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State of Local Emergency declared - Calgary Flood

Lat update available. Most of the city's (Calgary) traffic cams are not functioning.

1:15 a.m., June 21, 2013 Red Cross contact information
If you are concerned that family members have been evacuated and you are unable to reach them, please contact the Red Cross in Calgary at:

100, 1305 – 11th Avenue SW
Telephone: 403.541.6100
If you have general or donation inquiries, please contact the Red Cross at: WeCare@redcross.ca or 1-800-418-1111

1:10 a.m., June 21, 2013 List of City building closures

Alberta Trade Centre (315 10 Avenue SE)
EMS#3 (1807 Macleod Trail SE)
Cliff Bungalow (2105 Cliff Street SW)
Fire Hall #1 (450 – 1 Street SE)
Community & Neighbourhood Services – Bowness (5000 Bowness Road NW)
Victoria Park Garage (1075 – 7 Street SE)
Municipal Complex (800 Macleod Trail S)
Calgary Public Building (205 – 8 Avenue SE)
Andrew Davison Building (133 – 6 Avenue SE)

12:50 a.m., June 21, 2013 CTrain Service Disruption Due to Flooding

Due to rising water and flooding risk, Calgary Transit CTrain service is being limited to those areas not impacted by potential flooding, effective immediately.

In the south, CTrain service will run between Somerset and Heritage stations.

In the northwest, train service will operate between Crowfoot and SAIT stations.

On the west line CTrain service will operate between Kerby Station and 69 Street Station.

In the northeast the CTrain service will run between Franklin Station to Saddletowne Station.
CTrains will operate in both directions between the identified stations.

Service will be augmented by shuttle buses where possible.

These safety measures are being taken to eliminate risk to citizens by operating trains through areas where there is imminent flooding in tunnels and at switches in the inner city.

Calgary Transit apologizes for the inconvenience and thanks you for your understanding.

12:30 a.m., June 21, 2013 Road Closure Information

Road Closure Map

Bridge closures status
** All bridges on the Elbow River under review for possible closure
** All pedestrian bridges on the Elbow and Bow Rivers - being reviewed by Maintenance / to be closed
16 Avenue NW, between Sarcee and Home RD (over Bow River) - closed
Baines Bridge (at the zoo) - closed
Centre St bridge under-deck - closed
Pedestrian deck under LRT bridge to Sunnyside - closed
4th AV Flyover - closed
Old Langevin Bridge - closed
Shouldice Bridge – closed
85 ST Bridge, between 48 AV NW and Bearspaw Dam RD NW – closed

Signals on Flash
25 AV and Macleod TR S – back in operation
Blackfoot TR at 17 A ST SE ** Also reported Streetlights out in general vicinity

Evacuations
Emergency evacuations are underway in the communities of Mission, Elbow Park, Stanley Park, Roxboro, Rideau and Discovery Ridge. Evacuations have been announced for Cliff Bungalow, Victoria Park, Inglewood, Stampede Park, Erlton, Bowness, Sunnyside, Westmount, Montgomery and Bonnybrook. These communities are closed to all through and local traffic. Egress only is permitted on all routes out of these communities. Detours crews are working with CPS to complete the evacuations.
Just added – Riverbend and Quarry Park

Detours/Road closures
16 Avenue from Sarcee Trail NW to Shaganappi Tr NW closed

Glendeer area
Heritage Drive from Heritage Meadows Rd to Glenmore Tr SE closed
WB Glenmore Tr ramp to N&S Deerfoot Tr closed

Elbow River
4 St north of 26 Avenue/Elbow Drive - closed
5 St at 26 Avenue - closed
26 Avenue between 4 & 5 Streets SW - closed
Elbow Drive from 26 Avenue/4 Street to 32 Avenue - closed

Memorial Drive/Zoo
EB Memorial Drive ramp to St. Georges Drive closed
No access to Memorial Drive from the Zoo island. St. Patrick’s/St. George’s/Zoo island access to south shore only.
EB Memorial Drive NW from 10 St to Edmonton Trail (west intersection) closed
WB Memorial Drive NE from Edmonton Trail (west intersection) to 10 St closed
Crowchild Trail ramps to Memorial Drive EB closed

Construction
M&R monitoring areas of known slope instabilities
Roads paving tandems are being dispatched as per request from Dan. The trucks have been turned over to Water Services.

11 p.m., June 20, 2013 Mandatory Evacuation Further Extended

A state of local emergency has been declared for the city of Calgary due to the potential of significant flooding. The level of the Elbow and Bow Rivers continue to rise at a rapid pace.

