Rebuilding After the 2013 Flood; Are There Areas we Should Not Rebuild?

[SebC]

You can build on floodplains, just build on stilts! Putting a blanket moratorium on something that can be designed for seems silly to me.

[Hemi-Cuda]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

I think it's a little extreme to start thinking this is going to be a common event for Calgary because it isn't. However I seriously have to question the point of rebuilding High River as it's likely to flood again in the next decade as the cycle repeats. At what point does the government and insurance companies say enough is enough?

As mentioned before, I think the provincial government needs to step in and require that all new developments in High River be raised above ground level. Houses on stilts are very common in the southern US where hurricanes bringing large swells of water are frequent. And the town isn't named High River because someone thought it'd be ironic

[Bigtime]

High river built all on stilts could become a great tourist attraction.

[lifetimefan]

[guzzy]

I would completely support the demolition and relocation of high river. This happens every June there. It isn't as bad as it was this yer but every year the govt kicks over millions to that community after the highwood floods.
At the very least they need to strt denying new bldg permits.

[ken0042]

What would cost more; to relocate a small city like High River, or do build something else to prevent this? Like a berm built around the city, or some sort of floodway?

[Erick Estrada]

Originally Posted by ken0042

What would cost more; to relocate a small city like High River, or do build something else to prevent this? Like a berm built around the city, or some sort of floodway?

I imagine it would be somewhat steep but if one looked at the long term savings of not having to rebuild the city every decade it may be worth the investment. I have to question why homeowners there continue to put themselves through this. It's not like it's ocean front property. It's Hight River, Alberta.