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Severe summer weather will likely leave some Calgarians with troubles this winter, as many people with property pummelled by hail continue to wait for repairs.

The Insurance Bureau of Canada would not say how many claims have been finalized three months after the storms that hit Calgary on Aug. 5, generating more than 130,000 damage claims.

“We would ask for people’s patience,” said Aaron Sutherland with the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

“It is going to take time. There simply aren’t enough contractors able to do this work.”

Hail shattered two large windows in Puneet Sohal’s home in the community of Redstone on Aug. 5, but three months later, her family is still waiting to have them repaired.

“Hopefully, we get it fixed before winter. If not…of course, the snow’s going to come, water is going to come, everything is going to get wet again,” Sohal said.

Her family put plywood …

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