FOR A BETTER CALGARY
BY: James Maxim
May 17, 2014 (60 days & counting)
A Better Calgary has been up and running for over 2 months, advocating for immediate emergency response plans and strategies to be put into place in Bow and Elbow River Communities for the 2014 flood season.
May 15 marked the beginning of flood season. Has The City done all it could to prepare for the possibility of high waters?
To give The City credit, it launched a flood preparedness website mid-April and has hosted two open houses. City Council also decided to table a controversial land-use bylaw change to June 9 that would affect homeowners in Bow and Elbow River Communities. However, The City has yet to disclose its emergency preparedness and response plan for Calgary river communities.
A Better Calgary will continue to advocate for community-oriented emergency preparedness and response plans and strategies to be developed and implemented in Bow and Elbow river communities.
In the interim, A Better Calgary encourages people to sign up for The City information alerts on the flood preparedness website (www.calgary.ca/floodprep) and be aware of weather alerts through Alberta Alerts (http://www.emergencyalert.alberta.ca/).
A high streamflow advisory has been issued for streams/rivers in the North Saskatchewan, Red Deer and Bow basins. A Flood Watch has been issued for the Little Red Deer River in the Red Deer River basin.
http://www.environment.alberta.ca/forecasting/advisories/index.html
The President of A Better Calgary, James Maxim, has been advised that rain this weekend, in the order of 40-60 mm may cause some increased river flows, but the City has been lowering the level in the Glenmore Reservoir the last couple of days.
James Maxim also had the occasion to speak with two sets of individuals working on behalf of the City of Calgary in Rideau-Roxboro. One pair was reviewing planning issues in the Rideau-Roxboro area. The other group was viewing the riverbank and places of interest that they were comparing to new flood maps and information. Maxim is assuming that they will be back next week for more work as to secondary flood mitigation plans and strategies. (Hopefully temporary berms).
Please enjoy your weekend with family and friends, drive safely and look forward with optimism for good weather in the coming weeks
STAY INFORMED ABOUT ALL THINGS FLOOD- RELATED FOR A BETTER CALGARY
BY: James Maxim
May 17, 2014 (60 days & counting)
A Better Calgary has been up and running for over 2 months, advocating for immediate emergency response plans and strategies to be put into place in Bow and Elbow River Communities for the 2014 flood season.
May 15 marked the beginning of flood season. Has The City done all it could to prepare for the possibility of high waters?
To give The City credit, it launched a flood preparedness website mid-April and has hosted two open houses. City Council also decided to table a controversial land-use bylaw change to June 9 that would affect homeowners in Bow and Elbow River Communities. However, The City has yet to disclose its emergency preparedness and response plan for Calgary river communities.
A Better Calgary will continue to advocate for community-oriented emergency preparedness and response plans and strategies to be developed and implemented in Bow and Elbow river communities.
In the interim, A Better Calgary encourages people to sign up for The City information alerts on the flood preparedness website (www.calgary.ca/floodprep) and be aware of weather alerts through Alberta Alerts (http://www.emergencyalert.alberta.ca/).
A high streamflow advisory has been issued for streams/rivers in the North Saskatchewan, Red Deer and Bow basins. A Flood Watch has been issued for the Little Red Deer River in the Red Deer River basin.
http://www.environment.alberta.ca/forecasting/advisories/index.html
The President of A Better Calgary, James Maxim, has been advised that rain this weekend, in the order of 40-60 mm may cause some increased river flows, but the City has been lowering the level in the Glenmore Reservoir the last couple of days.
James Maxim also had the occasion to speak with two sets of individuals working on behalf of the City of Calgary in Rideau-Roxboro. One pair was reviewing planning issues in the Rideau-Roxboro area. The other group was viewing the riverbank and places of interest that they were comparing to new flood maps and information. Maxim is assuming that they will be back next week for more work as to secondary flood mitigation plans and strategies. (Hopefully temporary berms).
Please enjoy your weekend with family and friends, drive safely and look forward with optimism for good weather in the coming weeks
STAY INFORMED ABOUT ALL THINGS FLOOD- RELATED FOR A BETTER CALGARY