January 29 Information Session Summary

February 21, 2016 by CRC Action Group in News

Some of our members attended the January 29th Information Session hosted by the Minister of Municipal Affairs. Below is the link to the information session summary and the preamble.   Elbow Park and Rideau/Roxboro Properties Interim Land Use Information Session Summary   Preamble As the removal of 17 floodway homes proceeds in the Calgary communities of Elbow Park and Rideau/Roxboro, Municipal Affairs Minister Danielle Larivee and Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi convened […]

The Floodway Buyout Program and a Call to Action

February 2, 2016 by CRC Action Group in News

The Flood-Way Buyout Program, a Guest Post, Some Thoughts on Risk and a CALL TO ACTION   The following post is quite lengthy but important, as it leads to CRCAG’s specific request of this Government to unwind the fundamentally flawed and destructive “floodway buyout policy” established by the Progressive Conservatives in their first reaction following the 2013 flood. Please read all the way through and help us by acting on […]