anybody had their insurance claims rejected by insurance companies? I heard few people had their sewer backup claims rejected by their insurance companies.
I wondered about the library at one point. There must be some former books that are now papier-mache either in the building or out on loan.
The library has already said they will forgive all flood damages to borrowed books. The big reason for extensions for everyone is that the library's website and online system were all down.
Things got heated at the Siksika reserve on Tuesday, as Premier Alison Redford toured the flood-ravaged community for the first time since the destructive waters hit.
Location: Close enough to make a beer run during a TV timeout
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The second line is a little more telling though:
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Those with homes on the nearby Hidden Valley Golf Resort set up a picket, upset that their vacation homes are not eligible for relief funds from the province.
While I do feel for people who lost vaction property, that pales in comparison to people who are now living in tents because their only home was destroyed.
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While I do feel for people who lost vaction property, that pales in comparison to people who are now living in tents because their only home was destroyed.
Wait, so a bunch of white people are picketing on a reserve because the government cares more about natives than them?
Residents of the Elbow Park neighbourhood in Calgary say some insurance companies are approving claims while others are not — despite similar policy wording.
Two that have been singled out for denying claims include AMA Insurance and RBC Insurance.
Troy Bourassa, director of claims for AMA Insurance, said it all comes down to the precise wording of a policy.
"Each insurer has different language that responds to sewer backup and our particular language is very clear," he said.
I switched from RBC insurance years ago. Regardless of all my banking business being with RBC, they just couldn't help being crooks on my insurance rates.
TD is blowing it on my street, approving some and denying others. The fallout is going to be bad for them, since most on our street signed with them from professional associations or alumni group recommendations.
I am with AMA and don't have answer on if I am covered yet.
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I really don't think the parkades made any sort of difference regarding the water level. You're talking about a raging river engulfing half a city, and a few parking garages that could hold maybe a few thousand gallons. It just wouldn't matter
Not at all what i meant. If a highrise didn't have a parkade but had it's base on the main floor they would have lobby flooding instead of parkade flooding. If you need examples of specific buildings, let me know.
Not at all what i meant. If a highrise didn't have a parkade but had it's base on the main floor they would have lobby flooding instead of parkade flooding. If you need examples of specific buildings, let me know.
A building having a parkade would have no effect on whether the main floor flooded or not. I'm really not sure where you're going with this
A building having a parkade would have no effect on whether the main floor flooded or not. I'm really not sure where you're going with this
Well, technically, it would do something, since the water in the parade is no longer going downstream. It would work just like a reservoir, except each one is really tiny.
1700 m3/s of flow rate would fill each parkade in a matter of seconds. All the parkades downtown together would only take a tiny fraction of the total flood water, so, while technically, it wouldn't be no effect, it would have very, very little effect.
I think he means that many of the newer buildings have parkades that are designed to take on water if a flood occurs. Some even have sacrificial concrete panels that are designed to break if a large volume of water is coming through. Many of the newer condo buildings in low lying areas of Mission and Victoria Park have their ground floor elevated several feet and all flood waters are directed into the parkade, whereas older buildings built in the '70s and earlier have their main floor at street level.
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Sad day at the zoo. With reduced operations for the next five months we unfortunately had to say goodbye to some very dedicated employees of the Zoological Society - in total 287 terrific people were laid off today. This was about half of our full-time staff and most of the seasonal group. With $160,000 in lost revenue every day, this action was necessary to preserve Calgary's much-loved zoo. At this point, no City staff have been affected.
