Hi CP'ers,
There is an issue for those of us who live in Bragg Creek and Redwood Meadows relating to the Governments proposed flood mitigation strategy.
Basically, there are two locations for 'dry dams' (a dry dam is a buffer for flood water) proposed.
The first location is Springbank on private land.
The second is in MacLean creek.
The Prentice government has announced that Springbank will go ahead...however, this is not sitting well in Bragg/Redwood as these communities would still have to deal with the fact they are upstream of the dry dam.
Also, the Springbank option requires buying prime private land where McLean is already public land. This cost has not been considered in the financial calculations.
Basically, we think the GOA needs to reconsider.
This may not directly affect many of you, however, if you would
consider looking at this website and signing the petition if you agree it would make a BIG difference.
Thanks.