High River council voted against a motion that would waive certain development permit fees for flood-affected businesses at Monday’s meeting.
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New emergency plan to be in place by next flood season
High River’s Renewal Office has set ambitious targets to ensure that an up-to-date emergency response plan will be in place by the 2014 flood season.
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Flood-damaged Bowness Park to re-open sooner than planned
Devastated by last year’s flood, parts of Bowness Park will open months earlier than originally scheduled, city officials said Thursday.
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Calgary tourism industry booms in 2013 despite challenges
CALGARY – Despite a devastating flood and some internal squabbling within the industry, tourism in Calgary was a booming business in 2013 – and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.
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Calgary home values close to boom levels, despite flood impact
Calgary home values are nudging 2007-08 property boom levels, with sharp declines in flood-hit neighbourhoods unable to check the city’s real estate growth.
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Flood diversion tunnel plan raises tough questions for city
When flood mitigation experts mused about a tunnel to divert water from the Glenmore Reservoir to the Bow River, it struck even the mayor as something from science fiction.
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Flood still not over for some Hatters
For Anne and Doug Switzer, who have not been able to live in their home since June, the flood has been a symbol of devastation and frustration.
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Nothing untouched in High River’s emergency procedures review
Craig Snodgrass, Mayor of High River, knows the flood as a disastrous wake-up call that showed High River residents the power of nature, but also their ability to learn from the successes and failures had during the emergency response phase.
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Wallaceville residents remain in limbo
One month after town council discussed bringing Wallaceville back to an “undeveloped state” as a mitigation measure, residents of the neighbourhood — one of the hardest hit during the flooding — are still without answers and have had their lives pushed into limbo.
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Council aims to get flood mitigation right the first time
The City of Medicine Hat knows how it will pay for which flood mitigation measures, though residents seem to be most concerned about the where and the when.
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