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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc
Likely the most important environmental infrastructure project in Canadian history - rivalled only by Winnipeg's Red River Floodway - just got approved and will begin construction within a couple months. It will be operational by the 2024 flood season, and will save the federation's third largest municipality and fourth largest metropolitan area tens of billions in damages over the next century alone.
Thank gods.
Construction on long-awaited Springbank reservoir to protect Calgary area from floods is officially a go
$432M reservoir expected to be operational by 2024
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...ners-1.6229959 |
There was quite fierce opposition to this from landowners there iirc. Glad to see strict guidelines for protecting fish habitat etc. as part of the deal. The rumoured site for the Bow River diversion dam seems much worse. The UCP has bought land directly across the river from the Glenbow Ranch provincial park. Again, this is speculation but I wouldn't put it past them.
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