Alberta’s new provincial cabinet was sworn in on Tuesday, April 30, 2019. Full announcement here. We now know who will be leading the ministries in charge of critical flood mitigation projects for the Bow and Elbow Rivers. Transportation, the proponent of the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir Project (SR1), will be lead by MLA Calgary-Hays, Ric McIver. Previously, McIver has served Albertans as Minister of Transportation, Infrastructure, and Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour. Environment and […]
Moving flood mitigation forward with Alberta’s new UCP government
On behalf of our many members, CRCAG extends its congratulations to the United Conservative Party for its victory this week to form our next provincial government. We know it was a challenging campaign for all involved. We look forward to continuing our close work with our newly elected representatives on all flood-related matters, in order to protect the lives, livelihoods, and properties of Calgary and all southern Alberta from the […]
Survey results: Provincial candidates stance on SR1 and Bow River projects
We issued surveys to all candidates for each party that represent ridings both in Calgary and at flood risk along the Bow and Elbow rivers, and to each party’s administration, on five key flood mitigation questions. Read responses at the party level Read responses from individual candidates Alberta Party press release on Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir You’ll recall our recent post about the UCP’s press release supporting the […]
UCP finally announces its clear commitment to the completion of Springbank Off-stream Reservoir
It’s official. Yesterday, following Monday’s throne speech, Premier Rachel Notley dropped the writ and announced Alberta’s provincial election will take place on April 16. In recent weeks there has been a lot of media coverage on the issue of flood mitigation, with two stories gaining significant attention; first, the Federal government’s actual funding of $168.5 million funding for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir (SR1) and, subsequently, the Star Metro and Mayor Nenshi’s call-out of the UCP for their […]
Clarity on SR1 position needed from all parties following Rocky View decision
Following the news that Rocky View County will formally oppose the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir project (SR1), we wanted emphasize the need for a clear public stance from political leaders and to share two important pieces of media coverage that echo this sentiment. We know volumes of study have been completed that point to SR1 as the superior project, including 4,000+ pages of environmental assessment on SR1, so for Rocky View County to say not enough study has […]