Saskatoon Chapter
Description
The Saskatoon Chapter of the CWRA Student and Young Professionals Organization has
been active in the community over the past few years. Our group is based out of
the University of Saskatchewan, within the National Hydrology Research Centre and
Innovation Place Research Park, and we are actively recruiting new members from
all regions of the province.
Essentially our group is a small offshoot of the larger CWRA, with a focus on helping
current and former students advance their careers in relation to water resources
by obtaining knowledge, counsel, mentoring, and networking from senior CWRA members
and other individuals within our own group. Our aim is to bridge the gap between
school and work, and between experience and no experience while learning more about
water resources.
We try and meet once a month to discuss Chapter initiatives and upcoming events,
and welcome anyone and everyone out to sit in, take part or present initiatives
to our group.
We have basically 2 groups of people who receive updates and are involved with our
group. There are the active participants who come to monthly meetings and organize
and help operate the group, and then there are the passive or "in the loop" group
that receives general email updates about what is going on, and any events or initiatives
that may be planned for the future.
Since everyone is a stakeholder in water resources, we hope to attract people from
a variety of ages and backgrounds, which may or may not be related to water science.
We all have something to learn from everyone. In the past our group has run several
events and initiatives ranging from curling nights to producing a photo contest
and calendar, as well as taking part in water science education programs (Project
WET). We have also run tours of regional water research sites, 24-hour relay teams
for Easter Seals, and river bank clean-up initiatives through the Meewasin Valley
Authority.
In the near future we are looking at hosting a speaking event here on campus, as
well as organizing a field trip to some environmental research sites in North-central
Saskatchewan, and possibly setting up a weekend canoe trip within the province.
Feel free to contact us. Thanks
Events
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