Flood Recovery for Heritage Calgary Alberta and surrounding

Flood Recovery for Heritage Calgary, Alberta and surrounding area Alicia Ghadban Heritage Conservation and Sustainability Sustainable Heritage Case Study December 8, 2014

Quan, Ryan. (Photographer). (2013). Floods 2013 Skyline. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http: //www. flickr. com/photos/ryan_quan/9147845946/in/photostream/

Lessons • Growing concern for human impact on climate change • Changes to natural environment, shifts frequency and magnitude of natural disasters • Disaster and emergency preparedness plans are needed • Mitigate threats and reduce impact by sustaining built and natural environments

Hwy 43. (2013). Map of southern and central Alberta showing rivers that flooded and declared states of local emergency. [Map]. Retrieved from http: //commons. wikimedia. org/wiki/File: 2013_Alberta_floods. png

Description • 2013 flood affected much of southern Alberta • Weather conditions led to heavy rain fall • City of Calgary located along the Bow River (long history of flooding) • More communities and individuals affected in densely populated areas

Stakeholders • City of Calgary / Calgary Heritage Authority • Additional city/town municipalities • Government of Alberta (Alberta Historical Resources Foundation) • Parks Canada • Cultural institutions • Heritage property owners • Community members

Timeline (of place) • • • Long history of Aboriginal presence 1860 s: European settlement began 1874: North-West Mounted Police stationed 1875: Fort Calgary built at Bow and Elbow rivers 1883: area linked to CPR 1884: officially incorporated as Town of Calgary

Timeline (of event) • Heritage professionals gathered to discuss situation • Compiled list of historic properties likely impacted • Conducted impact assessments on heritage sites Ongoing Services: • Community and site visits • Identify contractors with heritage knowledge • Cleanup and alterations to mitigate future flood impacts

Natural/Cultural Heritage • Over 700 significant sites in Calgary (not all possess legal protection) • Unable to quantify without online or updated inventories • No official list of flood impacted heritage properties

Sustainability • Appropriate planning and mitigation strategies require collaboration between emergency response teams and heritage professionals • STANDATA outlines flood mitigation measures • Government of Alberta committed $600 million to improve flood resiliency

Alberta Culture: Government of Alberta. (Photographer). (2013). In the path of the flood. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https: //www. flickr. com/photos/albertaculture/12172739325/in/set-72157640206026836/

Alberta Culture: Government of Alberta. (Photographer). (2013). Help for the Highwood. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https: //www. flickr. com/photos/albertaculture/12171699286/in/set-72157640206026836/

(Retroactive Blogger). (2013). Flood impacts to the Maccoy House, a Municipal Historic Resource, in High River. [Photograph]. Retrieved from https: //albertashistoricplaces. wordpress. com/2014/01/27/major-funding-announced-for-flood-impacted-historic-places-2/

References Alberta Municipal Affairs. (2013). Building Code Bulletin: Standata, Disaster Recovery Program Flood Mitigation Measures. Retrieved from http: //www. municipalaffairs. alberta. ca Berenfeld, M. L. (2008). “Climate Change and Cultural Heritage: Local Evidence, Global Reponses. ” George Wright Forum, 25. 2. English Heritage. (2010). Flooding and Historic Buildings. Retrieved from http: //www. english-heritage. org. uk/publications/flooding-and-historicbuildings/flooding-and-historic-buildings-2 nd-ed. pdf Levin, J. (2008). Putting Heritage on the Map: A Discussion about Disaster Management and Cultural Heritage. The GCI Newsletter, 23. 1. Retrieved from http: //www. getty. edu/ Mc. Carthy, D. (2013). Facing Disaster: The Importance of Heritage Inventories in Preparation and Response. The GCI Newsletter, 28. 2. Retrieved from http: //www. getty. edu/ Stovel, H. (1998). Risk Preparedness: A Management Manual for World Cultural Heritage. Rome: ICCROM. Retrieved from www. iccrom. org/ifrcdn/pdf/ICCROM_17_Risk. Preparedness_en. pdf