It has been over two months since a rainy day this June when CRCAG held a press conference to publicly announce the launch of our Postcard Campaign, aimed at letting the new government know how important flood mitigation infrastructure is to the City of Calgary. Since then, CRCAG had postcards dropped in the mailboxes of homes in flood-impacted communities all over the City. Anyone who received one and wanted to […]
Water Management Along the Bow River system – A Balancing Act
Water management along the Bow River system is a complex process that involves a number of different stakeholders. The 2013 flood brought about a heightened awareness of the devastating impact water can have on our communities and how water management along the Bow River system could be changed to not only protect Bow River communities, but also the Downtown Core. Insight into the complexity of water management along the Bow […]
How To Lose A Forest For The Trees, Or A Reservoir For The Drops
As our Members have known since the beginning, a principal Mandate of CRCAG has been to advocate for upstream flood mitigation infrastructure on both the Bow and Elbow Rivers. No other strategy can keep huge volumes of water out of our City and reduce the need for local, area-specific and typically much more costly infrastructure, and address the insidious problem of groundwater. For the Elbow River, you will have […]
POSTCARDS FOR THE PREMIER – CHECK YOUR MAILBOX!
CRCAG has launched a postcard campaign to let our new Premier know how important timely mitigation infrastructure on the Bow and Elbow Rivers is for the City of Calgary. CRCAG has prepared a message from the residents of Calgary to the Premier advocating for flood mitigation, and included it on a postage paid postcard addressed to the Premier. In the coming days, thousands of these postcards will be delivered to […]
CRCAG Launches Campaign
Yesterday CRCAG held a press conference and launched a public awareness campaign in support of upstream mitigation on the Bow and Elbow Rivers. Since the 2013 flood, although some progress has been made, the City remains seriously vulnerable to future flooding. On the Bow River, a seasonal agreement for 2015 between the Alberta government and TransAlta is in place to use the Ghost Reservoir for some flood attenuation, which […]
Clark: Flood mitigation an opportunity for NDP to show leadership
Clark: Flood mitigation an opportunity for NDP to show leadership By Greg Clark The second anniversary of the 2013 flood gives us a chance to reflect on the impact this life-changing event has had on our community. In the days and weeks after the flood, we showed the world what we’re made of. Thousands of people pitched in to help total strangers dig out their basements, and neighbours with […]
Clarification on revised operations at the Ghost Reservoir
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
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 […]
Mayor Nenshi needs to support the Springbank Reservoir!
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 […]
Call to Action – We Need Your Help!
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 […]