With the flood season upon us and the sixth anniversary of the 2013 Southern Alberta Floods approaching, there is an abundance of media coverage to keep up with.
For ease of reading, we have compiled media links below for you.
Airdrie Today
- Information session for more dialogue on SR1 project
- Province updates RVC on Springbank Reservoir project
Calgary Herald
- UCP government hires lawyer to explore expedited construction of Springbank dam
- Growth, climate change could push Calgary’s water intake to the limit by 2036
- As flood season approaches, City of Calgary has improved its emergency preparedness (video)
- UCP MLA-elect urges government to reconsider support for Springbank dam
- Braid: This is Ric McIver’s second shot at building the Springbank dam; good luck to him
- UCP moving forward on contentious Springbank dam project amid regulatory delays
- Opinion: Flood mitigation delays prove once again that Canada’s regulatory system is broken
- Who should bear the financial risk of flooding? Report lays out three options
- City of Calgary launches resiliency strategy to quell future stresses and shocks
- A flood of memories: Calgary Herald pages record the disaster
- Letter to editor May 1: Canadian floods raise spectre of Calgary’s preparedness Re: Evacuations continue as floods ravage Eastern Canada, April 29
- Letter to editor May 4: Calgary needs to move on flood plans for everyone’s benefit Re: Flood woes continue in Eastern Canada; Rain In Ottawa, April 30
- Letter to editor May 8: Government in a hurry to ignore proper flood assessment Re: UCP government hires lawyer to explore expedited construction of Springbank dam, May 4
- Letter to editor May 8: The other side of the river Re: UCP government hires lawyer to explore expedited construction of Springbank dam, May 4
- Letter to editor May 21: Human and financial costs greater than a levy
Calgary Sun
Canadian Underwriter
CBC News
- City going ahead with 4 new flood barriers on Bow River
- Alberta’s government hires lawyer to try to speed up Springbank dam construction
- This is not a NIMBY issue’: Springbank dam opponents ask UCP to reconsider plan
- From flood to drought, Calgary council talks how to manage city’s water supply
- No extreme flood risk in forecast for Calgary, but city says it’s prepared for one
- Canadians helping Canadians’: Albertans raise $45K to help clean up Ottawa-Gatineau floods
- Proposed Springbank reservoir faces renewed, invigorated opposition and video broadcast (at 16:30)
- Alberta sends 8,000 pages of documents on Springbank reservoir to regulator
- ‘It’s a problem for society’: Climate change is making some homes uninsurable
City News
- City continuing work on flood mitigation projects
- How prepared are you for a disaster? CEMA rolls out new tool to educate Calgarians
- Albertans raise money for flood cleanupCity continuing work on flood mitigation project
- McIver faces opposition on campaign promise to build Springbank reservoir
- Province submits thousands of pages of answers to regulators on Springbank dam
- Six years later, Calgary still unprepared to prevent major flooding
Cochrane Times
- Community association continues to fight flood mitigation project
- Rocky View County Remains Opposed to SR1
CTV News
- Residents continue opposition to Springbank Dam (video)
- Below average snowpack a precursor to uneventful flood season? (video)
- Heritage Park’s beloved paddlewheeler returns to the water
- Province to discuss submissions to regulators for Springbank Reservoir project
- Province presents 8,000-page document to regulators for Springbank Reservoir project
- Bragg Creek to host townhall on proposed Springbank Dam project
Daily Hive
- Province appoints lawyer to evaluate Alberta’s Springbank Reservoir project
- The city is getting prepared for flood season in Calgary
Global News
- UCP appoints lawyer in hopes of expediting construction of Springbank Dam
- First your home is flooded — then you lose your mortgage?
- Flood forecast: What does 2019 look like for Calgary? (video)
- Opinions clash on Calgary flood mitigation berms
- Alberta snowpack currently average to below average
- Alberta government moving Springbank reservoir project ahead with response to regulators
- ‘The government can do better’: Critics of Springbank Dam hold information session
Globe and Mail
- Water levels to stay high, but second round of floods not expected in Ottawa area: Goodale
- Alberta continuing with Springbank dam project despite provoking rage of ranchers and First Nations
- Fortress McMurray: After decades of building on the floodplain, a city moves to protect itself from its capricious rivers
Journal of Commerce
- Alberta hires lawyer to speed up reservoir project
- Alberta government responds to regulator questions on Springbank Reservoir project
Rocky Mountain Outlook
Star Metro
- Nearly six years after Calgary’s flood, what’s next for the Springbank dam plan
- Alberta government pushes Springbank dam review process forward
If we’ve missed anything, please let us know. Happy reading!
Regards,
Your CRCAG Board