Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park at risk with reservoir option: Foundation CEO
Global News
One option for the Bow River reservoir the Alberta government is looking at would include flooding up to half of the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park.
A ranch and conservation group located on the Bow River between Calgary and Cochrane is raising concerns that a flood mitigation project could irreparably change the face of the Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park.
“We’re very concerned about the proposed East Glenbow Dam,” Glenbow Ranch Park Foundation CEO Jeromy Farkas said.
“Essentially, it would potentially flood up to half of our park, destroying most of the trail system. And it doesn’t end there. It would also completely destroy and submerge nearby Haskayne Legacy Park.”
The province is currently conducting a feasibility study into three options for a reservoir along the Bow River, to help protect Calgary and communities downstream from flooding and to help surrounding areas in case of drought.
The East Glenbow Dam, which would start in the western edge of Calgary, would require the relocation of the CP Rail line and would flood sections of the provincial park.
Another option is decommissioning the existing Ghost Dam and relocating it.
A third option would be to create a dam near Morley on the Stoney Nakoda First Nation.
“The challenge we have with this project is it actually would offer the least value of the alternatives,” Farkas said.
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