By Jaryn Vecchio
Jan 13, 2021 4:08 PM
Ptarmigan Court residents at one of last year s flood open houses // Jaryn Vecchio - Harvard Broadcasting
Ptarmigan Court property owners are being asked to contact the municipality about whether they would like a buyout or have their home raised.
Wood Buffalo council approved offering buyouts to residents in the neighbourhood back in December due to the ‘impracticality’ of providing structural flood mitigation.
Temporary flood barriers will be placed prior to this year’s river breakup, however, there are currently no plans for any mitigation in the neighbourhood afterward.
Ptarmigan is the only flood-prone area – which includes downtown, Longboat Landing, Draper, Waterways, and Taiga Nova Eco-Industrial Park – where owners are currently being offered buyouts.
By Jaryn Vecchio
Fort McMurray, October 2018
The Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce is asking for the province to reopen businesses sooner rather than later.
In a letter sent to Premier Jason Kenney and MLA’s Laila Goodridge and Tany Yao, the organization argued the current COVID-19 measures could have drastic long-term effects on many of the 500 businesses they represent.
They noted they understand why these restrictions were brought in, however, they’re hurting many who were following all previous orders and are being punished by these restrictions.
“The Fort McMurray Chamber of Commerce stands in support of members who have made it clear, while they are understanding of the measures taken to protect their well-being, they are confused and frustrated with current information dictating which businesses are and are not able to operate,” read the letter which was co-signed by Executive Director Dianna De Sousa and Chair Tom Gear.