Definitely a good show, but a little curious they glossed over the intentional flooding of part of High River. Could be they didn't want to get into finger pointing?
Definitely a good show, but a little curious they glossed over the intentional flooding of part of High River. Could be they didn't want to get into finger pointing?
If that wasn't posted by photon, I would think it was a photoshop. Still kind of do, actually. It's hurting my brain to look at that. Seems impossible.
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Rocky View County will consider Tuesday whether to ask the province to delay a major flood mitigation project upstream from Calgary — a move the city's mayor is calling "ludicrous."
In a report headed to the county's council, administrators say the Springbank dry reservoir places impacts solely on the county and the Tsuut'ina First Nation, with no benefits for the region, other options were not given adequate study and that the Tsuut'ina were not adequately consulted.
One of the options put forward is that council prepare a letter to the province, asking the project be halted and other options be considered.
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Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says that move would be unacceptable, as there have already been too many delays.
"To constantly be rethinking this decisions because of political expedience … is the height of irresponsibility," said Nenshi.
"We're talking about people's properties. We're talking about people's lives, and we need to get this thing built."
They don't have any new dams planned for the Bow, do they?
Correct, but they are starting to look at options like increasing the size of the Ghost reservoir, and also a completely new reservoir that would need a dam to make happen. This is real long-term stuff that is going to take years to figure out though.
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That is absurd. Does the Province have to acquiesce? Can it simply say "get bent, this is necessary"? If not, can the required land simply be expropriated?
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Serious question for the guys that live in a flood plain: Why don't you move? I honestly don't understand how you can comfortably live there. I know that's rude to ask when those communities are in trouble, but right now your property values are good and you can move anywhere else in the city and never have to worry about flooding. Like you know it will happen again...how is it responsible or reasonable to stay?
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