Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo

Report

River Breakup 2021 Preparedness

Information

Department:Deputy Chief Administrative OfficerSponsors:
Category:Report

Body

THAT the River Breakup 2021 Preparedness report be accepted as information.

Meeting History

Mar 9, 2021 11:00 AM Video Council Meeting

Matthew Hough, Deputy Chief Administrative Officer, Scott Davis, Director, Emergency Management, Elliot White, Senior Manager, Environmental Services, James Semple, Tactical Plans Lead, Recovery Program Management Team, and Maureen Nakonechny, Project Manager, Engineering, provided a presentation on 2021 river breakup preparedness measures, including updates on active and passive mitigation measures to manage ice jam floods, Emergency Management, river monitoring, and the financial investments to date for the flood mitigation program and temporary mitigation measures.

Disconnect and Reconnect

Councillor C. Voyageur disconnected from the meeting at 5:13 p.m. and reconnected at 5:15 p.m.

RESULT:CARRIED [UNANIMOUS]
MOVER:Jane Stroud, Councillor
SECONDER:Phil Meagher, Councillor
FOR:Don Scott, Mike Allen, Krista Balsom, Bruce Inglis, Sheila Lalonde, Phil Meagher, Verna Murphy, Jeff Peddle, Jane Stroud, Claris Voyageur
ABSENT:Keith McGrath