Flood season is upon us yet again (May 15 to July 15) and we are fast approaching the eighth anniversary of the Southern Alberta Floods. To keep things simple during these uncertain times, we’re sharing links to flood related resources, current river conditions, and a flood readiness newsletter from the City below. Visit Calgary.ca/floodinfo for information. Explore the interactive Calgary’s river flooding story map. Explore the recently released draft provincial flood inundation maps. Sign […]

For our Bow River members, we continue to hear your concerns about wanting to know what has been going on with respect to the Bow. Read through the most recent updates below and there will be more information to come this summer. Bow River Reservoir Options feasibility study underway The phase one conceptual assessment completed in March 2020, with the consultant’s (Wood Canada Limited) submission of the main report. Throughout […]

In April 2021, the Alberta government extended its Modified Operations Agreement with TransAlta for another 5-year term. Originally signed in 2014 and extended for 5-years in 2016, the agreement allows the government to modify operations at several TransAlta facilities to help protect communities along the Bow River against the impacts of both floods and drought. About Ghost Reservoir and FAQ 2014 TransAlta press release “TransAlta and Province Reach Agreement on […]

While we wait for a decision from the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) following the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) public hearing in March, things have been fairly quiet in the news. But we did receive the latest SR1 update from Alberta Transportation, below. — MAY 2021 NEWSLETTERThe Springbank Off-stream Reservoir (the Springbank Reservoir or SR1) is a flood mitigation project that would mitigate future floods like the one that devastated Calgary and southern Alberta in 2013. The […]