@CRCActionGroup

Calgary River Communities Action Group - Protect and Restore

 Calgary, Alberta
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Joined October 2013
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NEW: Bouchart says unless there are significant changes, the city will be able to manage the flows on the Elbow River. He says the Bow River levels are forecasted to stay below levels that would trigger evacuations. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
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Great thread @emmagmay, thank you! We certainly have learned a lot in nine years ❤️ stay safe. #abflood
Emma May@emmagmay14 Jun 2022
Following the #yyc flood of 2013, some friends and I spent months, years really, researching Calgary’s flood risk and mitigation options. We formed the @CRCActionGroup and this is what we learned:
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WATCH: @AustinLeeCTV reports from Prince's Island Park as heavy rainfall hammers Calgary and throughout southern Alberta. #yyc #yycwx #abstorm #abflood calgary.ctvnews.ca/video?bin…
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The City of Calgary says it expects the weather system to impact the Bow River more than the Elbow River because of where the rain is coming down. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
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Chief Sue Henry is expecting areas in Bowness and Sunnyside to be impacted by the rainfall. The city will be releasing maps so people can see which properties may be affected. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
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City of Calgary says it is confident it can maintain flows on the Elbow River, but that is contingent of the rainfall on the southern slopes of the rockies. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
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Chief Henry says there will be some basement flooding in some communities near the rivers. She asks residents with a sub-pump to use it. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
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NEW: City of Calgary is constructing a berm near Centre Street and there will be road closures in place around 3rd Street SW and Centre Street effective at midnight tonight. #YYC #YYCcc @GlobalCalgary
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The @cityofcalgary and Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) will host a live-streamed media briefing at 4 pm today to share details about the current weather event and any potential flood risk. Tune in here: calgary.ca/cfod/csc/livevide…

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At this time, we do not have any additional details to share. We encourage you to watch the live-stream and to follow these accounts for urgent updates: xitter.cf/cityofcalgary facebook.com/cityofcalgary We will do our best to share pertinent information. Stay safe, everyone.
Weather forecasting agencies are keeping an eye on a potential rainfall event that could trigger advisories to be issued by Sunday night if it escalates. We send this information not to be alarmist, but to encourage awareness.
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We ask all of our members to follow the resource links (at the bottom of this email) to stay up to date with information. CRCAG will push out information as we are able to but please keep yourselves informed appropriately as well. mailchi.mp/e21a98a18d5d/weat…
"Work on adaptation can’t wait. The urgency is warranted. The costs of extreme weather events — economic, social, and environmental — are going up and outpacing the work being done on adaptation." globalnews.ca/news/8526590/c…

Moving beyond emissions: How Canada can weather the floods of the future - National | Globalnews.ca

The flood disasters of 2021 showed Canada’s critical infrastructure is not prepared for more severe weather ahead. Climate change adaptation is the key to changing that.

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2021 marked the sixth-most expensive year on record for severe-weather-related insured damages. Of the top 10 highest loss years on record, seven occurred within the last 10 years and nine within the last 17 years. @DailyHive @InsuranceBureau loom.ly/VdgJQus

Canada's severe weather caused $2.1 billion in insured damages last year | Daily Hive | Urbanized

Severe weather events across Canada racked up $2.1 billion in insured damages in 2021, says a new report from the Insurance Bureau of Canada.

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The B.C. flood estimate is only 25% of the insured damages done in Calgary’s flood. Why the discrepancy? #bcflood #abflood @CdnUnderwriter loom.ly/IpHqaAI
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"Communities & property owners need to be partners in reducing losses by undertaking mitigation activities to reduce the severity of wind, water, wildfire... largest role falls upon all levels of gov't to protect Canadians from catastrophic weather events."theconversation.com/insuranc…

Insurance isn’t enough: Governments need to do better on natural disaster resilience

Although insurance is important in natural disaster recovery, government and property owners also play an important role in protecting Canadians against the impact of catastrophic weather events.

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In 2021, we saw significant milestones achieved on critical flood mitigation infrastructure for Calgary. Yet, while we were protecting ourselves, our neighbours in British Columbia were being subjected to their own dose of devastation. protectcalgary.com/in-the-ne…
CRCAG was borne 100 months ago, just weeks after the 2013 floods. With SR1 shovels in the ground this spring, 9 years after the flood — this 100-month milestone is a grim reminder of the monumental effort ahead for upstream mitigation on the Bow River. protectcalgary.com/another-m…
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We are all watching in horror as British Columbia grapples with its devastating, widespread flooding. If you feel compelled and are able to help, we’ve included a list of disaster aid and donation options below. #bcflooding protectcalgary.com/how-to-he…
One of the biggest remaining hurdles for the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir project (SR1) was provincial cabinet approval of the Natural Resources Conservation Board (NRCB) decision. That hurdle has now been cleared.🙌 #abflood protectcalgary.com/sr1-appro…
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