The
City of Calgary Newsroom
July
04, 2013 06:30 PM
Update: Municipal Emergency Plan Activation
The
City’s Municipal Emergency Plan (MEP) remains in effect as recovery and relief
efforts continue.
Under
the MEP, The City may:
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Acquire the tools, equipment and other resources to support our City in
recovering from this flood
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Evacuate areas of the city and provide care for those who have had to leave
their homes
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Access property in the course of responding to and or recovering from the flood
Adverse weather conditions
A
high stream advisory has been issued for
the Bow and Elbow rivers, which means the water levels will be going higher
than they currently are and an increased flow will be visible on both rivers.
A
public access ban remains in place for Calgary’s rivers until further notice.
Calgarians are reminded to stay off the rivers as well as away from the river
banks. These areas are still dangerous and will have suffered serious and
dangerous erosion in many places. The rivers also contain a significant amount
of debris that continues to pose a hazard.
Waste and recycling update
Blue
cart recycling collection will resume city-wide the week of July 8. Only items
in a blue cart will be collected, items that do not fit in should be stored for
the next week or taken to a community depot.
City
landfills will return to normal operating hours starting July 8, landfills are
open 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. seven days a week. Residents who bring flood related
waste to the landfills will continue to have fees waived for these items.
Service in Flood-Affected Neighbourhoods
Waste
& Recycling Services’ trucks will continue circulating through
flood-affected neighbourhoods assisting residents with collection of flood
waste. W&RS will also continue servicing dumpsters that were temporarily
located in these communities for flood materials.
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Blue and black carts will be collected on the regular collection day at the
regular location (front street or lane).
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Residents should contact 311 to report missing or damaged carts so The City can
replace them.
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Residents who are missing black carts in those areas can use garbage bags
(maximum weight 20 kg per bag).
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Recyclables cannot be bagged so you need a blue cart to resume recycling
collection. Please contact 311.
City Landfill Hours
In
order to assist with the flood clean-up, operating hours at the three City of
Calgary landfills – Spyhill, Shepard and East Calgary – were extended from 7:30
a.m. to 9 p.m. Those hours will continue until Sunday, July 7.
Starting
Monday, July 8, City landfills will resume normal operating hours of 7:30 a.m.
to 5 p.m.
The
City will continue to waive landfill fees for flood-related waste until further
notice.
Waste
& Recycling Services thanks Calgarians for their patience and understanding
during the flood clean-up effort.
So
far, City landfills have received over 31,000 tonnes of flood waste, equivalent
to the amount of construction and demolition waste normally received in five
months.
Parks pathway update
As
water recedes The City is assessing damage and needed repairs to our extensive
public pathway system. With over 800 kms of pathways, more than any other
North American city, The City had to close or detour 12 per cent of our pathways
last week.
This
week, there is less than six per cent of our pathways closed or detoured.
For
those repairs that will take longer, Parks and Transportation Planning are
investigating new on-street bike routes as alternatives.
© 2013 The City of
Calgary Newsroom