Each year during flood season, the City of Calgary undertakes a flood readiness campaign to share flood-related information and resources. New this year: a river flooding story map and flood-themed walking tours. The river flooding story map is incredibly impactful and informative, especially the “flood map” tab. It’s why we’ve been at this for six years! We’ve shared the full City newsletter below. Additionally, you can find a roundup of flood season media […]
Province to impose penalties for ignoring disaster evacuation orders
The Emergency Management Amendment Act proposed in April 2018 is now in effect, with penalties of $10,000 and/or up to a year in jail for anyone who ignores evacuation orders. The Emergency Management Act (EMA) provides the legislative framework for local and provincial management of emergencies and disasters. It outlines the roles and responsibilities of the Minister of Municipal Affairs, the provincial government, and local authorities. It provides the authority for […]
Alberta gets $8.7M federal disaster funding – what it means for Calgary
This week, the federal government announced $8.7 million in funding for flood mitigation projects in Alberta as part of the National Disaster Mitigation Program. Information on the 21 projects (18 planned/underway, 3 completed) that will receive funding is available from Public Safety Canada here: National Disaster Mitigation Program funding to the Province of Alberta: Projects at a glance. We’ve provided a bit more detail on the three projects that […]
Summary of Bow River Basin Council Forum
Bow River Basin Council’s quarterly education forum a valuable resource for watershed information The Bow River Basin Council hosted their quarterly educational forum last month. We found the event to be very informative and we encourage you to attend future events. For those who missed it, we’ve summarized the event and provided links to a few of the presentations. The BRBC forums are free events open to the public. […]
Next Wednesday! CRCAG AGM at National 10th
Don’t miss our AGM next Wednesday! Join us at National on 10th, 341 10 Ave SW (not the one on 17th Avenue!) on Wednesday, June 20 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. Confirmed speakers include: Hon. MLA Brian Mason, Minister of Transportation, Government of Alberta Rick Blackwood, Alberta Environment and Parks Representatives from the City of Calgary will also […]
Bow and Elbow River Hazard Studies move into “late stages”
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 […]
Alberta Views magazine article claims “Springbank Project has stalled”
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 […]
Read: Executive Summary of Flood Mitigation Options Assessment Report
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 […]
Fourth Anniversary Message
A message, on our fourth anniversary… Anniversaries are meant to be celebrated. Important milestones acknowledged. Memories rekindled. Anyone feel like doing that? Us neither. But we do have to remember this one, where on June 21, 2013 most of our lives changed one way or another and in some cases, profoundly so. At our recent AGM, we were remiss in failing to acknowledge the greatest of […]
Summary of 2017 CRCAG AGM – thank you!
Gov’t speakers underscore commitment to flood mitigation measures and support of Springbank Off-stream Reservoir A big thanks to everyone who came out for the AGM on Tuesday evening. Special thanks to all of our presenters who took time from their schedules to share valuable information about flood protection for Calgary. It was fantastic to see such a large showing and the audience was lively and engaged. Great job everyone! […]