The province announced this morning that Drumheller will be receiving $ 6.4 million for flood mitigation.
The announcement was made in Calgary today by Premier Rachel Notley. The grants are from the Alberta Community Resilience Program. The entire allotment at the Friday morning announcement was for $25 million for five municipalities and one First Nations community.
“It’s been two and a half years since floodwaters swept across southern Alberta, devastating families and businesses and inflicting serious damage to our infrastructure and economy,” said Notley.
The Drumheller allocation is to raise existing berms and to construct a new berm to protect the East Midland, Newcastle, and central Drumheller areas.