A quick note to anyone planning to travel to Calgary, Canmore, Banff, etc, in Alberta Canada. There has been rainfall since about June 2, 2013 and it finally all came together yesterday as the Calgary area and points West began to flood as the creeks and rivers overflowed their banks. The city core of Calgary is flooding as the Elbow River over flows her banks and they are estimating up to 100 000 people are being evacuated from the city core. The army has been called out to assist and about 1200 troops are now in the area to assist.
Canmore is flooded out and HWY 1, AKA, The Trans Canada has been washed out in Canmore. Canmore is West of Calgary, just outside Banff National Park and pretty close to the town of Banff. Quite a few communities are under a "state of emergency" including the city that I live in, Red Deer, AB, although the risk here is relatively minor compared to others communities. The Dickson Dam, upstream, has to release water in order to make room for the water coming down from the Rocky Mountains just West of us and that is causing our river to overflow the banks. We have only had 6 houses near our river evacuated as a precaution.
As I smoke my pipe tonight, knowing that my family is safe, my thoughts will be with others in the affected communities South and West of myself. I suspect that some fellow pipe smokers will be among them.
I am adding some links now, if you wish to look and hopefully add some pics and video when I get off work tonight.
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Canmore is flooded out and HWY 1, AKA, The Trans Canada has been washed out in Canmore. Canmore is West of Calgary, just outside Banff National Park and pretty close to the town of Banff. Quite a few communities are under a "state of emergency" including the city that I live in, Red Deer, AB, although the risk here is relatively minor compared to others communities. The Dickson Dam, upstream, has to release water in order to make room for the water coming down from the Rocky Mountains just West of us and that is causing our river to overflow the banks. We have only had 6 houses near our river evacuated as a precaution.
As I smoke my pipe tonight, knowing that my family is safe, my thoughts will be with others in the affected communities South and West of myself. I suspect that some fellow pipe smokers will be among them.
I am adding some links now, if you wish to look and hopefully add some pics and video when I get off work tonight.
Calgary flooding: Calgary mayor says situation stable — for now
Naheed Nenshi says just over two dozen neighbourhoods have been evacuated and most of the estimated 75,000 displaced people are staying with family and friends. There are about 1,500 people in evacuation centres.
Canmore - Cougar CreekCALGARY—Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says the flooding situation in his city is under control as much as it can be — for now.
Nenshi says the Elbow River, one of two rivers that flow through the southern Alberta city, has peaked.
And if things don't change, officials expect that the flow on the Bow River — which, in his words, looks like an ocean right now — will remain steady for the next 12 hours.
He says just over two dozen neighbourhoods have been evacuated and most of the estimated 75,000 displaced people are staying with family and friends.
There are about 1,500 people in evacuation centres.
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