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Calgary gets $13M in fresh flood funding

The Alberta government is providing $25 million in flood mitigation grants for several communities including Calgary.

Drumheller, Chestermere, MD of Bighorn, Turner Valley and Siksika First Nation also to receive funding

Calgary will be getting $13M for projects including the construction of a berm along the Bow River near the Peace Bridge. Southern Alberta was hit with massive flooding in June 2013. (Andy Clark/Reuters)

The Alberta government is providing $25 million in flood mitigation grants for several southern Alberta communities - including Calgary.

Premier Rachel Notley, Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi and several other leaders gathered on the banks of the Bow River for the announcement Friday.

Calgary will be getting $13 million for projects including the construction of a berm along the Bow River near the Peace Bridge and another berm to protect the Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says there is still more work to be done in the future on the Elbow and Bow River upstream of Calgary. (CBC)

"The flood resilience at the Bonnybrook Wastewater Treatment Plant will coincide with our planned expansion of Bonnybrook which was helping us deal with the wastewater needs of a growing city and ensure that the people who work there and more importantly that the quality of water downstream of us will remain safe," Nenshi said.

The mayor says there is still more work to be doneon the Elbow and Bow River upstream of Calgary.

The other communities benefiting from the grant include Drumheller, Chestermere, Municipal District of Bighorn, Turner Valley and Siksika First Nation.