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Keep Alberta's backcountry beautiful

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Presents ideas to help ensure proper usage of the province's backcountry public lands.

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Alberta Community Resilience Program - fact sheet

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The Alberta Community Resilience Program (ACRP) supports municipalities in the development of long-term resilience to flood and drought events, while supporting integrated planning and healthy,... More ≫

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The Alberta Community Resilience Program (ACRP) supports municipalities in the development of long-term resilience to flood and drought events, while supporting integrated planning and healthy, functioning watersheds. This fact sheet present the approved grants.

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Provincial flood damage assessment study : Town of Okotoks : damage estimates

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Flood damage estimates are required for evaluating the cost effectiveness of projects designed to alleviate flood impacts. The Provincial Flood Damage Assessment Tool enables the standardized... More ≫

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Flood damage estimates are required for evaluating the cost effectiveness of projects designed to alleviate flood impacts. The Provincial Flood Damage Assessment Tool enables the standardized calculation of flood damages for varying levels of inundation within a community. Using this tool, a community-specific damage model for different flood frequencies has been developed for the Town of Okotoks. Direct damages are presented as being caused by overland flooding and sewer backup/groundwater flooding. Indirect damages includes residential displacement, business interruption, and intangible impacts to households.

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Provincial flood damage assessment study : Town of Whitecourt : damage estimates

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Flood damage estimates are required for evaluating the cost effectiveness of projects designed to alleviate flood impacts. The Provincial Flood Damage Assessment Tool enables the standardized... More ≫

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Flood damage estimates are required for evaluating the cost effectiveness of projects designed to alleviate flood impacts. The Provincial Flood Damage Assessment Tool enables the standardized calculation of flood damages for varying levels of inundation within a community. Using this tool, a community-specific damage model for different flood frequencies has been developed for the Town of Whitecourt. Direct damages are presented as being caused by overland flooding and sewer backup/groundwater flooding. Indirect damages includes residential displacement, business interruption, and intangible impacts to households.

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Provincial flood damage assessment study : Town of Canmore : damage estimates [2017]

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Flood damage estimates are required for evaluating the cost effectiveness of projects designed to alleviate flood impacts. The Provincial Flood Damage Assessment Tool enables the standardized... More ≫

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Flood damage estimates are required for evaluating the cost effectiveness of projects designed to alleviate flood impacts. The Provincial Flood Damage Assessment Tool enables the standardized calculation of flood damages for varying levels of inundation within a community. Using this tool, a community-specific damage model for different flood frequencies has been developed for the Town of Canmore. Direct damages are presented as being caused by overland flooding and sewer backup/groundwater flooding. Indirect damages includes residential displacement, business interruption, and intangible impacts to households.

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Bearsmart : electric fences and bears

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Provides quick facts on usage of electric fences to protect properties and alleviate public safety concerns.

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Snake management for Alberta residents

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Snakes can be found across Alberta; providing many benefits such as reducing insect and small rodent populations, and acting as prey for other animals. Snakes are protected as a non-game animal... More ≫

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Snakes can be found across Alberta; providing many benefits such as reducing insect and small rodent populations, and acting as prey for other animals. Snakes are protected as a non-game animal under the provincial Wildlife Act (1997) which makes it illegal to kill, possess, buy or sell snakes native to Alberta. Snake hibernacula, underground chambers where snakes gather for the winter, and birthing dens, are also protected under the Wildlife Act.

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Impacts of proposed flood protection dikes on Redwood Meadows

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This study assessed the change in flood conditions at the community of Redwood Meadows that could result as a result of construction of proposed dikes in Bragg Creek. A fundamental concept in... More ≫

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This study assessed the change in flood conditions at the community of Redwood Meadows that could result as a result of construction of proposed dikes in Bragg Creek. A fundamental concept in flood risk management is that the construction of flood protection works should not cause an increase in flood risk elsewhere.

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Backcountry Trail Flood Rehabilitation Program - Clearwater trail

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In response to the damage caused by the 2013 flood, Environment and Parks is leading the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on public lands. This work aims to restore... More ≫

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In response to the damage caused by the 2013 flood, Environment and Parks is leading the restoration and reconstruction of priority backcountry trails on public lands. This work aims to restore damaged trails, while simultaneously making them sustainable for the future. This fact sheet looks at work done on the Clearwater trail.

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Elbow River Dam at McLean Creek (MC1) conceptual design upgrade

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The Elbow River Dam at McLean Creek site (MC1) was investigated as one of several options considered to mitigate flood risk, considering the devastation that occurred during the June 2013 flood.... More ≫

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The Elbow River Dam at McLean Creek site (MC1) was investigated as one of several options considered to mitigate flood risk, considering the devastation that occurred during the June 2013 flood. The MC1 project concept considers building an earth fill dam across the main stem of the Elbow River. This study builds on the results of previous work and utilizes the results of subsurface investigations documented in the data report entitled Preliminary Geotechnical Investigation, Elbow River Dam at McLean Creek, Alberta, AMEC, May 2014 included in this sudy as Appendix B. This current study also utilizes LiDAR 15 elevation data which is significantly more accurate than elevation data available for previous work.

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