Trying to keep ahead of flood waters in the Drumheller valley during the June flood of 2013.
It’s now wait and see for the Town of Drumheller on what measures are approved by the province for the Town’s flood mitigation.
The Town of Drumheller, along with other communities along the Red Deer River affected by the flood, attended a meeting in Red Deer Thursday, April 3, with Stantec Consulting Ltd.
“They talked about their findings and what they’re going to be presenting to the Alberta Government for flood mitigation,” said Mayor Terry Yemen.
He said it’s a bit of a good news story because Stantec was quite complimentary to the Town of Drumheller and all the work they have done with their report.
The Mayor told the Mail Stantec’s engineers have agreed with the Town’s assessment and proposed measures.
“They’ve endorsed what we’ve asked for as far as flood mitigation,” he said.
Mayor Yemen said the Town is fortunate to have the people it does who enabled the Town to assemble such a thorough report.
“That’s a major factor, the expertise we have right in the valley.”
He notes the Town’s comprehensive report covers the area all through the valley, from Nacmine to East Coulee.
He said the information Stantec is forwarding to the province has not yet been made public.
There may be more information available to the Town toward the end of the month.
“There’s going to be another meeting in Calgary with residents and businesses and communities at the end of April and they suggested we might know a little bit more then as to what gets approved or not approved,” Yemen explained.
“We’re anxiously waiting to see what’s going to happen.”
Stantec was hired by the province to provide an engineering assessment and recommendations for flood mitigation for the Red Deer River basin.
