Bow River Update and Call to Action

March 9, 2015 by CRC Action Group in Calgary River Communities

Meeting with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) and Call to Action for Bow River Flood Mitigation   On Friday February 27, 2015 representatives from CRCAG (Rob, Gloria and David) met with Andrew Wilson and Matt Machielse of ESRD to specifically address the negotiations between TransAlta and the Province. The following items were discussed:   ESRD is aware that the lack of communication on mitigation measures for Bow River […]

What have we been up to?

March 5, 2015 by CRC Action Group in Calgary River Communities, News

Your CRCAG board members continue to meet with elected officials and stakeholders on your behalf. Below are some of the meetings we have attended in the last month.   Feb 11th – Water Collaborative – Government of Alberta Feb 21st – Meeting with Minister Kyle Fawcett (ESRD) and Minister Gordon Dirks (MLA for Calgary-Elbow) Feb 23rd – CRCAG Board Meeting Feb 27th – Meeting with Matt Machielse Assistant Deputy Minister […]

We Need Your Immediate Support for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir

March 3, 2015 by CRC Action Group in Calgary River Communities, News

A CALL TO ACTION WE NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR THE SPRINGBANK OFF-STREAM RESERVOIR http://www.alberta.ca/springbank-road.cfm Dear CRCAG Members, It has come to our attention that a public rally at Calgary’s McDougall Center is being organized for this Thursday, March 5, 11 am to 1 pm, in support of a proposed upstream mitigation project on the Elbow River, the McLean Creek Dam (“MC1”) and against the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (“SR1”) option. Go to http://www.dammclean.org for additional information. While CRCAG […]