Flood anniversary
Relief on the way for boaters on water-starved Ghost Lake
What once seemed like a ghost of a chance for Mike Weinert to see his flood-impacted marina and campground finally recover has some sea legs, five years after southern Alberta’s devastating deluge.
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Emergency operations centre bigger and better than ever five years after floods
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'Boxes and suitcases packed for five years': Siksika Nation housing rebuild continues
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Braid: Sadly, after years of hardship Alberta’s solidarity is in tatters
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On opposite sides of the levee: Flood berms divide river communities
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Local News Epic 2013 flood harbinger of a changing climate's impact
When the rains that would feed a full-throated deluge began intensifying, Dr. John Pomeroy stood watch from one of the coming flood’s crucibles, fearing the worst. -
Local News Five years after devastating flood, Calgary remains vulnerable to repeat event
After the devastating 2013 floods that swept through Calgary and southern Alberta, the province vowed to build the dams and dikes, the berms and canals, needed to avoid a repeat of the deluge. -
Local News Natural solution: Calgary’s devastated river banks rebuilt with timber, soil and plants
When Chris Hugenholtz and a team of university researchers started mapping sections of the Elbow River in 2012, he had no idea his findings would act as before and after snapshots of Mother Nature’s awesome power. -
Swerve After the Deluge: Five years later, people are still dealing with the aftermath
Florence Laycraft and her adult son, Ken, were at their High River home when the flood came. The water first filled the streets, then rushed in a foot-high wave across the schoolyard behind their house. -
Local News Five years after the flood: Your stories
Here are a few of those stories: As I looked outside on the morning of June 20 , 2013, I could not believe what was coming. -
Local News Five years after the flood, work continues to prevent another disaster
In the five years since the flood of 2013, Southern Alberta communities have turned their efforts towards long-term flood mitigation projects to prevent widespread damage if a similar event were to occur. -
Local News Then and now: Images of the 2013 flood
The flood of 2013 left images seared in many Albertans’ memories. Here, Postmedia Calgary photojournalist Gavin Young revisited the scene of a few of the photos captured in June 2013 to see what the areas look like today. -
Local News Academics to gather lessons learned from flood survivors
As the June 2013 flood engulfed the town of High River, neighbours and support groups turned to nearby resident Caroline McDonald-Harker for help. -
Local News Bowness among communities still struggling with flood recovery
Rushing home from work as the Bow rose quickly that day, Leah Ramsay stood at the furthest edge of her garden backing onto a raging river, waves lapping at her feet. -
Local News Memories of Calgary Olympics washed away by 2013 flood
Two years since mass flooding destroyed his collection of Olympic memories, the architect of the biggest international sporting event ever put on in Calgary says the magnitude of the damage is still hard to comprehend.