Portions of the following communities are facing mandatory evacuations. If you are in an identified area, please self-evacuate immediately.

Beltline
Bonnybrook
Bowness
Bridgeland
Chinatown/Eau Claire
Cliff Bungalow
Deer Run
Discovery Ridge
Downtown/East Village
Elbow Park
Erlton
Inglewood
Hillhurst
Mission
Montgomery
Quarry Park
Rideau
Riverbend
Riverdale
Roxboro
Stanley Park/Elboya
Sunnyside
Victoria Park
Westmount/West Hillhurst
Windsor Park

While evacuating, residents are asked to:
• notify their neighbours before evacuating their homes
• mark an ‘X’ on their own front doors visible from the street for uniformed personnel (CPS and CFD) to confirm that the area has been evacuated

What you should do
Pack enough clothes, prescription medicine, personal identification and other essential items to last at least one week. Arrange for you, your family and your pets to stay with friends or relatives. Evacuees who cannot arrange for alternate accommodation will be provided with food, shelter, bedding and other essential services at one of these reception centres:

Southland Leisure Centre, 2000 Southland Drive SW
Acadia Recreation Complex A, 240 90 Ave SE
Centre Street Church, 3900 - 2 Street, NE
Village Square Leisure Centre, 2623 56 Street NE
South Fish Creek Recreation Centre, 333 Shawville Blvd SE (please access through west doors)

People can take their pets to the Animal Service Centre, 2201 Portland St. S.E. or The Calgary Humane Society, 4455 110th Ave SE, if they cannot arrange accommodation for them.

Recommended Measures
The City of Calgary advises residents in the affected areas to minimize the potential flood damage by taking the following measures:

• If you are in the flood evacuation zone, do not worry about turning off electricity or gas. Enmax and Atco will turn off power and gas in the areas, as necessary.
• Install the cap in the basement sewer floor drain if you don't have a mechanical back flow prevention device in place.
• Move valuables such as photographs and personal and legal documents, from the basement or a lower floor to an upper floor.
• Remove newspapers from basements because wet newspaper can stain carpets with ink
• Listen to local radio and television stations for further updates.
• Visit The City of Calgary’s website for information, at www.calgary.ca.

Emergency Response
The City is asking all citizens to help the authorities who are responding to this emergency by observing these restrictions:

• Do not drive to the affected areas unless you are involved in the emergency response. Extra traffic will prevent the authorities from responding quickly. Pedestrians are asked to stay off all bridges.
• Do not use the phone unless you are requesting help or reporting an important event.
• Unnecessary phone calls could overload the telephone system and limit the authorities' ability to communicate.

Call 311 only for flood related calls. Call 911 in case of emergency. Please visit Calgary.ca for current information.

10:45 p.m., June 20, 2013 Calgary School Closures in effect

On Friday June 21, 2013 ALL SCHOOLS for both the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District will be closed due to ongoing flooding issues in Calgary and region.

Westmount Charter School now closed.

Calgary Arts Academy a K-9 Charter School is closed.

The Calgary Board of Education schools are contained within the limits of the city boundaries. The Calgary Catholic School District includes the communities of Chestermere, Airdrie and Cochrane. Catholic schools in these communities will also be closed on Friday June 21.

Further information will be posted on the school board websites tomorrow and throughout the weekend.
Parents of students not part of these boards are encourage to contact their schools directly to determine if they will be open tomorrow.

State of emergecy declared in Canmore

Meanwhile, heavy rain also prompted officials in the mountain town of Canmore, about 100 kilometres west of Calgary, to declare a local state of emergency after the banks of a creek that runs through the community became unstable.

About 40 homes south of the pedestrian bridge over Cougar Creek were evacuated at 2 a.m. MT on Thursday, Canmore Mayor John Borrowman said.

“The situation is actually bad and getting worse,” he said. “Now some of the smaller creeks are starting to flood.”

The evacuees were taken in at the town’s civic centre and at two local hotels.
Other residents are being alerted to be ready to move if necessary.

High River, about 70 kilometres south of Calgary, also declared a state of emergency early Thursday morning after the Highwood River started overflowing its banks.

The hamlet of Bragg Creek, 44 kilometres west of Calgary on the edge of Kananaskis Country, is also in a state of emergency as the Elbow River surges over its banks.

Just downstream in the townsite of Redwood Meadows, administration manager Pat Evans said the water is higher than it was during the last big flood in 1995.

In southwest Alberta, parts of the Crowsnest Pass are being evacuated because of high water levels.

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