Flood mitigation announcement coming

Posted Apr 2, 2015 7:02 am.

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More money is coming to help prevent future flooding in the province.

An announcement is scheduled for 10 a.m. in Calgary at The Water Centre in Ramsay, where details will be released on grants going to 16 municipalities to help pay for new mitigation projects.

Sustainable Resource Development Minister Kyle Fawcett will make the presentation with the funding coming from the Alberta Community Resilience Program.

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