Our 2020 Annual General Meeting took place on the evening of Tuesday, December 15, 2020. Following association business, speakers from the province and city brought us up to speed on the status of upstream and local mitigation efforts, as well as flood mapping and regulation. Throughout the meeting we shared links to resources, all of which are available at the bottom of this email along with speakers’ slides. You can […]
Tonight! Mayor, ministers and experts to speak – Don’t forget to register!
Our 2020 virtual Annual General Meeting is tonight! You will need to register in order to receive meeting access. Don’t miss your chance to hear live from Mayor Nenshi, Ministers Ric McIver and Doug Schweitzer and expert speakers about what is being done to protect you and your community. Date: Tuesday, December 15Time: Meeting 6:30 to 8:15 p.m.Location: Zoom webinar – register here Documents for review: 2019 AGM minutes (will […]
NRCB hearing update, reminder to register for our AGM
This year our Annual General Meeting will be held virtually via Zoom. You will need to register for the event to receive meeting details. Click to register for the 2020 CRCAG Annual General Meeting Our full agenda is available here. The NRCB hearing requires our attention! Among the many updates you will receive on flood mitigation projects, the upcoming Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) hearing on SR1 will be front […]
Keep the flood stories coming! Help us defend SR1
Over the past few weeks we’ve heard from many of you with your personal, tragic stories of loss due to the flood. We know writing these letters is not easy, and we thank you. We’ve received strong letters of support from Mayor Nenshi and pillars of our community including Calgary Stampede, Calgary Sports and Entertainment Corporation, community associations, and more. For those of you who haven’t written – please do! […]
Registration open for 2020 CRCAG AGM
Join us virtually on Tuesday, December 15 at 6:30 p.m. to hear first-hand what your government is doing to protect you from future flooding. Official AGM notice here. To bring you up to speed on key flood mitigation initiatives for Calgary, we’ve confirmed the following speakers: Hon. MLA Ric McIver, Minister of Transportation, Government of Alberta Hon. MLA Doug Schweitzer, Minister of Jobs, Economy, and Innovation, Government of Alberta Matthew […]
Call to action: Write a letter for evidence at public NRCB hearing on SR1 project
The time has come to compile our evidence for the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) public regulatory hearing on the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) project — and we need your help. As part of the provincial regulatory review, the NRCB recently issued notice of a pre-hearing conference to be held on December 2, 2020 in anticipation of a public hearing on the project as early as February 2021. At the […]
Save the date: 2020 CRCAG AGM
This year’s CRCAG Annual General Meeting has been scheduled for December 15 at 6:30 p.m. In consideration of COVID19 restrictions, the event will be held virtually. A registration link and information on how to access the meeting will be sent in the coming weeks. Alberta’s Minister of Transportation Ric McIver (Calgary-Hays) and Minister of Jobs, Economy and Innovation Doug Schweitzer (Calgary-Elbow) have both been confirmed for the event. As usual, […]
Thursday Oct 29: Virtual open house on Downtown Barrier
Tomorrow the city is hosting a virtual open house on the Downtown Flood Barrier and other projects planned for the Eau Claire area. Date: Thursday, October 29Time: 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.Location: Virtual event via Microsoft TeamsRegister: Eventbrite Connect with the project teams working in the Eau Claire area to ask questions and discuss construction timelines, next steps, overview, etc. Construction on the Downtown Flood Barrier could begin as early as Q4 2020, […]
SR1 info session tomorrow (online access instructions included)
Tomorrow, Alberta Transportation is hosting the second of two community information sessions on the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1). The events will include a presentation on SR1 and a Q&A portion where attendees can ask questions to a panel of project team members. Panelists will include: Honourable Ric McIver, Minister of Transportation Matthew Hebert, Executive Director, Transportation Policy, Alberta Transportation Wayne Speller, Principal, Senior Regulatory & Impact Assessment Specialist, Golder Associates […]
TONIGHT! First of two open houses on SR1 (online access)
Tonight Alberta Transportation is hosting the first of two community information sessions on the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1). The events will include a presentation on SR1 and a Q&A portion where attendees can ask questions to a panel of Project team members. Panelists will include: Honourable Ric McIver, Minister of Transportation Matthew Hebert, Executive Director, Transportation Policy, Alberta Transportation Wayne Speller, Principal, Senior Regulatory & Impact Assessment Specialist, Golder Associates […]