The city has revealed preliminary design plans for the next Eau Claire Public Realm developments including the Downtown Barrier and the Sunnyside Barrier. Last weekend, the city hosted the second of two public open houses* to engage Calgarians on a number of projects planned along the Bow River. We’ve provided highlights and links to further resources below. *The first public open house was in December 2017 and information from that […]

On behalf of our many members, CRCAG extends its congratulations to the United Conservative Party for its victory this week to form our next provincial government. We know it was a challenging campaign for all involved. We look forward to continuing our close work with our newly elected representatives on all flood-related matters, in order to protect the lives, livelihoods, and properties of Calgary and all southern Alberta from the […]

This weekend, the city is hosting a public open house on the Downtown Barrier and other projects planned for the Eau Claire area. Date: Saturday, April 13Time: 10:00 am to 2:00 pmLocation: Eau Claire Market, 200 Barclay Parade SW “The City is working with Calgarian’s to create a safe, efficient and beautiful riverfront park space, promenade and cycle network in Eau Claire. We are undertaking multiple, connected projects that focus […]

We issued surveys to all candidates for each party that represent ridings both in Calgary and at flood risk along the Bow and Elbow rivers, and to each party’s administration, on five key flood mitigation questions.   Read responses at the party level   Read responses from individual candidates   Alberta Party press release on Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir   You’ll recall our recent post about the UCP’s press release supporting the […]

It’s official. Yesterday, following Monday’s throne speech, Premier Rachel Notley dropped the writ and announced Alberta’s provincial election will take place on April 16.   In recent weeks there has been a lot of media coverage on the issue of flood mitigation, with two stories gaining significant attention; first, the Federal government’s actual funding  of $168.5 million funding for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) and, subsequently, the Star Metro and Mayor Nenshi’s call-out of the UCP for their […]

The federal government announced today that the Federal Treasury Board has approved $168.5 million to help fund the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project (SR1).   This is huge news. Coupled with the recent announcement of significant land acquisitions for the project, it seems inconceivable it will not be supported by political parties of all stripes. If only we had that certainty.     The funding will be provided by Infrastructure Canada’s […]

The Government of Alberta has announced $15 million in funding for two critical Bow River flood mitigation projects; the Downtown Barrier and the Upper Plateau Separation Project in Sunnyside-Hillhurst.    The funds are provided through the Alberta Community Resilience Program (ACRP) and are in addition to the grants previously announced for these projects in May 2018. You can read the full list of ACRP grants provided to date here.   Downtown Flood Barrier   In late […]

Over the next few weeks and months, Calgary River Communities Action Group (CRCAG) and Flood Free Calgary (FFC) will be profiling the stories of Calgary home and business owners about their experiences with disaster, tragedy, and perseverance through the 2013 Calgary floods.   We want to hear from you! Selected stories will be shared on all of our social media platforms, including Facebook and Twitter, and posted to the Flood Free Calgary website.   If […]

In addition to yesterday’s announcement, we have more good news we’d like to share with you.   Last week, CRCAG brought together community leaders for an informational forum and to participate in the launch of a flood coalition in support of upstream mitigation projects including the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project (SR1).   We co-hosted the event on January 23 alongside Flood Free Calgary, who have been doing significant work to […]

This afternoon, the Government of Alberta announced that it has reached an agreement with the Robinson family to acquire 188 hectares (465 acres) of land required for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1).   With this latest acquisition, the province has now purchased 20 percent of the total 1,566 hectares (3,870 acres) of land required for the project.   As you know, the Robinsons have opposed the SR1 project since it was first announced by the […]