Ten years after the Bow and Elbow rivers spilled their banks, causing devastating impacts to Calgary, the city is halfway to being fully protected against a flood of similar scale. YYC
“It’s amazing it’s taken this long; the Springbank Off-Stream Reservoir won’t be fully operational for two more years,” Leeds Binder told Global News. “But there’s also the Bow River to consider.”
After several years of planning, the Sunnyside Flood Barrier between 14 Street NW and Centre Street is set to begin construction later this year, and it couldn’t come soon enough, according to residents in Sunnyside.“What we want as a community is a good flood barrier, and what we need to avoid is the temptation… Good heavens, you could spend five years working towards perfection,” said Charlie Lund, flood committee chair with the Hillhurst Sunnyside Community Association.
The first option is a new reservoir between Seebe and Morley on Stoney Nakoda Nation lands, the second is an expansion to the Ghost Reservoir and Dam, and the third is a new reservoir between Cochrane and the Bearspaw Dam.
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