Springbank Off-stream Reservoir

• City of Calgary prepares for 2023 flood season

  Conditions and forecasts can change dramatically and quickly for mountain-fed rivers, and Sandy Davis is reminding Calgarians that flooding can’t be completely prevented.

  Canada

  May 15, 2023
  
• $744M contract awarded for Springbank reservoir west of Calgary

  Premier Jason Kenney says the province has awarded a $744-million contract for the Springbank off-stream reservoir to Vinci Construction.

  Environment

  May 5, 2022
  
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• Alberta budget 2022 receives mixed grade from Calgary leaders

  “The city is so important to the economic potential of the province," Calgary Chamber of Commerce CEO Deborah Yedlin said.

  Politics

  Feb 24, 2022
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• ‘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
• Review hears closing arguments into proposed reservoir to protect Calgary from floods

  A lawyer for Alberta Transportation says there's a serious and urgent need for a proposed reservoir that could protect Calgary from future flooding.

  Canada

  Apr 6, 2021
• Public interest review begins into proposed reservoir to protect Calgary from floods

  A public interest review of a proposed reservoir that could protect Calgary from future flooding has begun.

  Environment

  Mar 22, 2021
• 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
• ‘The government can do better’: Critics of Springbank Dam hold information session

  Critics of the plan voiced their concerns about the contentious flood mitigation project west of Calgary.

  Environment

  Jun 18, 2019
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• Alberta government moving Springbank reservoir project ahead with response to regulators

  The Kenney government has provided regulators with an 8,000-page response to information requests about a Calgary-area flood mitigation project.

  Politics

  Jun 14, 2019
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• Alberta’s Springbank off-stream reservoir receives $187M in federal funding

  The federal government announced $186.5 million in funding for the Springbank off-stream reservoir, but construction is not slated to start until completion of a federal environmental assessment and Indigenous consultations.

  Environment

  Mar 13, 2019