The City of Calgary has rescinded the State of Local Emergency as a worrisome weather system is expected to be well south of the city. Mayor Jyoti Gondek made the announcement Friday afternoon as the
Calgary will stay in a State of Local Emergency as it watches a second system building west of the city, officials said Thursday. A combination of weather factors could make the flood risk with the
Rainfall forecasts didn’t reach the upper limits and that’s given the City of Calgary optimism that flood concerns will pass. Still, Water Services director Francois Bouchart said the weather can change at any moment and
Calgary’s potential flood situation has improved, but the City is still taking a cautious approach to manage any risks. Emergency Management Committee members got an update from Calgary’s Emergency Management Agency (CEMA) Tuesday morning, and
Calgary has declared a State of Local Emergency (SOLE) in response to recent rains and the potential for localized overbank flooding in the city. Calgary Emergency Management Agency Chief Sue Henry said that weather forecasts
Calgary is forecasted to get a lot of rain over the next few days, and that’s raised the flood alert in the city. The City issued a boating advisory for the Elbow River due to
Premier Jason Kenney announced that the Canadian arm of French construction giant VINCI would be granted the contract to build the Springbank dry-reservoir (SR1). The project, which aims to mitigate significant risks posed to Calgary
From the smallest of viruses to the largest of flooding, Calgarians are being asked to be prepared for when disaster strikes. The annual Emergency Preparedness Week kicked off this week, and runs through Saturday. The
Hundreds of heritage trees along Memorial Drive could be at risk as Calgary grapples with balancing Sunnyside flood mitigation and the public realm. Current designs for the roughly $28 million Sunnyside Flood Barrier would force
Along the banks of the Elbow River, Calgary and area took a step closer to providing flood protection for the city. Mayor Naheed Nenshi along with provincial and federal ministers announced the plan for the
