Alberta Environment and Parks (AEP) has moved into their feasibility phase which will consider options for additional reservoir capacity on the Bow River to reduce the impact of flood and drought. Follow the link below to a newsletter published this month by AEP that describes the work completed on the conceptual study and the plans for the feasibility study…
After three years of tireless effort BRFM – on behalf of you – is gaining momentum in its fight against the ill-conceived barrier project. In late April, City Administration made the decision to halt the project for a minimum of two years, possibly longer. Although Administration is downplaying this set-back, it is a very important development for our community,…
City’s plan ignores community & wastes taxpayers’ money January 18, 2021 CALGARY – After more than two years of attempting to work collaboratively with the City of Calgary and using a facts-based approach to express growing concerns from residents, the Bowness Responsible Flood Mitigation society (BRFM) is calling on all Calgarians to oppose a flawed multi-million dollar project. “We’re…
You can read about Fort McMurray’s situation in the CBC article. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/fort-mcmurray-flood-mitigation-probems-1.5844397 This is the second recent account this year of a multi-million-dollar flood mitigation project in the Province of Alberta that has gone awry and resulted in disastrous unintended consequences. The first was in the community of Exshaw in the spring/summer of this year. CBC reports “The inconsistent and…
On November 10, 2020, BRFM held their 2nd Annual General Meeting for members. Due to COVID restrictions the meeting was held virtually with more than 40 members in attendance. Thank you to our members, volunteers and donors for all of your support this past year. In a different time we might have met upstairs at the legion and shared…
