While many of us have the flood well burnt into our memories, for other in our City it is simply a thing of the past.   Please share this link from the Calgary Herald with your friends and family and remind them why it is so important to take steps to protect ourselves from this kind of devastating damage.   http://www.calgaryherald.com/touch/m-photo.html?id=9184739&p=1

The Flawed Floodway Buy-out Policy      On July 15, 2013, following the largest natural disaster in Canada’s history when southern Alberta and Calgary’s inner city was severely flooded, the Alberta Government announced several policies upon which it would make available to individual homeowners funding under the Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) established pursuant to Alberta’s Emergency Management Act. One of those policies conditioned how homeowners of residences designated to be […]

  We understand that the Flood Advisory Panel has completed its work and that the Government of Alberta has hired the firms AMEC and AECOM to move the mitigation project to the design and construction phase. The GOA has invited CRCAG to become a member of the Water Collaborative.  The Water Collaborative is a collection of stakeholder organizations coming together to discuss and review mitigation plans of action. Other members […]

Survey of Major Damage and DRP Situation Please find below the link to the survey.  If you know of others for whom this may be applicable feel free to forward the link. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/crcag-nov2013

Press Release From the Government of Alberta   Alberta takes big steps to protect against future flooding November 21, 2013 Media inquiries The Redford government is taking action to protect Alberta families and taxpayers from future floods by committing to major mitigation projects on the Highwood and Elbow Rivers. During a speech to the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association, Premier Alison Redford announced that consultation and environmental reviews are set to begin […]

CALGARY RIVER COMMUNITIES ACTION GROUP Response to Bill 27: “Flood Recovery and Reconstruction Act” Bill 27 introduced into the Alberta Legislature October 28th is entitled the “Flood Recovery and Reconstruction Act”.  CRCAG has serious concerns with Bill 27 becoming law, specifically proposals dealing with disentitlement to Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) assistance and caveats on property rights of landowners in Alberta. Ever since the Alberta Government announced its policy in mid-July […]

CRCAG Working Group meeting With City of Calgary Blue Ribbon Panel Head Wolf Keller and Rick Valdarchi   On November 5th members of the CRCAG working group met with Wolf Keller and Rick Valdarchi to discuss the findings and direction of the City of Calgary Blue Ribbon Panel.   This is a summary of our discussion.   Mr. Keller presented the 6 major themes the Panel is exploring.   1. […]

CALGARY RIVER COMMUNITIES ACTION GROUP – UPDATE The Calgary River Communities Action Group has been busy since the widely attended Town Hall meeting held on Oct 24th. Tuesday, November 5th – CRCAG met with Mr. Wolf Keller who chairs the City of Calgary’s Flood Mitigation Panel.  A summary of the meeting will be posted by CRCAG. Wednesday, November 6th – CRCAG met with Mr. Andre Corbould, CADM Flood Recovery Task Force, for an update on […]

Dear CRCAG Members,   We’re looking for ways to engage our growing community more energetically.  We need to continue our conversations, the flow of ideas and show of force outside of the larger town hall type of scheduled meetings. And we need to mobilize quickly and effectively to speak up for the needs of flood victims, the needs of our City and all the other communities affected by the devastating […]

The Calgary River Communities Action Group has been busy since the widely attended Town Hall meeting held on Oct 24th. Tuesday, November 5th – CRCAG met with Mr. Wolf Keller who chairs the City of Calgary’s Flood Mitigation Panel. A summary of the meeting will be posted by CRCAG. Wednesday, November 6th – CRCAG met with Mr. Andre Corbould, CADM Flood Recovery Task Force, for an update on the Disaster […]