JUNE 2013 SOUTHERN ALBERTA FLOODS

06.26.14 Filed in: Community Report
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The floods that began on June 20, 2013, affected more than 100,000 Albertans in 30 communities. Nearly one year after severe flooding impacted southern Alberta, the province continues to recover, rebuild and become more resilient.



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The Event
The floods that began on June 20, 2013, affected more than 100,000 Albertans in 30 communities. Nearly one year after severe flooding impacted southern Alberta, the province continues to recover, rebuild and become more resilient.

Economic Costs
The June 2013 flooding was the largest and most expensive natural disaster in Alberta's history. The provincial and federal governments are estimated to spend nearly $5 billion to recover and rebuild. As of February 2014, governments have spent $553 million in operating and $40 million in capital spending, including over $425 million in Disaster Recovery Program funding.

One Year Later
More than 10,500 individual DRP applications have been made as a result of the June 2013 flooding. To date, more than 8,000 have been closed, with the remainder still in progress. There are 677 files currently in appeal. Of those, 120 files are from Calgary applicants and 338 are from High River applicants.
Premier Jim Prentice greenlights two mitigation projects to protect High River and Calgary, and triples staffing to complete Disaster Recovery Program appeals. September 26, 2014


Four Pillars of Recovery
All of the Government of Alberta’s recovery efforts are linked to at least one of the four recovery elements identified in the Provincial Recovery Framework: People, Economy, Reconstruction and Environment.

People
The Objective: To ensure the right resources are available to support the overall physical, mental and social well‐being of communities, municipalities, First Nations, families and individual Albertans impacted by the floods

Economy
The Objective: To nurture an environment that supports the rehabilitation of, and reinvestment in, disrupted economies and businesses.

Reconstruction
The Objective: To enable the safe and orderly restoration of flood‐damaged infrastructure within affected areas.

Environment
The Objective: To protect and re‐establish the environment to a healthy state and mitigate long‐term environmental impacts and risks.

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