be economic prosperity in the region."

The proposed potable water pipeline would cost around $35 million to complete.

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