Donation from Damnation Calgary

Michelle Magotiaux (left) & Wendy Francis. Photo, © 2015 Bow River Shuttles

This afternoon, Michelle Magotiaux, Owner/Operator, Bow River Shuttles, was pleased to present a cheque to Wendy Francis, Acting President, Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative (Y2Y). This donation came from the recent Calgary screening of DamNation, hosted by Bow River Shuttles.

Michelle would like to thank everyone who contributed to the success of this special event - "Friends of Damnation" who joined us for the pre-event social, "Supporters of DamNation" who donated items for the raffle and of course, DamNation film fans who came out in support of the removal of #deadbeatdams!

DamNation - Coming to Calgary - Nov 26, 2014

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DamNation - Coming to Calgary - Nov 26, 2014

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DamNation - Calgary - Nov 26, 2014

DamNation - Calgary - Nov 26, 2014

Dam demolished on Forty Mile creek (Banff National Park)

Photo, courtesy Rocky Mountain Outlook

Dam demolished on Forty Mile creek (Banff National Park)

by Cathy Ellis, Rocky Mountain Outlook, June 5, 2014

From the article:

"Wendy Francis, program director for the Yellowstone to Yukon (Y2Y) Conservation Initiative, said partial removal of the dam is a good news story and the risks are low compared to the long-term potential ecological benefits.

She said Y2Y completed a detailed report on ecological integrity of the Upper Bow River watershed in 2008, and one of the study’s recommendations was removal of the dam on Forty Mile Creek, restoration of habitat and aquatic connectivity to the Bow River.

“There’s all kinds of impacts associated with having that dam on that creek for all of these decades, not the least of which is preventing free movement of native fish species up and down the creek,” she said.

“Restoring the ability of native fish to move up and down is a really good thing.”

Read article here: http://bit.ly/Uhyks

International Day of Action for Rivers - Mar 14

International Day of Action for Rivers at International Rivers

March 14 is the International Day of Action for Rivers and Against Dams. Every year, thousands of people around the world lift their voices to celebrate the world's rivers and those who struggle to protect them. The International Day of Action for Rivers is a day to celebrate victories such as dam removal and river restoration. 

Learn more here

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Forty Mile Creek dam (Banff National Park) gets passing inspection

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard has been working on dam-removal projects for two decades

Dam gets passing inspection

Rocky Mountain Outlook | Nov 08, 2012 06:00 am | Cathy Ellis

The Town of Banff and Parks Canada are continuing to investigate ways to cost-effectively decommission a dam on Forty Mile Creek to avoid the risk of the aging structure breaking.

At a cost of $6,500, the Town hired an expert consultant to do a structural assessment of the dam earlier this summer and to investigate the risk of the dam failing.

Town of Banff officials say the inspection, completed by EBA Engineering Consultants in August, revealed there were no serious structural concerns at this time.

“The inspection shows there’s no reason to ring any alarm bells; there’s no imminent threat or immediate risk of failure,” said Adrian Field, the Town of Banff’s engineering manager.

“But we don’t want to be in a position of ever dealing with dam failure, so we do need to make a plan because it can’t stay there forever. The question has been whether there is a liability to the Town or to Parks if this thing breaks.”

Read more here