Recreational users and Ghost Lake Summer Village residents have brought a number of topics to the attention of Environment and Parks, such as difficulties accessing well water, recreational impacts, and the need for flood mitigation in a dry year. Although Environment and Parks have instructed TransAlta to raise the Ghost Reservoir, it has been conveyed that in the event of a major precipitation event, TransAlta will have sufficient notice to […]

The Ghost Reservoir and a “Call to Action” for Bow River flood mitigation   Last month CRCAG provided details on the short-term agreement reached between TransAlta Corporation and the Government of Alberta. TransAlta agreed to temporarily modify the operating level at the Ghost Reservoir, thereby opening up storage capacity so the reservoir can be used for flood attenuation.  The reduced level agreed for 2015 (1185m) can reduce peak flow on […]

June 13, 2015   Mayor Nenshi,   Below is a link to an Ad placed in the Calgary Herald today by the “Don’t Damn Springbank” group.  We are very concerned about the misleading content and the overall message.  As you stated during the recent provincial election, flood mitigation should be the number one issue for Calgarians.  And the province must not lose momentum on the Springbank Off-stream Reservoir project, which […]

A CALL TO ACTION   We Need Your Immediate Support for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir – Again.   If this Ad that ran Saturday in the Calgary Herald upsets you, then act now!    While CRCAG has publically supported the completion of all three upstream mitigation projects proposed for the Elbow River, namely the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir, McLean Creek Dam and the Glenmore Reservoir Diversion Tunnel, we’ve always known that fiscal and political […]

On May 27 and 28, The City of Calgary hosted two public information sessions on flood readiness. The City and special guests from the Province, TransAlta Utilities and Calgary River Communities Action Group (CRCAG) updated Calgarians on current river monitoring and flood readiness information.   The City of Calgary summary of the information sessions can be found here.   The first session focused on updating communities adjacent to the Bow River. The […]

Please be reminded of the upcoming information sessions for Bow and Elbow River communities. The evening will start off with presentations from the City of Calgary and the Government of Alberta, followed by a short question and answer period and then an open house where individuals will have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with representatives from the City of Calgary, Government of Alberta, and CRCAG. The City of Calgary will have […]

Updated City of Calgary Flood Inundation MapsThe City of Calgary has updated its flood inundation maps, which are now available on their flood information website. Please note that the inundation maps that the City has made available are NOT the flood hazard maps used for land use planning, nor will they replace the flood hazard maps used for land use planning purposes. To access the inundation maps, please visit: http://www.calgary.ca/General/flood-preparation/Pages/Understand/05-InundationMaps.aspx Bow River Flood Mitigation […]

WHAT A WEEK! We would like to congratulate the New Democratic Party on their historic provincial government victory, the successful MLAs in all the Calgary river ridings and all the candidates in last week’s election. CRCAG Post-ElectionCRCAG has wasted no time in adjusting to the election results and strategizing next steps during this time of change and uncertainty.  We’ve been actively reaching out to our many contacts and establishing new ones. […]

We have now received responses from all of the political parties running candidates in this week’s Provincial election, except unfortunately the Wildrose Party. We’ve compiled these and present them here.Alberta LiberalsAlberta Green PartyAlberta NDPPC PartyAlberta PartyFurther to our post on Friday, these responses will supplement those responses received by the City to its own survey, regarding flood mitigation and recovery. We offer no additional comments to or critique of these […]

As you know, CRCAG initiated a survey of all provincial election candidates in flood-affected ridings in Calgary, to understand their party’s policy regarding flood mitigation, and each candidate’s understanding of the issues. The deadline for response is later today and we will post these as soon as we’re able. The City of Calgary has conducted its own much broader survey and the results are posted here: http://www.citiesmatter.ca/.  Of particular note are the […]