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Originally Posted by Resolute 14

It's the Tyee. That publication's editorials often feature people whose reality is not shared by anyone else.

Yeah the article was slanted but it also put the blame on the government for not acting when climate change is a given.

Here's an article more to the point.

Liberal MLA David Swann said he doesn’t find much fault with the province’s reaction to the immediate crisis, noting it was difficult for officials to anticipate the flooding or how quickly problems would escalate across southern Alberta.


However, the Tory government ignored its own report from the 2005 flood to limit developments in flood plains, hasn’t taken the threat of climate change seriously, and hasn’t properly looked after its own financial situation — running six consecutive deficits and mowing through most of its rainy day fund, he said.

Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith, in an interview prior to Redford’s news conference, noted that she had been advocating for years for greater flood mitigation and the release of Groeneveld’s report.


“Sadly they haven’t acted on any of the recommendations,” she said.

http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/Pr...943/story.html

My thinking is they need to start building some levees around the Bow and Elbow and maybe more dams to control the water.