Canmore’s Cougar Creek debris and flood retention structure has received final approval from the province and construction on the project will begin this summer. As we said previously… See! Big upstream mitigation projects can get regulatory approval! This approval comes just over a year after the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) review found the project to be in the public interest and issued its original approval in November 2018. The […]

It’s very interesting and so appropriate that Don Braid cites the clear parallels between the risks to the drawn-out “consultation” processes associated with the Trans Mountain Pipelines and prior arena deal, to the multi-year delays to the completion of the Springbank Off-stream Diversion Reservoir (originally scheduled to be in service LAST YEAR). Calgary Herald: Braid: Please councillors, give arena deal a quick yes or no The key difference is that one […]

See! Big upstream mitigation projects can get regulatory approval!   Last week, the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) issued approval of the Cougar Creek debris and flood retention structure, after a review by the NRCB found the project to be in the public interest.   This is a huge milestone, bringing Canmore one step closer to getting the flood protection it so badly needs. It is also an encouraging development, […]