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 […]

Hello Members,   This email contains summaries of our meeting with Mayor Nenshi and our recent tour of Bowness with Minister Ken Hughes.  We also just want to touch on a few points. We hear from many of you and understand your concerns.

Southern Alberta Flood Response Program – Property tax relief   The City of Calgary, with support from the Government of Alberta, has established a Property Tax Relief Program to support residential and non-residential property owners who were displaced for an extended period due to the 2013 June flood.   The property tax relief program will officially launch on March 3, 2014.   The Property Tax Relief Program has been created […]

Yesterday we received further communications from both the City and the Province.   1. The Province of Alberta has a new website up and running where you can track mitigation projects. http://www.gov.ab.ca/Flood-Mitigation.cfm   2. Gian-Carlo Carra’s (Ward 9) office sent out this thorough update yesterday.   Flood Recovery and Mitigation Efforts Briefing Note   2014 February 10 Description   The City of Calgary established a flood Recovery Operations Centre (ROC) […]

This email notice includes a summary of our recent meeting with the City of Calgary’s Flood Advisory Panel.  We continue to read all of your emails.   If you do not receive a reply please do not think that this doesn’t mean we haven’t read it. Your emails help us understand what is happening for our members. We appreciate and require your input and insight. If you would like us to forward […]

On January 30, the CRCAG Steering Committee met with Premier Alison Redford. Our meeting lasted well over an hour and we were able to discuss with her CRCAG members concerns.  The topics that were foremost on the agenda were the clear need for mitigation infrastructure, the Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) experience, our concerns with the floodway buyout policy and the status of flood insurance.