Some flooded out inner-city condo dwellers and apartment renters say they’re upset their buildings remain without power — and they feel their property managers are leaving them in the dark, too.
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Despite progress on roads, residents face long wait to return to homes
As Calgary crews make major progress on badly damaged LRT infrastructure and roads, there’s still a long way to go before many Calgary residents can live in their homes again and power is fully restored to downtown.
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Businesses take stock of downtown damage, larger firms expect limited impact on operations
Flooding impact in downtown Calgary is so dire that some parts of the core may take weeks or months to return to normalcy, Mayor Naheed Nenshi said Saturday.
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No special flood treatment for Stampede grounds, says city
With less than two weeks until the scheduled start of the Calgary Stampede, city officials say the grounds will not be given any special priority.
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Some Discovery Ridge residents to return home
The long, slow journey home for some 75,000 Calgarians in evacuated zones began early Saturday morning for several hundred Discovery Ridge residents.
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Redford, Harper pledge co-ordinated response to Alberta flooding
EDMONTON – Premier Alison Redford has reiterated Friday that the provincial and federal governments will co-ordinate efforts as they grapple with flooding in central and southern Alberta.
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Resident furious over flooded basement
An Okotoks resident is cleaning up soaked boxes and damaged walls after his basement flooded when a drain on a small pathway next to his townhome was clogged by ice.
The problem started when snow on the short path next to Shawn Clements’ home on Elm Place was not cleared and eventually froze, blocking a drain. When temperatures rose, water from melting snow ended up flowing down Clements’ driveway into his basement.
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County wants river study
Mountain View County wants the province to update its flood assessment of the Red Deer River so decisions can be made on how best to ward against a future disaster.
Municipal officials met last month with Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resource Development staff and emphasized the need to take another look at the river, which hasn’t been assessed for many years.
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