Epic flooding

[sabbySC]

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i dont know who this mayor is you guys have ,but i love him .When he is done he should take on the premier seat

He knows how to use media, that much is certain.

[Benjamin]

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My one brother has been on site in the heavy equipment, this is not the brother on these forums.

As much as you might love what you see, what you don't see is how much % the municipal tax portion has gone up in Calgary since he became mayor.

http://www.calgary.ca/CA/fs/Pages/Pr...Tax-Rates.aspx

[Danaldson]

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lol lets not turn this thread into a political debate.

[Ur0Drivr]

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My one brother has been on site in the heavy equipment, this is not the brother on these forums.

As much as you might love what you see, what you don't see is how much % the municipal tax portion has gone up in Calgary since he became mayor.

http://www.calgary.ca/CA/fs/Pages/Pr...Tax-Rates.aspx

Since 2003 residential tax has gone down 0.21145%

[Lance]

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Went out to Exshaw to help clean up, that place got hit hard and no one really knows about it. The Lafarge plant moved a lot of ground to aid in redirecting the water flow, it ended up following the roads and eventually broke the basement windows of houses and wiped out the bottom of the trailers. The lower part of Exshaw is still drenched and has mud that goes up to your knees. They have sewage, town water, and electricity to some houses. But they are all still living there, even with the gross smell of mold getting stronger.

Road leading to Exshaw (Highway 1a)


In Exshaw


Pile of mud removed from a basement


The sights on the way to the lower area

You can see the height of the mud and the water line (front fender)







Poor Datsun



Varying water levels in one of the houses we gutted


Tough and dirty day

[StayClassyMKVI]

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I headed to calgary on the sunday 23rd. Mike and I (mdmvisuals) were able to get down town and get into the stampede grounds. were got some amazing photos and footage. Amazing what the workers have done in a few days !!!

[witchcraftz]

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http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/why-can...ance-1.1340172

Flood victims in southern Alberta hoping to make insurance claims to cover damage to their homes could be out of luck.

Most insurance policies in Canada don’t cover damage caused by water that comes in through doors and windows -- known as “overland flooding.”

“The costs, the premiums would be very high,” Pete Karageorgos of the Insurance Board of Canada told CTV News.
“Thus, you have governments in the U.K. and the U.S. and in other areas that might have flood programs typically funded by governments, the federal governments.”

However, Calgary southeast MP Jason Kenney said Monday that Ottawa has no plans to implement a federal flooding program.

“It’s not the role of the federal government to get into negotiating people’s individual claims or policies they may have with insurance companies,” he said.

Manitoba residents were offered an option to buy flooding insurance about a decade ago, but the premiums were so expensive that few individuals purchased it.

“Where it’s such a small percentage of policy holders that live in flood zones or flood-prone areas, that it doesn’t make it feasible or affordable,” said Andrew McNair of the Insurance Brokers Association of New Brunswick.

The Alberta government announced on Monday that it will provide $1 billion in funding to help flood recovery. The money will be used to run relief centres, rebuild infrastructure and support people who have been evacuated, according to Premier Alison Redford.

Displaced residents will also be provided with pre-loaded debit cards to cover day-to-day costs and home repairs, she said. Those who qualify will receive $1,250 per adult and $500 per child.

As for a federal contribution, with 23 communities still under a state of emergency across the province, the government isn’t in a position to say, Kenney said.

“We don’t really have an estimate on that yet,” He told Power Play. “We’re still dealing with the crisis element of this.”

Once the dust has settled, it will be up to the province and effected municipalities to essentially figure out what needs to be done and submit their expenses to the federal government, he said.

Kenney said Ottawa can reimburse up to 90 per cent of eligible expenses.

“We will be there in a very major way financially but we do not get involved at the front end,” Kenney said.

Evacuation orders have been lifted and thousands of Calgary residents have returned home to flooded basements and furniture damaged beyond repair.

“We’re starting to get a very, very rough picture of the amount of damage in people’s homes, as well as a rough picture of the amount of damage to public infrastructure,” Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi told CTV’s Power Play.

“If there are people whose basements have been flooded, who are working on cleanups and renovations, there’s a new normal. That will take a while.”




This is pretty bad...

[VWSM]

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Big thanks to Stonewall and Stefan for coming out to my shop for garbage and silt removal.I even get to stay at home now for the long weekend.
Thanks to all the Volunteers.

[Canadian Turbo]

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Great job to people helping out, nice to see the community rallying together!!!

Really amazing and nice pics too!!!

[stefan]

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Big thanks to Stonewall and Stefan for coming out to my shop for garbage and silt removal.I even get to stay at home now for the long weekend.
Thanks to all the Volunteers.

You bet, man! Glad we could help. I've passed the thanks to my company for the loan on the generator too. Hope you can open the doors for buisness soon!

[Wildfire]

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A article and some pics from the international space station..

https://www.servirglobal.net/Global/...aftermath.aspx

[witchcraftz]

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Awe inspiring picture...

[VWSM]

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Awe inspiring picture...

Ya he should come down and clean.Why don't we ask the higher above why our enviromental scientists were all laid off.
Hell we could've had a 3 day window to get ready.

[Stonewall]

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Ya he should come down and clean.Why don't we ask the higher above why our enviromental scientists were all laid off.
Hell we could've had a 3 day window to get ready.

Well Chris Hadfield is the marshal of the stampede parade this year is he not? I wonder if his muscle structure has recovered enough to do any serious lifting.

Anytime Paul. Let me know when you need some more help to get things up and running.

[darkmanCANADA]

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Last night Toronto got hit too

http://jalopnik.com/toronto-floods-c...ferr-713852478