Comments on: Residents want growth to stop if water can’t be found http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/news/residents-want-growth-to-stop-if-water-cant-be-found-1955 Your Community Newspaper – First in the Foothills Wed, 28 Jul 2010 22:10:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: No_Calgary_Veto http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/news/residents-want-growth-to-stop-if-water-cant-be-found-1955/comment-page-1#comment-104 No_Calgary_Veto Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:12:24 +0000 http://www.westernwheel.com/?p=1955#comment-104 Although I applaud the Western Wheel's poll, the reality is there should be a fourth option and that is--4. Pay the City of Calgary in perpetuity for a water pipeline and infrastructure to provide water to Okotoks residents. I doubt it will receive many votes but the wheels are already in motion for something like this and if residents are opposed, they need to let their Town Council know NOW. Since the Town has now signed on to the Calgary Regional Partnership and agreed to the Calgary Metropolitan Plan, Okotokians are already subject to the veto power of Calgary if they want to slow down growth. Airdrie has already signed on and the City of Calgary has started the regulatory approval process to create a water utility to deliver water from the Bow River to its neighbours for a fee. Although I applaud the Western Wheel’s poll, the reality is there should be a fourth option and that is–4. Pay the City of Calgary in perpetuity for a water pipeline and infrastructure to provide water to Okotoks residents.

I doubt it will receive many votes but the wheels are already in motion for something like this and if residents are opposed, they need to let their Town Council know NOW. Since the Town has now signed on to the Calgary Regional Partnership and agreed to the Calgary Metropolitan Plan, Okotokians are already subject to the veto power of Calgary if they want to slow down growth.

Airdrie has already signed on and the City of Calgary has started the regulatory approval process to create a water utility to deliver water from the Bow River to its neighbours for a fee.

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]]> By: Laurie Hodson http://www.westernwheel.com/2010/news/residents-want-growth-to-stop-if-water-cant-be-found-1955/comment-page-1#comment-78 Laurie Hodson Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:28:38 +0000 http://www.westernwheel.com/?p=1955#comment-78 Re water pipelined from Calgary: 1. Bow River is already stressed. Government of Alberta has failed to demonstrate evidence of sufficient water to justify further draining of the Bow. "Licensed capacity" and "water availability" are two different measures. Those who advocate a draining of Southern Alberta's waterways ("pipelines and more pipelines") should firstly press their Provincial elected representatives re an engagement of the best scientific minds re a factual determination of water availability within the region. 2. The City of Calgary pursuant to Calgary Regional Plan governance "holds the water hammer" re Okotoks' residents' development preferences. Pipeline water from The City and you can kiss the award-winning Sustainable Okotoks finite growth plan good bye". Think about it. L. [Laurie] Hodson Re water pipelined from Calgary:

1. Bow River is already stressed. Government of Alberta has failed to demonstrate evidence of sufficient water to justify further draining of the Bow. “Licensed capacity” and “water availability” are two different measures. Those who advocate a draining of Southern Alberta’s waterways (”pipelines and more pipelines”) should firstly press their Provincial elected representatives re an engagement of the best scientific minds re a factual determination of water availability within the region.

2. The City of Calgary pursuant to Calgary Regional Plan governance “holds the water hammer” re Okotoks’ residents’ development preferences. Pipeline water from The City and you can kiss the award-winning Sustainable Okotoks finite growth plan good bye”.

Think about it.

L. [Laurie] Hodson

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