Mayor ready to take province to task over flood line
Mayor Greg Dionne is anticipating the meeting the City is hosting to discuss the flood plain and he’s looking to question the province about its adoption of the one-in-500 year flood elevation standard.
On Thursday, the City and the provincial ministry of government relations will have representatives on hand at an information session at East End Community Hall. The topic of discussion – the flood plain – is one that affects upwards of 2,000 Prince Albert homes, particularly those in the East and West Flats and in the Hazeldell area.
“People have been waiting for that meeting,” Dionne said on Monday evening.
“But I think the first thing I’m going to challenge them (the province) on is … there is no current data. So, how could you make such a drastic change without current data?”