Alberta 's Minister of Municipal Affairs , Doug Griffiths , announced that a task force that represents numerous government agencies and which earned praise for its coordination of recovery efforts following the 2011 Slave Lake wildfire would be reconvened . John McGowan , CEO of the Alberta Urban Municipalities Association ( AUMA ) described how AMSC is applying what they learned from the $ 700-million clean-up process following the Slave Lake fire in 2011 in their response to the flood . McGowan explained how the AUMA 's subsidiary Alberta Municipal Services Corporation ( AMSC ) will provide a wide variety of services which include general insurance to the approximately 278 cities , towns and villages in Alberta affected by the flood . Damaged public buildings , vehicles and key public infrastructure , including subsidiary damage such as , structural damage to bridges or tunnels , need to be repaired or replaced in the " biggest cleanup in provincial history " . " Neighbours , strangers , friends , and friends-of-friends-of-friends " helped those whose homes were damaged in Calgary 's flood . Calgary 's first official call , early on the morning of June 24 , for 600 volunteers resulted in an estimated 2,500 people arriving ready to work . Calgary Emergency Management Agency director Bruce Burrell said that the City of Calgary hired contractors on larger infrastructure repairs but volunteers were needed
2011 Slave Lake wildfire
2011 Slave Lake wildfire
2013 Alberta floods