CRCAG members, we have a new provincial government and it is imperative that we reach out to our new leaders and insist that this Premier and his Cabinet make Flood Mitigation a priority. Please share this letter, or your own version thereof with our new government officials, business leaders, your friends and family. We need you to stay engaged on this matter. Your emails and phone calls make a huge […]

Recently Calgary-Centre MP Joan Crockatt wrote an open letter to Jim Prentice urging the Premier-elect to “take some real action” and “step up to the plate” for people in Calgary river communities1. The Calgary River Communities Action Group could not agree more. Many of our members have had their Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) files simply “closed” and are now facing an extended and uncertain appeal process. What is most frustrating […]

Water Collaborative Update -July 17, 2014 The Water Collaborative meets monthly to review and discuss Provincial and Municipal mitigation projects. Update on the Springbank Diversion (SR1) The RFP for SR1 has been issued. The request for a consultancy firm to handle the final engineering and Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has gone out and will close early August. To date, there has been significant work done on the environmental impact study […]

At the CRCAG AGM Brad Geddes of the Government of Alberta provided the following update on DRP. Thanks very much Brad. We are happy to continue to engage with the GOA to make DRP better. CRAG June 12 version 2

Many thanks to all of our members who made it to the AGM last night. We have attached our business and the presentations of Emma May, Tony Morris and Brenda Leeds Binder for those who could not attend. We are grateful that the Mayor and the Premier were able to join and we will continue our advocacy efforts. A powerpoint presentation prepared by Brad Geddes on DRP will also be […]

CRCAG is happy to report that today City Council voted to include the sliding scale mitigation guidelines into the Land Use Bylaw Amendments thereby creating clarity around development in the flood hazard area. CRCAG would like to the thank Paul Battistella for his excellent guidance and advocacy on this issue. We would also like to thank all who wrote to council and came to council today to speak on this […]

Dear Members, Please join us for the Calgary River Communities Action Group Annual General Meeting on June 12, 2014, 7pm -9pm. Bowness Community Association. 7904 43 Ave. NW, Calgary We are pleased to announce the attendance of our special guests The Premier of Alberta, the Honorable Dave Hancock and The Mayor of Calgary, His Worship Naheed Nenshi. While there is no need to RSVP, please do take the time to […]

REMINDER: Please join us for our AGM on June 12, 2014, 7pm at the Bowness Community Association. SUMMARY OF CRCAG POSITION ON THE PROPOSED LAND-USE BYLAWS The City of Calgary is presenting information regarding the changes to the Bylaws at Public Hearings that CRCAG believes could be confusing to homeowners. The Sliding Scale which is supposed to dictate when different levels of mitigation are required on a Development Permit in […]

On May 28, 2014, members of the CRCAG steering committee met with Senior City Planners to discuss the Land Use Bylaw and the Proposed Amendments to the Bylaw. Paul Battistella, Brenda Leeds Binder and Emma May attended on behalf of CRCAG. In attendance from the City of Calgary Planning Department were Darren Todd, Darrell Sargent and Lisa Kahn, joined by Frank Frigo of City of Calgary Water Resources. At City […]

The City of Calgary will be hosting Land Use Bylaw Flood Hazard Area Changes Info Sessions as follows: Monday May 26, 6pm to 8pm at the Hillhurst Community Association and Thursday May 29, 6pm to 8pm at Christ Church in Elbow Park. Please also watch this video the City has posted explaining the rational behind the changes. Video can be viewed here: http://www.calgarycitynews.com/2014/05/what-property-owners-need-to-know-about.html In the video, we are told that […]