Last Monday Premier Kenney made some comments that were surprising to us, given the very clear statements made by both Minister of Transportation Ric McIver and Minister of Justice Doug Schweitzer at our AGM the week before. Both Ministers stated the Government’s full support and effort behind the completion of the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) to mitigate floods on the Elbow River. The Premier’s comments suggested that if the legal […]
INVITE: Open houses on Bow River upstream reservoir options
Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) recently announced the three short-listed reservoir options for the Bow River. As part of the Bow Basin Water Management Options (BBWMO) project, AEP has spent the past year working through the Conceptual Assessment of 10 upstream reservoir options and has narrowed its selection to three top choices: New Glenbow reservoir New Morley reservoir Relocated (and expanded capacity) Ghost River reservoir Public information sessions have been scheduled to provide […]
Summary of 2019 AGM
Our 2019 Annual General Meeting took place last Thursday evening, with speakers from the province and city bringing us up to speed on the status of upstream and local mitigation efforts. (Note: This event took place 4 days before Premier Kenney’s comments earlier this week – stay tuned for our official response to that matter.) CRCAG board member Greg Johnson headed up the evening, welcoming everyone and giving thanks to the elected officials […]
TONIGHT! Ministers McIver and Schweitzer speak on flood mitigation – Doors 6:30 p.m
Our 2019 Annual General Meeting is tonight! Don’t miss your chance to hear in-person from Ministers Ric McIver, Doug Schweitzer, and more speakers on critical flood mitigation projects. Date: Thursday, September 19Time: Doors at 6:30 p.m. Meeting 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.Location: Royal Canadian Legion #1, 116 7 Ave SEAgenda: 2019 CRCAG AGM agenda. No need to print, we will have copies for you at the event.Membership: This is a members-only […]
Thursday! Ministers McIver and Schweitzer to speak at AGM
Our 2019 Annual General Meeting runs this Thursday! Don’t miss your chance to hear in-person from Ministers Ric McIver and Doug Schweitzer about what is being done to protect you and your community. Date: Thursday, September 19Time: Doors at 6:30 p.m. Meeting 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.Location: Royal Canadian Legion #1, 116 7 Ave SEParking: Indigo’s The Bow parkade is most convenient. Additional on-street and parkades are available in the area […]
Speakers confirmed for CRCAG AGM
Join us at the Royal Canadian Legion #1, 116 7 Ave SE on Thursday, September 19 at 7:00 p.m. (doors at 6:30 p.m.) to hear first-hand what your government is doing to protect you from future flooding. To bring you up-to-speed on key flood mitigation initiatives for Calgary, we’ve confirmed the following speakers for our upcoming Annual General Meeting on September 19: Hon. MLA Ric McIver, Minister of Transportation, Government […]
CRCAG AGM to be held at Legion #1 downtown on September 19th
The venue for this year’s CRCAG Annual General Meeting has been confirmed at the Royal Canadian Legion #1. Date: Thursday, September 19Time: Doors at 6:30 p.m. Meeting 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.Location: Royal Canadian Legion #1, 116 7 Ave SEParking: Parking for the event is available on-street and in multiple parkades in the area. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for the event agenda and confirmed speakers. We plan to have […]
How drawn-out consultation processes cripple large infrastructure projects: Calgary’s new arena, Trans Mountain, and SR1
It’s very interesting and so appropriate that Don Braid cites the clear parallels between the risks to the drawn-out “consultation” processes associated with the Trans Mountain Pipelines and prior arena deal, to the multi-year delays to the completion of the Springbank Off-stream Diversion Reservoir (originally scheduled to be in service LAST YEAR). Calgary Herald: Braid: Please councillors, give arena deal a quick yes or no The key difference is that one […]
CEAA requests additional info on SR1 response package, clock paused again
The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) has requested additional information be added to Alberta Transportation’s June 14 response to the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project (SR1) information requests. In its July 16 letter to Alberta Transportation, CEAA cites five overarching issues that occur in the 8,000-page response. “not all of the information provided in response to our original requests are sufficient for the purpose of moving forward with the environmental assessment.” […]
Save the date: 2019 CRCAG AGM
This year’s CRCAG Annual General Meeting has been confirmed for September 19. Alberta’s Minister of Transportation Ric McIver (Calgary-Hays) and Minister of Justice & Solicitor General Doug Schweitzer (Calgary-Elbow) have both been confirmed for the event. As usual, we will have speakers scheduled to bring you up to speed on key flood-related initiatives for both the Elbow and Bow Rivers. Date: Thursday, September 19Time: Doors at 6:30 p.m. Meeting 7:00 […]