CRCAG Meeting with City of Calgary’s Flood Resiliency Group November 26, 2014  CRCAG representatives Tony Morris, Gloria Mak, Josh Traptow, and David Carlson met with the City of Calgary’s recently formed flood resiliency group. The flood resiliency group has been tasked to implement the 27 recommendations outlined in the City of Calgary’s Expert Management Panel on River Flood Mitigation report released in June, as part of their mandate. A high-level implementation plan […]

Representatives from CRCAG met with Kyle Fawcett, Minister of Environment and Sustainable Resource Development (ESRD) and members of his team, on Friday, November 14, 2014. A summary of the highlights from that meeting are below. Minister Fawcett proposed meeting with CRCAG periodically to provide updates and receive feedback from our constituents, and we will gladly do so.   Highlights from Meeting with Minister Fawcett   The Alberta Government has committed […]

Meetings November 13th – Meeting with CRCAG and ESRDNovember 14th – Meeting with ESRD Minister Kyle Fawcett (summary pending)November 20th – Water Collaborative (summary below)November 26th – Meeting with the City of Calgary and CRCAG (summary pending)Bill 27 Update & Floodway Development RegulatorRoom for the River – Bow Elbow Rivers PilotWater Collaborative Meeting – Nov 20, 2014CRCAG representatives Tony Morris, Gloria Mak, and Rob Motherwell were in attendance at the […]

The Need for a Comprehensive Flood Mitigation Strategy to Protect the Economic Engine of Canada – Calgary, Alberta   By Calgary River Communities Action Group (CRCAG)   A bigger version of the flood overlay map can be viewed here.   Flooding is the most common hazard in Canada that leads to economic loss. Losses from the 2013 southern Alberta floods alone are estimated to be $6 billion – which is […]

Last week the CRCAG sent out a flood questionnaire to all of the candidates running in the Calgary-Elbow by-election. A table providing a side-by-side comparison has been generated with the answers received from each candidate. The CRCAG is a non-partisan organization and the comparison table we are presenting is strictly for information purposes. We encourage all members to keep informed of all by-election issues determined to be of importance. The […]

Members of the CRCAG Board of Directors were present at the Calgary-Elbow debate and were pleased to hear all candidates acknowledge the importance of flood mitigation. The CRCAG was founded, and continues to be led, by homeowners who advocate for the protection of Elbow and Bow River Communities. We are committed to working with all levels of government as a non-partisan organization, seek to maintain the integrity of our established […]

Message from Emma May I am thrilled to accept the position of Executive Director of the Premier’s Office in Southern Alberta and to have the opportunity to work directly with Premier Prentice.  Shortly after the Premier’s announcement on flood mitigation he invited to meet to discuss his vision for transforming McDougall Place into a vital community hub. A place where government and community come together and connect. A place welcome […]

We have the ingredients on the counter and we’re ready to mix our Mint Juleps. After 15 unbelievable months for each of our members and many more in Calgary and southern Alberta, we have finally seen the alignment of an understanding of the realities of Calgary as a river city, and real political leadership. With Premier Prentice’s unequivocal announcement of important mitigation strategies for Calgary, we’re able to exhale just […]

This morning Premier Jim Prentice made commitments to build two mitigation projects. CRCAG attended the Press Conference. The GOA will construct a dry reservoir in the Springbank area to accommodate flood waters from the Elbow River. Cabinet has approved this decision. It is anticipated this project will be complete within 3 years. The Premier also committed to negotiating a long term agreement with Transalta to ensure the Ghost Reservoir will […]

The Alberta Government enacted Bill 27, Flood Recovery and Reconstruction Act, in December 2013, which amends the Municipal Government Act. The Act allows the Cabinet of the Alberta Government to make specific regulations to limit development in a floodway (“Floodway Regulation”), The stated purpose of the Floodway Regulation will be to ensure a consistent minimum level of land use control in flood hazard areas is applied across the Province (though […]