In one of his first moves as Alberta’s new Transportation Minister, MLA Calgary-Hays Ric McIver has appointed expert regulatory lawyer Martin Ignasiak to assess opportunities to expedite construction of the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir.
“We need an independent expert to evaluate the Springbank Reservoir project and determine what can be done to move this project forward. We are confident that Mr. Ignasiak will help us move quickly to protect the safety and economic security of Calgary and those living in other communities downstream of the Elbow River.”
Ric McIver, Minister of Transportation
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We are pleased to see movement on this file so quickly and we look forward to working with Minister McIver.
We’ll be interested to see Mr. Ignasiak’s findings; any additional efficiencies to move this project forward are definitely welcome!
As we’ve mentioned, the next immediate step is to provide to the CEAA and NRCB the answers to the “Supplemental Information Requests” issued, to re-start the regulatory clock (now at 110 of 365 days).
Read the full media release here: Taking action to build the Springbank Reservoir.
Regards,
Your CRCAG Board