Flood Mitigation

• Abbotsford flood protection plans ranging from $200M to $2.8B head to council

  Floods in November saw the evacuation of more than 3,300 people from more than 1,100 properties in Abbotsford when Washington state's Nooksack River overtopped its banks.

  Environment

  Apr 2
  
• Edmonton water bills going up, EPCOR discount will buffer increase

  Water bills are going up but the increase for residential and commercial would have been higher if not for $66-million discount from EPCOR.

  Consumer

  Mar 29
  
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• B.C. Highway 3 east of Princeton undergoing flood mitigations  

  Back in December, the Similkameen River overflowed onto the highway, forcing it to close.

  Canada

  Jan 27
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• Only one evacuation order is left in B.C.’s flood-ravaged Sumas Prairie

  Abbotsford Mayor Henry Braun said he hopes to lift the final evacuation order in Sumas Prairie in the 'near future,' so the recovery phase of operations can begin.

  Weather

  Dec 8, 2021
• Reducing flood risk in Calgary: feds move ahead with Springbank reservoir

  The project, which would divert water from the Elbow River, was proposed after extensive flooding in Calgary in 2013.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2021
• ‘In the public interest’: Reservoir to protect Calgary from floods gets NRCB approval

  The Natural Resources Conservation Board has approved a controversial reservoir that could protect Calgary from future flooding, ruling that it's in the public interest.

  Environment

  Jun 22, 2021
• Fires and floods: How Fort McMurray is addressing risk of disaster 5 years after massive wildfire

  Five years after a wildfire tore through Fort McMurray, the fact that the community is in a boreal forest is much more front of mind for the people who live there.

  Features

  May 4, 2021
• Study indicates Canadian cities not doing enough to lower flood risk, earn ‘C+’ grade

  Flooding is the most expensive extreme weather risk in Canada, followed by fire, according to the study's co-author.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2021
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• Calgary flood mitigation updates expected during Tuesday virtual meeting

  Calgarians who wish to learn more about what’s being done to protect the city from another major flood are invited to join in a virtual meeting on Tuesday night.

  Canada

  Dec 15, 2020
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• Calgary’s Bow River pathway detour through Chinatown raises concerns

  Some major changes are coming to the Bow River pathway system through Calgary’s downtown.

  Traffic

  Aug 22, 2020