#alberta flood

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I remember hearing about a cop falling in the water While they took a boat down Main Street Looking for survivors Leaking battery acid hidden under the water burnt his body I never followed up to see if he lived Before the next tragedy rose out of the water Under the rain.

c.d. - The Flood

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Looking back at the flood

Real Estate News from Industry Experts Former CREB® president Becky Walters remembers how communities rallied in following natural disaster in 2013 Becky Walters remembers 2013 like most Calgarians do – one equally fraught with harrowing tales of devastation and inspiring stories of community spirit following a historic flood that left many communities underwater. In June 2013, Alberta experienced heavy rainfall that […] http://dlvr.it/LkL89W

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One year later: Albertans gather to remember devastating floods of 2013

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One year later: Albertans gather to remember devastating floods of 2013

Today marks one year since the start of flooding that forced 100,000 people from their homes in southern Alberta. Four people drowned in floodwaters and a fifth was killed in an ATV accident while helping a neighbour sandbag. The deluge swept through 30 communities and caused an estimated $6 billion in damage — the most costly natural disaster in Canadian history.

Sometimes people say to me how can we celebrate such a bad thing? What we're celebrating is those hands. We're celebrating who we are. We're celebrating what we do. We're celebrating the resiliency of our community.

Naheed Nenshi, Mayor of Calgary

Nenshi's face was everywhere in his city at the height of the flood. He worked for 43 straight hours without sleep: tweeting, imploring, directing, assisting, cheering on and cheering up his citizens who saw homes ruined and possessions literally float away. He unveiled a plaque and a pair of bronzed rubber boots that will sit in the municipal building's atrium as a permanent reminder of what the city faced.

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Alberta flood: Claresholm residents evacuate homes but rain forecasts improving

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Alberta flood: Claresholm residents evacuate homes but rain forecasts improving

As residents from one southern Alberta community began evacuating their flooded homes on Wednesday, others exhaled in relief as river flow projections were significantly reduced. Alberta Environment was predicting peak flows on the South Saskatchewan through Medicine Hat at 2,400 cubic metres per second — less than half the original figure. City officials said that meant evacuations would be unlikely, but heavy rain elsewhere in the region was forcing people from their homes. Overland flooding in Claresholm, a town of 3,800 about 130 kilometres south of Calgary, affected about 40 homes and some sewers backed up.

We've provided an evacuation centre for people who need to get out of their homes right now. We need the rain to stop. Our infrastructure is very good here, but it's not keeping up.

Claresholm Mayor Rob Steel

It started raining off and on Monday afternoon, but Claresholm's problems started after a heavy downpour early Wednesday that one town official described as "coming down in sheets." Many communities in southwestern Alberta have received more than 90 millimetres of rain, and Environment Canada is predicting another 40 to 70 millimetres before the sun returns on Friday. The flooding comes as Alberta prepares to mark Tomorrow's one-year anniversary of the 2013 flood; in total, 100,000 people had to flee their homes in southern Alberta last June. Claresholm Resident Phyllis Faulkner told radio station CHQR she watched as water poured into her basement, just as it did last year.

I'm going to lose everything again—my brand new furnace is under water again. My brand new hot water tank is under water again. They're toast.

Claresholm resident Phyllis Faulkner

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Morning News Rundown

Real Estate News from Industry Experts Here is your Morning News Rundown for Monday, March 31: 3 Things to Watch at City Council on Monday – CBCNews Deadline Day For Permits For The Disaster Recovery Program – 660 News Buyers Spending More to Purchase Their First Home – Calgary Sun Morrison Homes Reclaims “Builder Of The Year’ Crown in SAM Awards – Calgary Herald Why Cut-Rate Mortgages Won’t Be Here For Long – Globe and Mail Canadian Cities Where An Average Income Will No Longer Buy You A House – Huffington Post Leaving The City (And The Big Mortgage) Behind – Financial Post Morning News Rundown is a post from: CREBNow… Read More Morning News Rundown is a post from: CREBNow http://dlvr.it/5H96L9

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Morning News Rundown

Real Estate News from Industry Experts Here is your Morning News Rundown for Wednesday, March 26: Critical Flood Protection Sites Near Completion – Calgary Herald Province To Hold Flood Prevention and Improvements Symposium in Calgary – 660 News Strathmore Condos Hit Zoning Roadblock – Strathmore Standard In A Hot Housing Market, Statues of St. Joseph Are Hot Sellers – Globe and Mail Morning News Rundown is a post from: CREBNow… Read More Morning News Rundown is a post from: CREBNow http://dlvr.it/5F72NN

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Morning News Rundown

Real Estate News from Industry Experts Here is your Morning News Rundown for Friday, March 21: Real Estate a Very Hot Commodity In Calgary – CTV Calgary Bidding Wars Heat Up In Calgary’s Hot Housing Market – Global Calgary New Calgary Condo Website Poised to Change Real Estate Web Skyline – PR.Com Telus Sky Tower Set to Break Ground This Summer – Calgary Herald Migration To Alberta is Exploding – Global Calgary Ottawa Transfers First Payment of $500 Million to Alberta For Flood Repairs – 660 News Cougar Creek Flood Mitigation On Target For May Deadline – CBC Calgary No Car?… Read More Morning News Rundown is a post from: CREBNow http://dlvr.it/5C43rY