Post some pictures of your city! II - Page 36

Martin Mtl · #**701** Posted **Dec 23, 2013, 8:28 PM**

Vieux-Montréal, (Old Montreal)Québec, CANADA Nov. 2013 by by evren3m999 on Flickr

Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal, Québec-CANADA November 2013 by evren3m999 on Flickr

L'Oratoire Saint-Joseph du Mont-Royal Montréal- Québec, CANADA Nov. 2013 by evren3m999 on Flickr

Fireworks by John Williams on Flickr

Montreal-15 by John Williams on Flickr

DSCN1281 by Zvi Leve on Flickr

DSC_3435 by Zvi Leve on Flickr

DSCN1245 by Zvi Leve on Flickr

Untitled by Whiny Dancer on Flickr

SignalHillHiker · #**702** Posted **Dec 23, 2013, 8:29 PM**

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Originally Posted by FrAnKs

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I happened to be listening to this while browsing this thread, happened upon the above picture, and had a moment.

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Chadillaccc · #**703** Posted **Dec 23, 2013, 8:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by FrAnKs

Thank you. That's sad

Do you know if the city said something about protecting the city better, to avoid another disaster like that ?

Well the city of High River (13 000 people) was almost destroyed by the floods. Much of the city is still not functional, and I think about half of the residents are housed in a temporary "city" inside Calgary city limits. Premier Redford has announced the development of a diversion chanel (similar to the Red River floodway in Winnipeg) around the city of High River. There are proposals for Calgary too, including a spillway under the city from the Glenmore Reservoir to the Bow River in the south of the city. Only the High River mitigation project is official so far though. In all, I think 110 000 people were evacuated in total, and every quadrant of the city was effected to some degree, so I'm sure something will be done eventually... but we first have to rebuild everything. The train bridge collapsing was of particular concern, because that could have been an environmental disaster right in the middle of the city, so I think the city should work on replacing or retrofitting all bridges to make sure they can withstand at least a 1 in 300 year flood.

FrAnKs · #**704** Posted **Dec 23, 2013, 8:34 PM**

Thank you MartinMtl ! Nice job

Signal : Thanks for quoting that picture, it's my district ! (I live near that Church on the left )

FrAnKs · #**705** Posted **Dec 23, 2013, 8:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Chadillaccc

Well the city of High River (13 000 people) was almost destroyed by the floods. Much of the city is still not functional, and I think about half of the residents are housed in a temporary "city" inside Calgary city limits. Premier Redford has announced the development of a diversion chanel (similar to the Red River floodway in Winnipeg) around the city of High River. There are proposals for Calgary too, including a spillway under the city from the Glenmore Reservoir to the Bow River in the south of the city. Only the High River mitigation project is official so far though. In all, I think 110 000 people were evacuated in total, and every quadrant of the city was effected to some degree, so I'm sure something will be done eventually... but we first have to rebuild everything. The train bridge collapsing was of particular concern, because that could have been an environmental disaster right in the middle of the city, so I think the city should work on replacing or retrofitting all bridges to make sure they can withstand at least a 1 in 300 year flood.

Very interresting !

Do you mean a ''Deviation channel' ? ... because for me, a diversion is an action or event that attracts your attention away from what you are doing or concentrating on.

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Chadillaccc · #**706** Posted **Dec 23, 2013, 8:43 PM**

Yes, that's why it's called a diversion channel. It takes the concentration of the water off of the main river and diverts it around a city. They're also known as "floodways".

Portage la Prairie - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portage_Diversion

Winnipeg - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_Floodway

Chadillaccc · #**707** Posted **Dec 23, 2013, 9:13 PM**

Calgary Skyline Winter HDR by eibbor7, on Flickr

DSC_0114 by eibbor7, on Flickr

DSC_1487 by eibbor7, on Flickr

DSC_1480 by eibbor7, on Flickr

DSC_1024 by eibbor7, on Flickr

rousseau · #**708** Posted **Dec 23, 2013, 9:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Martin Mtl

Vieux-Montréal, (Old Montreal)Québec, CANADA Nov. 2013 by by evren3m999 on Flickr

Wonderful shots, Martin. Nothing in North America beats Montreal for Europeanesque ambiance. I always look forward to trips there.

davidivivid · #**709** Posted **Dec 24, 2013, 5:50 AM**

Christmas Trees par tumitaittuq, sur Flickr

#Flickr12Days par Arwellie, sur Flickr

Cold as ice. par Dany_M, sur Flickr

Black Star · #**710** Posted **Dec 24, 2013, 6:04 AM**

Sweet Calgary Downtown winter shot.....

lio45 · #**711** Posted **Dec 24, 2013, 6:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by rousseau

Wonderful shots, Martin. Nothing in North America beats Montreal for Europeanesque ambiance. I always look forward to trips there.

FWIW, Quebec City beats it. (I think you'd find that there's a consensus on that in the province.

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ScreamingViking · #**712** Posted **Dec 24, 2013, 6:56 AM**

Awesome pictures of Quebec City and Montreal.

(especially the streetscapes)

And the pics of Calgary during the flood are awesome too, but in the opposite way.

ScreamingViking · #**713** Posted **Dec 24, 2013, 7:04 AM**

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Originally Posted by SignalHillHiker

Screaming: It's a cool location but it's far too close to the water for me. This house has already lost one veranda and had its bottom floor flooded. Any bit of wind and the waves are splashing up against it. We had a storm a couple of years ago and a few buildings in the Battery were destroyed. This thing is going to go eventually, and I don't want to be in it when it does.

I take it that it predates any current zoning?

That's so unique though. Maybe it's one of the most interesting homes in Canada to spend a day in, instead.

SignalHillHiker · #**714** Posted **Dec 24, 2013, 4:30 PM**

Agreed! I'd love to live in the Battery (that's the name of that neighbourhood).

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Well, b'ys, this is the view from Signal Hill this morning. We're going to have a white Christmas again, finally! And a proper one, with LOTS of pretty dry snow - not slob snow or a thin little layer.