Help us Protect Calgary from future floods It’s been a long 10 months. Through the highs and lows, we have survived with the help of friends and community. We’ve learned that there is strength in numbers. As a group we’ve had some real success and are happy to see plans for flood mitigation progressing. But we want to make sure planning turns into action. So, we at the Calgary River […]

Proposed changes to the Land Use Bylaw: WHAT IT MEANS TO YOU. Proposed changes to  Land Use Bylaw 1P2007 for the Flood Hazard Area will come before City Council on May 12, 2014.  If approved by City Council, these changes to the Land Use Bylaw could have a significant impact on your property. Impact on your property. If the proposed changes to the Land Use Bylaw are approved and adopted […]

The Alberta Flood Mitigation Symposium   On April 29th there will be a Flood Mitigation Symposium at the BMO Centre in Calgary. We anticipate that there will be information presented that will be of great interest to flood impacted residents.  Please continue to contact representatives in the Government of Alberta to advocate for this mitigation. Minister Robin Campbell of ESRD is now the Minister in charge of mitigation projects. His […]

SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS   Over the past 2 weeks, we have collected nearly 200 responses to our Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) Status Survey.  We appreciate the time respondents took to complete the survey, as the information we gather is very useful when communicating with government officials about the administration of the DRP.

The City of Calgary is proposing changes to the Land Use ByLaw in Flood Impacted areas. CRCAG has reviewed these bylaws and we have serious and immediate concerns. The proposed changes are overreaching and could have significant impact on property values.

Dear Mayor Nenshi, Councillors, Adam and Bruce:   As you know, CRCAG has been advocating for infrastructure changes both within the City and upstream on the Bow and Elbow watersheds, since July. We understand that the City is currently designating from its master list of “resiliency” projects those that are of higher and of lesser priority.

SPEAK UP – NOW IS THE TIME! If you would like to see the City of Calgary build flood mitigation infrastructure to protect your home, the downtown Core and the many other parts of Calgary impacted by 2013 flooding, now is your time to speak up!   As recently reported in the media, the City has compiled a list of Calgary specific projects for submission to the Province for access to […]

NEW DRP SURVEY   Files are being closed and cheques are being issued. We are hearing lots from our members on this and it is important that we collate information on this quickly. Please click on this link to access the Survey. Please also forward the Survey to anyone who has a DRP file.   https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/drpupdatesurvey

Dear CRCAG Members, It has been quite the few weeks.   First of all, we would like to extend our thanks to Premier Redford for her service and dedication to the Province of Alberta. Premier Redford was faced with the challenge of dealing with the worst natural disaster the Province of Alberta ever. It remains a daunting task to this day. The Premier provided CRCAG access to decision makers, included […]

Hello Members,   This update contains a summary of some of the work AMEC is doing around the elbow River Diversion Project, Summary of CRCAG Meeting with Roger Drury of Transalta, and an update from the City of Calgary.   But first a few notes from your team at CRCAG:   WE ARE NOT AN EMERGENCY ADVISORY SYSTEM. Please do not rely on us for emergency reporting or other urgent […]