City says it supports upstream flood mitigation
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The City of Medicine Hat will not take a strong position on a potential new off-stream reservoir west of Calgary but generally supports flood mitigation efforts upstream, senior administrators tell the News.
The proposed Springbank Dam would allow managers to take water off the Elbow River and into a massive new valley during high-stream flow, thereby knocking the peak off water volume and and lessening the amount of damage during floods.
Public hearings by the Natural Resource Conservation Board are set to wrap up this week.
The City of Calgary presented in favour of the project that three successive provincial governments have worked to advance, acquiring land, finalizing engineering and funding models on the half-billion-dollar project.
Author of the article: Marie Conboy
Publishing date: Feb 11, 2021 • February 11, 2021 • 4 minute read • Canmore Town Council unanimously approved first reading to adopt the Three Sisters Village Area Structure Plan (ASP) for Three Sisters Village as well as the ASP for Smith Creek in an online council meeting that lasted over 7 hours on Feb. 9. Photo Zoom screenshot.
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Canmore Town Council unanimously approved first reading to adopt the Area Structure Plan (ASP) for Three Sisters Village as well as the ASP for Smith Creek after an online meeting that lasted over 7 hours on Feb. 9. Both ASPs will now go to the Bow Valley community for a public hearing on March 9.