( CNN ) -- The government of Alberta , Canada , will provide $ 1 billion in funding for recovery and reconstruction after the province 's devastating floods , Premier Alison Redford said Monday . `` We are going to do -- please listen to my words -- whatever it takes to get everyone back to a place where they can continue to live their lives , '' Redford said . More than 100,000 Albertans have been affected by the floods , which began last week after heavy mountain rains swelled rivers flowing to the east . Tens of thousands of people were evacuated in Calgary , Medicine Hat and elsewhere , along with the entire town of High River , where three people died in the floods . Another Canadian city braces for flooding , evacuates 10,000 . `` Yesterday , I saw families in Calgary emptying their entire basements out ; wet furniture was strewn across front lawns , '' Redford said in a statement . `` And at the evacuation site in Nanton , I met families who feel they 've lost everything and do n't know when they 'll get home to High River . '' The $ 1 billion will be used to help rebuilding efforts and support displaced families . They will receive pre-loaded debit cards of $ 1,250 per adult and $ 500 per child to help with housing needs and day-to-day purchases , Redford said . Waters have been receding in some parts of the province while others are now dealing with flooding . Some 65,000 residents in Calgary got the all-clear to return home . Downtown Calgary , where the Bow and Elbow Rivers converge , was especially hard-hit , but power was restored to a large portion of it , and the city expected to reopen nearly all of downtown by Tuesday , Mayor Naheed Nenshi said . In Alberta , misery rises along with floodwaters . In High River , about 40 miles south of Calgary , the flooding has now stopped , but some water is simply not receding , said Constable Janice Schoepp of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police . That makes it difficult to assess the extent of the damage in High River , though it 's safe to say the town is in a `` critical situation '' with extensive damage , said Katrina Bluetchen , a spokeswoman for the Alberta government . The South Saskatchewan River flowing through Medicine Hat , in southeastern Alberta , crested Monday but was still overflowing its banks , Schoepp said . Medicine Hat was able to stave off some damage because it saw the extent of flooding to the west days before it reached the city and was able to prepare , she said . `` I think it made a big difference , '' Schoepp said . The city said Monday it is starting to return residents to their homes . New flooding was occurring Monday in Drumheller , known as the dinosaur capital of the world for the dinosaur bones and fossils found there , and at the Siksika Indian reserve , east of Calgary , Schoepp said .
NEW : Power is restored to much of downtown Calgary . The city has also been hit by a series of power outages that have left many people without power. Water is not receding in some parts of hard-hit High River . NEW : Some Medicine Hat residents are starting to return home . The $ 1 billion will be used to help rebuild and support displaced families .