Roads were closed, events were cancelled, and some damage was done in Central Alberta by raging rivers.
Sundre’s emergency operations centre was shut down at 6 p.m. on Saturday as Red Deer River levels passing through the community decreased.
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Although not hit as hard as neighbouring communities Okotoks continues to deal with flood conditions with the raging Sheep River wiping out power lines, washing out rail tracks and taking down trees.
Crews called in by CP Rail worked overnight Friday to stabilize two areas along the Sheep River, where rail beds were being swept away.
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Inner-city residents bordering the banks of Calgary’s Elbow River rolled up their sleeves Saturday and began bailing out many of the most waterlogged communities.
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Large parts of the Town of High River are under water Thursday afternoon after the consistent deluge of rain propelled the namesake Highwood River above its banks earlier in the day.
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SUNDRE — For the Johnstons, the signs that all is not the same a year after the oil spill can be found in the wildlife.
“I don’t really know what to say. It’s different,” says Ila Johnston, who has lived all her married life on the farm just downstream from where up to 3,000 barrels of light sour crude oil bubbled into the Red Deer River a year ago.
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EDMONTON – Riverbank erosion is every bit as worrisome as additional rain to residents of flood-ravaged Fort McMurray.
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Council was presented with four different options to resolve the North Saskatchewan riverbank erosion currently affecting the area at the regular council meeting on Monday, June 10.
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EDMONTON – Trouble is brewing in the quaint community of Riverdale over a property owner’s decision to fence off her yard down to the river, cutting off access to the walking path that cuts through it.
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Years after it became a recognized issue, erosion of the riverbank in the Devon Lions Campground is soon coming to the fore.
After losing trees and significant amounts of the bank along the campground’s waterfront to the river in recent years, two ongoing efforts to look into ways to prevent further erosion are now coming together.
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The city has shelved a pricey plan to build a tram or gondola system connecting downtown Edmonton with the river valley.
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