Interesting read in the Calgary Herald this week about the latest ploy to derail the critical public safety infrastructure project known as the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir.  The Springbank project has garnered much attention in the media since it was first announced over three years ago – largely because it will require the purchase of private land in order to build a cost-effective, safe and hugely important piece of flood mitigation to finally protect the […]

Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency outlines deficiencies in Environmental Impact Statement, additional information requested   One of the risks to the Springbank Project never being built is that delays in the environmental regulatory process will slowly kill the project over time. This week, we received word of one such delay.   In a letter addressed to Alberta Transportation (the Springbank Project proponent), the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) outlined 24 areas where […]

If the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir is a Provincial project, then what is the City’s role?   The City of Calgary has publicly backed the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1), recognizing it is critical to building flood resiliency for the city, and for ensuring flood mitigation on the Elbow River.   That said, since SR1 will be located outside of the City’s jurisdiction, the location, design, and construction of the reservoir is the […]

Now that the EIA has been submitted to the provincial Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB), and the federal Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) for initial review, the documents have been made public.   To keep you as up-to-date as possible, we’ve compiled the essential links and documents here:   SR1 schedule – project timeline and milestones SR1 EIA technical briefing – overview of the project, as presented to stakeholders at the October […]

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been submitted to regulators, review and hearings to follow   Today several members of your CRCAG Team, along with representatives from other key stakeholders, including the City of Calgary, Calgary Zoo, and Calgary Economic Development, were provided with a summary overview of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project.   The EIA has now been submitted to the environmental regulators, the […]