5 years in the past, heavy rains fell on a melting snowpack upstream of our metropolis, sending water speeding in direction of Calgary and different Southern Alberta communities. Metropolis officers issued a flood warning, declared a state of emergency and gave an evacuation discover for communities in danger. Evacuees and residents whose properties and companies have been flooded confronted trauma and loss.
Mike Eberhard, Kim Myers and Kathryn Hatch skilled flooding and evacuation. What additionally they have in widespread is a powerful connection to their communities and their properties, and the need to discover a method to handle future flood dangers.
After they accomplished work to take away the flood particles from their properties, they determined they have been going to take steps to make sure if one other flood occurred, they’d be ready. Watch their distinctive tales to study what actions they took, demonstrating outstanding willpower and resiliency.
Constructing flood-resilient communities is a high precedence for the Metropolis of Calgary. We can not forestall river flooding however we’re working with residents, and our provincial and federal companions to cut back its influence. Along with the Province, we have now dedicated greater than $150-million in direction of tasks which have lowered our danger of river flood injury by roughly one-third since 2013. We’re working in direction of full implementation of our technique, which features a mixture of measures on the property-, community- and watershed-level that every one work collectively to guard Calgary in opposition to one other flood the scale of 2013.
Residents have a essential function to play in getting ready for river flooding and defending their property. Calgary is most liable to river flooding from Might 15 to July 15. River flooding impacts all Calgarians – whether or not you reside, work, commute or recreate alongside the Bow or Elbow Rivers, or within the metropolis centre – it’s vital for each Calgarian to know their flood danger, be ready and keep knowledgeable. Residents can study extra at calgary.ca/floodinfo, search their deal with on-line to see if they’re in danger from flooding, join our bi-weekly flood readiness e-newsletter, obtain our Flood Readiness Information and discover ways to put together a 72-hour emergency equipment.
