We want to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year.   Below for your information are links to the minutes and presentation given at the November meeting of the Water Collaborative.   Water Collaborative Meeting Minutes November 5 Alberta Flood Hazard Identification Program Presentation  

Join us for the CRCAG Annual General Meeting and Christmas Social Doors open 6:30pm AGM starts 7:00pm   Informative content about flood mitigation projects on the Bow and Elbow rivers, followed by an opportunity to toast the season with your friends and neighbours! If you have any of these questions, you should come!   What about the Bow? Learn more about the Bow River Working Group and flood mitigation opportunities being […]

  Folks, you may have seen this article in yesterday’s Herald regarding the riverside homes in the city of Calgary purchased by the Province in the months following the 2013 floods.   http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/flood-damaged-homes-slated-for-the-wrecking-ball-get-stay-of-execution   And earlier today:   http://calgaryherald.com/news/politics/mason-says-tory-flood-plan-didnt-make-sense   We think that this is fantastic news, is so important for the affected neighborhoods and the city as a whole and aligns with our advocacy over the past 2+ years. […]

Dear Members,   Through your irrepressible determination and support, we are please to speak to the tremendous announcement made earlier today.   Alberta moves to protect Calgary, neighbouring communities from severe flooding   Some 14 months ago, and after extensive study and analysis, then Premier Jim Prentice made an announcement of fundamental importance to Calgary and, by extension, Alberta. He announced that the Province was committed to the development of […]

Premier Notley, we are encouraged by your comments on working with the incoming Prime Minister to secure additional funding for comprehensive flood mitigation projects to protect Calgary and other southern Alberta communities. Given Prime Minister Designate Justin Trudeau’s comments, he gets it. But regardless of which level of Government ultimately contributes to these projects, and when that money may flow, these projects must proceed now and quickly. We look forward […]

The CRCAG asked candidates running in Calgary Centre and Calgary Signal Hill to either respond to our survey questions or write a more personal letter to our members regarding flood recovery and mitigation, and this is what we received.   Calgary Centre Joan Crockatt – Conservative Kent Hehr – Liberal Jillian Ratti – NDP   Calgary Signal Hill No candidate responses were received  

On September 17th the first Water Collaborative meeting since the election was held. A number of items were discussed. Below are links to the minutes and the two presentations that were given.   September 17th Water Collaborative Meeting Minutes Presentation: Bow River Storage Options – Geoff Graham, AMEC Foster Wheeler Supplementary Information: Bow Basin Flood Mitigation and Watershed Management Project Final Report – Alberta WaterSMART

SAVE THE DATE!   The CRCAG annual general meeting has been set for Wednesday October 14th at 7pm. Location and agenda will be confirmed shortly!   We look forward to seeing you there!

You may have seen the recent Calgary Herald article indicating that the new NDP Government intends to announce its Elbow River upstream mitigation project commitments in the very near future, following its evidence-based review of the options before it.   As you know, CRCAG has supported the completion of the Springbank Off-stream Diversion Project as the first project to pursue, given our consideration of the extensive studies that have been […]

Members of the CRCAG recently met with GOA officials that have been involved in working to bring forward flood mitigation options for the Bow River. It is our understanding that AMEC Foster Wheeler had been re-contracted by the government to examine what mitigation opportunities exist on the Bow River.  This work has identified a range of options beyond current TransAlta infrastructure.   Essentially these opportunities can be broken down into 3 categories: First category of mitigation […]