Trinity Hills / Paskapoo Slopes Area Structure Plan (ASP)
The Trinity Hills mixed-use development (residential, office, and commercial, including hotels) is located south of TransCanada Highway 1, west of Sarcee Trail, east of Canada Olympic Park, and north of the community of Cougar Ridge. The area is also known as Paskapoo Slopes. The developer is Trinity Development Group Inc. The land use application was approved by City Council, and the area was subsequently named Medicine Hills to honour the area’s indigenous history.
CRV was one of the stakeholders that was asked to comment on this proposed development before it went to the Calgary Planning Commission. CRV raised concerns regarding:
- development planned on Environmental Reserve & Environmentally Significant lands within the development,
- loss of wildlife habitat and biodiversity on the lands, and
- the location & slope of the allocated Municipal Reserve lands as being impractical for community lands.
CRV’s letter to City Council regarding this plan can be found here (245 KB PDF).
Room for the River
Room for the River is a program that was originally developed in the Netherlands. Alberta WaterSMART, with input from a variety of environmental stewardship groups (including CRV), developed a report to inform the Government of Alberta’s strategy to improve flood mitigation measures in Alberta.
Room for the River Pilot in the Bow Basin Report (1.87 MB PDF)
City of Calgary Biodiversity Strategy
City Parks developed a strategy to address biodiversity in the City of Calgary. The BiodiverCity document outlines issues, objectives and strategies to improve biodiversity in Calgary. CRV provided input into the development of this document.
City of Calgary: 10 Year Biodiversity Strategic Plan (3 MB PDF)
Public Consultation Online Survey: River Park/Sandy Beach/ Britannia Slopes
Consultation is closed. Members of the CRV joined us for online consultation to identify their concerns and aspirations for this popular regional park. What have we heard so far? During the public consultation to date, the common themes that have emerged …
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Public Consultation Online Survey: River Park/Sandy Beach/ Britannia Slopes
In general, recreational use of the Lower Elbow River is good for the city and for Calgarians, but within limits. People benefit from access to Calgary’s rivers in many ways and have for decades. Unfortunately, there are occasions when public access exceeds a critical threshold and becomes problematic for the health and integrity of a water course; River Park presents a clear demonstration of this conflict.
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Principles and Design Considerations for River Crossings
All transportation crossings of rivers and creeks require the construction of culverts, piers and bridges, and have the potential to affect riparian areas and river and creek habitats. For these reasons, the need for river and creek crossings must be balanced with impacts to the environment and be treated with the utmost environmental sensitivity.
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Additional Considerations from the RVC regarding the Proposed MDP and CTP
The River Valleys Committee (RVC) wishes to submit the following considerations for Calgary City Council’s deliberations, regarding the proposed Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and Calgary Transportation Plan (CTP), both versions dated 8 May 2009. We sincerely appreciate the time and efforts the Plan-It Team have taken in consulting with our membership and in incorporating our earlier recommendations into their plans.
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Principles and Design Considerations for Watercourse Crossings
On 20 February 2008, at a special meeting of the River Valleys Committee (RVC) Land Use & Development Subcommittee, the Plan-It-Calgary Team invited members of the RVC and the Bow River Basin Council (BRBC) to prepare a set of criteria that would make potential river crossings more acceptable (or less objectionable) to the local environmental community.
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Twelve Mile Coulee Park Management Plan — Draft January 2008
The River Valleys Committee (RVC) would like to thank you for your department’s continuing stakeholder consultations, and for the opportunity to review and comment on the revised draft Twelve Mile Coulee Park Management Plan (the Plan). We would also like to commend City Parks for incorporating many of the RVC’s earlier recommendations and for your efforts to address concerns raised by the stakeholder advisory committee.
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Special Meeting of the RVC Land Use & Development Committee (LUD)
Land use amendment application by the Calgary Olympic Development Association (CODA) to accommodate World Cup cross-country ski trails within Canada Olympic Park (COP).
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Setbacks from Waterbodies
A preliminary discussion of development setbacks in southern Alberta: for the purposes of ensuring sustainable water quality & quantity, ecological functionality, and socio-economic amenity values.
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Committee Documents
Committee Documents
