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Remember Snowtember? The Unforeseen risks to your home
The old saying goes: “If you don’t like the weather in Calgary, wait a few minutes”. However, a few minutes can seem like a lifetime if your house is being damaged by the unsuspected vandal, Mother Nature. The great Alberta flood of 2013 is still top of mind when considering personal property risks. The $1.7…
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How bad were the 2013 floods in Alberta?
Historian Harry Sanders claims that the very worst flood in Alberta was the Fort Calgary flood of 1879.[i] The second worst (according to Sanders) was at Fort Calgary in 1897. During these floods bridges were torn out, entire buildings were left underwater and about 60 families were relocated. At the same time, homesteaders and ranchers…