Personally, I am of the opinion now is the perfect time to address this once and for all. High River is all but destroyed, I would much rather see the gov't buy all those people out in a one shot deal at fair market value, but they cannot rebuild the town there. Yeah it will cost a lot more now, but it will save the government money and resources over the long haul. I sympathize with them, but you can only sympathize so long if you CHOOSE to live in such a vulnerable area that has been proven over and over and over and over to be a stupid place to live.
This is the third time in my lifetime they have has the same crisis. Rebuild the town somewhere where it isn't floodable, or if you choose to stay, you are on your own next time financially.
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