June’s rush of water and November’s fresh blast of winter have Calgary affordable housing advocates fearing the worst.
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City to repair ‘critical’ flood-eroded riverbanks along Bow River
The city will work through the winter to repair six “critical” sites along the Bow River eroded by flood waters, but says it may not be finished before next flood season.
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Alberta bill would restrict development to avoid future flood crises
Premier Alison Redford’s government opened the fall sitting of the Alberta legislature by introducing a bill to mitigate damage from floods like the one that ravaged parts of southern Alberta this summer.
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Province reviewing Redwood Meadows damaged berm
The only community in Southern Alberta to withstand the Elbow River’s rage during the June flood is asking the Province for mitigation funds so they can survive the next one.
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Flood the key election issue in High River (with video)
It’s been nearly four months since flood waters ripped through Leslie Lambert’s home in High River.
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Doctor leaving High River causes alarm
Patients throughout the foothills received letters from their family physician she was closing her High River practice and there are fears this could be the first of many doctors leaving the flood ravaged community.
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Premier says $830-million flood plan not final
The flood-proofing plan pitched Friday by a government-appointed panel hasn’t been approved yet, but already there is a split between those who want work to proceed quickly, and environmental groups who say the province needs to hit the brakes.
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Alberta flood panel pitches $830M in berms, diversions
A provincial advisory panel has come up with a long list of projects it says could prevent future floods like the one that hit roughly 30 Alberta communities last June.
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Flooding will boost renovation spending in Calgary
CALGARY — Renovation spending this year in Canada is likely to be bolstered by reconstruction activity following the summer floods in Calgary and Toronto.
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Homeowners in floodway zone face tough decision
John Somers knows the clock is ticking and a decision looms.
As one of 254 homeowners whose property sits in a floodway zone, the inner-city Calgarian must decide in the coming weeks what to do with his flooded house: fix it up and gamble another disaster doesn’t strike, or sell it to the province and simply walk away.
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