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 […]

Dear Members, Here’s a note that we sent along to Bruce Graham, President and CEO of Calgary Economic Development, in response to his Opinion Letter in today’s Calgary Herald: http://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/graham-are-we-ready-for-flood-season  Bruce,  On behalf of the many hard working folks on CRCAG (www.protectcalgary.com), THANK YOU for these statements regarding the impact of flooding to the entire City. It’s a message we’ve been pounding for months and to see your leadership, along with the Mayor’s, on […]

Election Survey Earlier this week CRCAG sent a questionnaire to the candidates running in Calgary-Bow, Calgary-Buffalo, Calgary-Elbow, Calgary-Fort and Calgary-Mountain View on flood mitigation. We have asked the candidates to respond by May 2nd. Once we get the candidate responses we will email them out and post them on our website.The CRCAG Election Questionnaire on flood mitigation can be found here.Mandate SurveyThanks to all of the members who responded to our […]

CLICK HERE FOR THE SURVEY   As we near the second anniversary of the devastating flood of 2013, the Calgary River Communities Action Group (CRCAG) continues to advocate for solutions to protect the citizens of Calgary from a future flood event.  We have not wavered from the mandate set out in the early days of our formation and fundamentally our goals remain the same.  Below is a re-statement of CRCAG’s […]