*High River Declared State Of Emergency*

[sumx54]

Does any one have any information regarding the recent state of emergency that has been declared in High River due to the Highwood River flood. I hope mother nature spares these people from disaster

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2011/05/27/calgary-flooding-high-river.html

 

[brew_doo]

With a name like High River, who would ever guess that it would flood? They seem to get flooded every spring or at least high water warnings every spring.

 

[sumx54]

With a name like High River, who would ever guess that it would flood? They seem to get flooded every spring or at least high water warnings every spring.

Getting good house insurance must be a B!tch in a town like that huh?

 

[Bogger]

This comment says it all....

They call it the Highwood river for a reason. It floods every spring.
This new development was approved by the High River City council, even though long time residents screamed at the top of their heads that it would flood continually.

I do feel sorry for the residents that bought from greedy developers and a willfully blind development board.

 

[byronkentgraham]

This comment says it all....

They call it the Highwood river for a reason. It floods every spring.
This new development was approved by the High River City council, even though long time residents screamed at the top of their heads that it would flood continually.

I do feel sorry for the residents that bought from greedy developers and a willfully blind development board.

Feel sorry for them? Maybe if they pulled their heads out of their azzez and didn't buy on q natural flood plain....

 

[john s]

The river down here in okotoks is getting really high someone said its up to 10ft now the camp ground got evacuated last night not good. You can see the okotoks river in some of those pictures.

 

[calgryrdnck]

the bridge over the river was closed as of about two hours ago and it is still pouring here

 

[SLAYERMIKE]

With a name like High River, who would ever guess that it would flood? They seem to get flooded every spring or at least high water warnings every spring.

so true! I hate to see peoples things ruined and stuff it must really suck and my heart does go out to them! but you bought a house on a flood plain in a town called HIGH RIVER!!! then wonder why this happens every spring

 

[Snowdin]

Just talked to my Dad. He's been there since the last big flood in 95 and says the media has blown this thing all out of proportion (as usual). He says there are a few homes flooded out but it's nothing like the last one.

 

[john s]

Pictures of the river here in okotoks

 

[Longhorn]

Might not be like the last one, but still looks like flood conditions to me...just sayin

 

[raceu4it]

wait till the mountain rain gets here in 4 days.

 

[SLAYERMIKE]

wait till the mountain rain gets here in 4 days.

that's when we'll have problems!!!

 

[byronkentgraham]

Pictures of the river here in okotoks

Holy Fawk! haven't seen the Bow like that for a long time

 

[john s]

Some pictures from the okotoks website.
Okotoks - 2011 Flood Photos

 

[Barton]

Holy Fawk! haven't seen the Bow like that for a long time

Thats because it's the Sheep River.

 

[ferniesnow]

wait till the mountain rain gets here in 4 days.

I'm agreeing with this one!

The high country hasn't begun to melt yet and there was lots more dumped on Friday! The plows were out in the Porcupine Hills!

 

[glengine]

The fraser river here in mcbride has gotten really high, and we dont usually see high water in the fraser for atleast another two weeks or more normally and yah there is still ALOT of snow up top yet.

 

[Snowdin]

I hear if a state of emergency or disaster is declared then the Alberta tax payers are on the hook. If not declared then the town (in this case of High River) is on the hook for clean up. Stelmach went to HR and had a look but has not made the declaration.

It just infuriates me that people can go ahead and build on a flood plain (and in most cases pay top dollar for that property) and then when they get flooded out we the tax payers have to bail them out.