Thank you to everyone who participated in the Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) Status Survey in December. We had respondents that were impacted by the Bow, Elbow and High Rivers. Respondents were from Calgary, Bragg Creek, High River, Exshaw and the Kananaskis.   Not surprisingly, the survey results tell a story of continuing frustration, mental exhaustion and stress resulting from the DRP process. Homeowners were never expecting the DRP to cover […]

The City of Calgary and Canadian Red Cross (CRC) are working together to help those still in need following the June 2013 flood. A flood grant permit program was created to help residential property owners that have reached their financial limits, pay for City permits to make repairs to their flood damaged property. The grant covers the costs associated with new permit(s) applications that are required to repair, restore or rebuild a […]

This past week saw two Open Houses hosted by the Government of Alberta to advise the public on, and seek public input to, the Springbank Off-Stream Diversion Reservoir (SR1). Here’s the Government’s website on all mitigation Projects and efforts: http://www.alberta.ca/flood-projects.cfm.cfm The period for public consultation remains open and here’s the email address for you to provide your input to the Project or on any related matter or proposed Project: Springbank-Project@gov.ab.ca As always, thanks for your […]

CRCAG wants to remind our members of the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir open houses taking place tonight and tomorrow night.Calgary, Tuesday, January 274:30-8pmRoderick Mah Centre for Continuous Learning – Mount Royal University4825 Mount Royal Gate SW Cochrane, Wednesday, January 284:30-8pmCochrane RancheHouse101 RancheHouse Road

Members of your CRCAG Team met on Thursday January 22 with representatives of Alberta WaterSmart (WS), Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) and representatives from the Sunnyside community, to hear a presentation by WS and answer questions regarding the recently published “Room for the River” Report prepared by WS for the Government of Alberta (Report). The Report can be found HERE. For anyone impacted by the 2013 flood, this is a must […]

Short update on Bow River flood mitigation The Province is currently working on plans for public information sessions to address flood mitigation options being pursued for the Bow. The timing for the information sessions will be late February or early March, 2015. Discussions between TransAlta and the Province are ongoing. TransAlta is currently examining whether the Ghost Reservoir can be drawn down further than last year’s pilot level of 1189.3m. […]

Dear CRCAG Members, On January 27th in Calgary and January 28th in Cochrane, Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development and Alberta Transportation are hosting open houses to give Albertans a chance to learn more about the proposed Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir. As with any public engagement you need to attend and show that there is support for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir.  As members we would encourage you to attend one of the open houses to […]

Representatives from CRCAG met with representatives from Alberta Transportation, Environment and Sustainable Resource Development and Stantec on December 11, 2014 to get updates for the Springbank off-stream Reservoir Project (SR1). Highlights from Meeting  Responsibilities Alberta Transportation – Design and Build of project Stantec – Engineering and Environmental Review ESRD – Coordinate the overall approach to flood mitigation Background and completed work to date AMEC Feasibility study completed SR1 – Conceptual Design […]

We’re now 18 months along from a really lousy day. Let’s face it…this has been hard for Calgarians and for Southern Alberta. Some of us were able to recover on the home front fairly quickly and some of us have been permanently displaced. Some have faced significant financial upset, emotional strain and divorce, and we’ve all been traumatized to a degree.  But with the support of our friends and neighbours, and […]

Over the past 18 months, many flood impacted homeowners have been struggling with their claim under the Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) for funding to assist in recovery from the flood.  There has been much frustration with the administration of the DRP and many have expressed that their experience with the DRP has taken an immeasurable toll on their personal life.  In September, Premier Prentice announced that additional resources were being […]