Meeting with Alberta Environment Sustainable Resource Development and City of Calgary Flood Resiliency GroupOn April 10, 2015 Directors of CRCAG met with ESRD and the City of Calgary Flood Resiliency Group to discuss public information sessions for the Bow and Elbow River communities.CRCAG expressed to ESRD and the City of Calgary that specific information sessions tailored to the concerns of Bow and Elbow River communities would be most beneficial. We […]

On Tuesday March 3, 2015 Directors of CRCAG met with the City of Calgary Flood Resiliency Group. Adam Legge from the Calgary Chamber of Commerce was invited on behalf of CRCAG to attend as well. The Flood Resiliency Group is working toward implementing the 27 recommendations made in the Expert Panel Report. To access the report please visit: http://www.calgary.ca/UEP/Water/Documents/Water-Documents/Flood-Panel-Documents/Expert-Management-Panel-Report-to-Council.PDF).Water Resources is nearing the completion of revised flood maps for the City […]

CRCAG representatives were present at the Water Collaborative held on Feb 11, 2015. The detailed environment review ESRD request AMEC to perform for the McLean Creek Dam (MC1) was presented. A number of environmental, land use and social impacts were identified. A decision on whether the Province will proceed with the project will be announced some time in April. IBI presented its flood damage assessment for the City of Calgary.  […]

Meeting with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) and Call to Action for Bow River Flood Mitigation   On Friday February 27, 2015 representatives from CRCAG (Rob, Gloria and David) met with Andrew Wilson and Matt Machielse of ESRD to specifically address the negotiations between TransAlta and the Province. The following items were discussed:   ESRD is aware that the lack of communication on mitigation measures for Bow River […]

Your CRCAG board members continue to meet with elected officials and stakeholders on your behalf. Below are some of the meetings we have attended in the last month.   Feb 11th – Water Collaborative – Government of Alberta Feb 21st – Meeting with Minister Kyle Fawcett (ESRD) and Minister Gordon Dirks (MLA for Calgary-Elbow) Feb 23rd – CRCAG Board Meeting Feb 27th – Meeting with Matt Machielse Assistant Deputy Minister […]

A CALL TO ACTION WE NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE SUPPORT FOR THE SPRINGBANK OFF-STREAM RESERVOIR http://www.alberta.ca/springbank-road.cfm Dear CRCAG Members, It has come to our attention that a public rally at Calgary’s McDougall Center is being organized for this Thursday, March 5, 11 am to 1 pm, in support of a proposed upstream mitigation project on the Elbow River, the McLean Creek Dam (“MC1”) and against the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (“SR1”) option. Go to http://www.dammclean.org for additional information. While CRCAG […]

The Government of Alberta (GOA)  yesterday (Feb 26, 2015) released the Benefit-Cost Analyses of the three proposed Elbow River upstream flood mitigation projects presently under consideration by the GOA, and the Provincial Flood Damage Assessment Study upon which the benefit-cost analyses were based.  Completion of these studies is an important step toward having flood mitigation infrastructure in place to protect both Calgary and Bragg Creek.   In short, the benefit-cost analyses […]

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 […]