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| High River’s downtown was hit hard by the June 20 flood, knocking out
communications systems including phone and Internet service as the town
co-ordinated a massive evacuation. Photograph by: Jordan Verlage, THE CANADIAN PRESS |
Braid: Ottawa must battle insurers on our behalf
Calgary Herald February 12, 2014
... Countless details have to be worked out. Will the feds subsidize policies? Will the provinces? If personal premiums rise, will people kilometres from any flood zone have to pay?
It will be a difficult, but Ottawa has to win. All great cities in this country are on waterways. In southern Alberta, we know what they can do...
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Ottawa considers flood insurance, Feb 12, 2014
With southern Alberta still recovering from last year’s colossal deluge, the federal government promised in Tuesday’s budget to explore a national program of residential flood insurance while earmarking $200 million over five years for disaster mitigation.
Alberta Finance Minister Doug Horner welcomed Ottawa’s interest in examining national flood insurance, but questioned whether enough infrastructure dollars are set to flow the province’s way.
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