The Ministry of Environment and Parks has provided us with a brief update regarding their ongoing River Hazard Studies. These studies are important to monitor, as the results of some of this work will inform future policy development, including, we expect, the “Floodway Development Regulation” (FDR).   Read the Ministry’s full updates here:   Upper Bow River Hazard Study Bow and Elbow River Hazard Study   In both studies, all deliverables […]

In their April 2018 edition, Alberta Views magazine has published an article reporting that the Springbank project has stalled.   Featuring quotes from CRCAG co-president, Tony Morris, the City of Calgary’s Lead River Engineer, Frank Frigo, and Springbank landowner, Ryan Robinson, Deliverance from flood: Pitting city against country claims that the Springbank Project has pit “22 landowners against thousands of city residents along the Elbow River.”   The author focuses heavily on the impact […]

Alberta Transportation to present on Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir tomorrow – public welcome   The Bow River Basin Council‘s quarterly forum runs this week and will include a presentation from Alberta Transportation on “Springbank Reservoir 1”.   Date: Wednesday, March 14 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Location: TransAlta Auditorium, 110 12 Avenue Southwest Details: Event is free to attend. Lunch will be provided. Registration limited.   Click here to register for this event   The Bow River […]

Alberta Transportation to present on Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir tomorrow – public welcome   The Bow River Basin Council‘s quarterly forum runs this week and will include a presentation from Alberta Transportation on “Springbank Reservoir 1”.   Date: Wednesday, March 14 Time: 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. Location: TransAlta Auditorium, 110 12 Avenue Southwest Details: Event is free to attend. Lunch will be provided. Registration limited.   Click here to register for this event   The Bow River […]

“The projects your government has already announced will be built…” …and CRCAG intends to keep this government to its word.   This week in Edmonton, on behalf of Premier Rachel Notley’s government, Lieutenant Governor Lois Mitchell delivered the Speech from the Throne.   The speech addressed many themes including the recent economic downturn, diversifying our economy, working with Indigenous people, inequality issues, the opiod crisis, and more.   Notably, the […]

Expected submission date for Springbank Project EIA revisions pushed to end of March   In early December, we advised that the revisions requested by the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report (originally submitted by Alberta Transportation in October 2017), were anticipated to be completed by end of January. The EIA would then be resubmitted to the CEAA to continue the regulatory review process and restart the clock […]

Provincial Transportation Minister reaffirms commitment to Springbank, calls on business community for support   On Thursday, the Calgary Chamber of Commerce hosted a luncheon with Alberta’s Transportation Minister, Brian Mason, discussing Alberta’s transportation future and the need for flood protection.    In his speech, Minister Mason emphasized support for the Springbank project, from all three levels of government, and called on members of the business community for their support of the project. […]

Call to action: Complete online survey on provincial budget   Finance Minister Joe Ceci is holding a telephone town hall tonight, and Albertans are invited to provide feedback to help shape and inform the provincial budget. This is an excellent opportunity to get vocal about prioritizing budget money to support flood mitigation projects.   Your responses are important to keep the budget for flood mitigation projects intact and properly funded!   There are three ways […]

Critical document: Flood Mitigation Options Assessment Report   Executive summary now available publicly   In May 2017, the City of Calgary released the Flood Mitigation Options Assessment Report, prepared by the IBI Group and Golder Associates.   The report is a further and more refined study to the initial study work conducted by IBI in 2015 (available here). The research used sophisticated modelling data to provide a cost-benefit analysis to […]

On Tuesday evening, the City hosted a Community Information Session in Bowness so that residents could learn about flood mitigation plans slated for the community, namely a local berm planned for Bow Crescent. We were in attendance and it was a packed house.   Information about the proposed berm was distributed via a six-page handout in resident mailboxes in December, however, we wanted to update you on information gathered at the info session on […]