Fatalities in Alberta

• 3 people drowned near High River and 1 person killed in a related accident
• 1 person drowned in Mission, Calgary

Alberta: compiled by the Canadian Press (2014)

• $6 billion: The Alberta Government’s estimated cost for the flood. (Former Finance Minister Doug Horner)
• 30: The number of communities the Government says were affected by flooding. (Source: The Alberta Government)
• 100,000: The estimated number of people affected by flooding. (Source: The Alberta Government)
• 650,000: The estimated number of work hours it took to get Calgary’s damaged Saddledome ready for a concert event. (Source: Robert Blanchard, director of building operations for the Saddledome)

Calgary: compiled by CBC Calgary (2013)

• Number of City communities fully or partially evacuated: 32
• Number of people forced out of their homes: 80,000
• Number of meals provided at evacuation centres: 68,000
• Number of city staff who assisted with emergency response and initial recovery: 7,000
• Number of water rescues performed by Calgary Fire Department in first 24 hours: 400+
  • The City expects its flood repair costs to top $500 million after widespread damages
  • Temporary berms constructed to protect infrastructure/communities: 16
  • Number of ENMAX customers affected by flood (metered): 39,837
  • LRT stations affected by flood: 5
  • All LRT service restored: 13 days after flood
  • Waste to City landfills in the weeks after flood: 98,000+ tonnes (three years of landfill space)
• Floodwaters forced the closure of numerous roads, bridges and pathways.
  • Roadways closed by flood: 800 kilometres
  • Bridges closed by flood: 20
  • Pathways closed by flood: 93 kilometres
  • Parks closed by flood: 30
• Thousands of Calgarians worked overtime in the flood aftermath
  • Number of Edmonton firefighters who assisted the Calgary Fire Department: 160
  • 311 phone calls in two weeks after flooding started: 100,000
  • Visits to city website during flood period: 1 million hits
  • Media releases issued during flood period: 140
  • State of local emergency: 14 days

Calgary: compiled by Calgary Chamber of Commerce (Flood Resiliency Report, 2014)

• Estimated lost work hours: 1 million
• Estimated reduction in Canadian GDP: $2 billion
• 60% of all businesses impacted by flood
• Large business in Calgary (>100 employees) were 2x as likely to have been impacted than smallest businesses (<5 employees)
• 60% of all large businesses in Calgary were impacted
• “It does seem that as a business becomes larger, the more vulnerable it is to these business interruptions.”
• 79% of impacted businesses closed their offices for a period
• “One salient point for policy makers is that a good portion of businesses support disaster mitigation and preparedness”

Calgary: IBI-Golder Provincial Flood Damage Assessment Study, 2015

• Projected number of buildings impacted by a 1:100 year flood + 75m ground water zone (Bow and Elbow):
  • 5620 single-family residential dwellings
  • 728 semi-detached, triplex and townhouse dwellings
  • 275 multi-family apartment buildings
  • 564 non-residential (commercial, industrial and institutional buildings)
• Estimated “direct and indirect” damages (excludes “social” damages) from a 1:100 year flood on Elbow River only:
  • Residential $344 million
  • Commercial $43 million
  • Infrastructure $157 million
  • Stampede $196 million
  • TOTAL $741 million