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 […]

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 […]