Do the right dam thing’: Tsuut’ina, ranchers ride in protest against Springbank reservoir – CBC

The dry dam is intended to protect Calgarians from an event like the catastrophic 2013 flood

Sep 30, 2018

Members of the Tsuut’ina First Nation and local ranchers took to horseback Saturday, to voice their continued opposition to the Springbank reservoir with a unity ride along the Elbow River.

The dry dam — which would fill with water from a swollen Elbow River — is intended to protect Calgarians from an event like in 2013, when heavy rains and a melting snowpack sent floodwaters rushing into the city and nearby communities. The ensuing disaster saw 70,000 people flee their homes, killed five and caused billions of dollars of damage.

But those whose families have occupied the land by the reservoir for more than a century say the project is destructive, and would rather see an alternative dam built at McLean Creek.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/unity-ride-springbank-dry-dam-protest-1.4844588