We’re now 18 months along from a really lousy day. Let’s face it…this has been hard for Calgarians and for Southern Alberta. Some of us were able to recover on the home front fairly quickly and some of us have been permanently displaced. Some have faced significant financial upset, emotional strain and divorce, and we’ve all been traumatized to a degree.  But with the support of our friends and neighbours, and […]

Over the past 18 months, many flood impacted homeowners have been struggling with their claim under the Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) for funding to assist in recovery from the flood.  There has been much frustration with the administration of the DRP and many have expressed that their experience with the DRP has taken an immeasurable toll on their personal life.  In September, Premier Prentice announced that additional resources were being […]

CRCAG Meeting with City of Calgary’s Flood Resiliency Group November 26, 2014  CRCAG representatives Tony Morris, Gloria Mak, Josh Traptow, and David Carlson met with the City of Calgary’s recently formed flood resiliency group. The flood resiliency group has been tasked to implement the 27 recommendations outlined in the City of Calgary’s Expert Management Panel on River Flood Mitigation report released in June, as part of their mandate. A high-level implementation plan […]

Representatives from CRCAG met with Kyle Fawcett, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) and members of his team, on Friday, November 14, 2014. A summary of the highlights from that meeting are below. Minister Fawcett proposed meeting with CRCAG periodically to provide updates and receive feedback from our constituents, and we will gladly do so.   Highlights from Meeting with Minister Fawcett   The Alberta Government has committed […]