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Originally Posted by Bigtime
I'm not crazy about this announcement today from the AB government, seems like they are putting it all back on floodway and floodplain residents and not announcing any plans to design, build, and upgrade to handle floods like this is the future.
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http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/alberta...ffer-1.1366798
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HIGH RIVER, Alta. -- The Alberta government says it will pay to help flood victims rebuild outside flood zones or protect their homes from future floods, but it warns the offer won't be the same the next time rivers rise.
The province announced on Sunday that it would provide funding from its disaster recovery program for homeowners to rebuild or relocate to new locations outside flood risk areas.
There will also be funding available through the same program to protect buildings within a flood fringe area with infrastructure such as berms, or by raising a house.
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But the government says homeowners in a flood fringe who do not implement mitigation measures to protect against a one-in-100-year flood will not be eligible for the same assistance if there's another flood.
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Honestly doesn't sound bad to me. Maybe you could point out what you're against?