As part of a public engagement campaign, the Calgary River Valleys Project (CRVP) is hosting a series of in-person drop-in sessions and virtual events to seek feedback on floodplain policy and land use decisions.TONIGHT — Feb. 21  5 – 8 p.m.Bridgeland Community Association (917 Centre Ave NE) The Government of Alberta recently released draft updated Flood Hazard Area maps for the province. In the new approach, there are now three […]

What’s happening? The Government of Alberta recently released draft updated Flood Hazard Area maps reflecting the latest understanding of flood risk across Alberta, and a new approach to flood hazard area zones. All flood hazard area zones are defined to reflect a 1:100 flood, which is the provincial design flood standard. Essentially, how would water flow away from a river experiencing a 1:100 year flood event? In the new approach, […]

The Province has published draft Flood Hazard Area Maps and public engagement is now open until February 12. Engagement is being conducted online through a 3-minute long survey. Before you submit the survey, we’re sharing Calgary-relevant information and surfacing key highlights you’ll want to consider. At our 2023 AGM in November, the matter of Flood Hazard Area Maps received significant interest. Both for the new designation of “high hazard flood […]

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 […]

Earlier this month we shared information on the recently released draft flood inundation maps for Alberta. The province has solicited public feedback on the maps and the deadline is this FRIDAY, January 15. Remember, the draft maps are inundation maps NOT flood hazard maps — hazard maps are likely to come sometime next year. The draft maps can be viewed easily in the Flood Awareness Map Application: https://floods.alberta.ca/?app_code=FI&mapType=Draft. You do not […]

Alberta Environment and Parks has released draft flood inundation maps and reports and public feedback is being accepted until January 15, 2021. Although it is the the Bow and Elbow River and Upper Bow River flood studies we are most interested in, the public engagement is part of a larger initiative for 18 new flood studies, covering over 1,500 kilometres of river through more than 60 municipalities and First Nations. It is important to note that […]

Last week, MLA Greg Clark for Calgary-Elbow had the opportunity to question Transportation Minister Brian Mason about the Springbank Project.   Find out what the Minister said about the status of the regulatory process, consultation with Indigenous stakeholders, project timelines, and more in Clark’s letter to his constituents (shared below).   Clark also engaged the Municipal Affairs Minister Shaye Anderson, asking for an update on floodway development regulation and flood hazard maps.    View the video […]

Highlights from FDR meeting with Minister of Municipal Affairs   On June 14, CRCAG met with Honourable Shaye Anderson – Minister of Municipal Affairs (MA) to discuss the pending Floodway Development Regulation (FDR). Meeting notes below, vetted by his office.     Representatives of your CRCAG Team recently spoke directly with the Honourable Shaye Anderson – Minister of Municipal Affairs (MA), and representatives of the Ministry, to discuss the pending Floodway […]

Following our last post regarding the current status of the Provincial Government’s flood hazard mapping exercise, and the “Floodway Development Regulations” now under development, we’ve received from our Members copies of numerous letters to Municipal Affairs Minister Anderson. What follows is a sample of these that the authors have graciously allowed us to share. They are all worth reading:   ++++++   The Honourable Shaye Anderson, Minister of Municipal Affairs, […]

We have worked very hard to engage the provincial government in the development of floodway development regulations (FDR) we know are coming, but without success. We’ve stressed that the implementation of the revised flood mapping initiative, which will likely expand the defined “floodway” to include hundreds if not thousands of properties along both rivers and into the downtown, must be coordinated with the development of the FDR, so as not […]