CWRA News and Events

Updated May 6, 2008

CWRA National Conferences


“Managing the Health of Canada’s Lakes and Rivers”
61st Annual CWRA National Conference
Gimli Manitoba
June 16-19, 2008
Conference Website

CWRA Seminars and Conferences

 CWRA Membership Survey
CWRA is undertaking a survey to determine status of members’ available technology and print use in the ongoing development of our organization’s communications. Please take the time to fill it out and make sure your voice is heard.

New! Workshop on Integrated Watershed Management
and
Annual General Meeting
May 28, 2008
Black Creek Pioneer Village, Toronto, On
Registration Form (PDF)

 Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Prairie Provinces:
The Prairies Chapter of the National Assessment of Climate Change

Speaker: Dr. Dave Sauchyn
Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative
May 15th, 2008
Winnipeg Manitoba

Maritime Water Resources Symposium:
Watershed Health, Planning and Management

Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
August 21-23, 2008
 

Other CWRA News & Events

Request for Poposals FOR EXECUTIVE AND/OR
EDITORIAL OFFICES OF IWRA

The Executive Board of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) is requesting proposals from universities, research institutions and public sector organizations, for hosting the Executive and/or Editorial Offices of IWRA and for the Positions of Executive Director and/or Editor-in-Chief of Water International.
Download RFP (pdf)
 

Protecting Ontario's Water
Supplement to the Globe and Mail on June 27, 2007
The CWRA Ontario Branch recently participated in a special supplement to the Globe and Mail on June 27, 2007 entitled, Protecting Ontario's Water. The special 6 page insert allowed the Ontario Branch an opportunity to promote its recent publication entitled "Mainstreaming Climate Change in Drinking Water Source Protection Planning in Ontario" which was produced by Pollution Probe and the Canadian Water Resources Association.
Click here to download a copy of the supplement (pdf)
 

Monitoring in a Changing Environment
October 13 – 14, 2004
Vancouver, BC
A CD containing presentations from the workshop is available by contacting
Aquatic Informatics. The workshop included presentations on: Monitoring Equipment, Advances in Sensors, Station Installation and Maintenance, Monitoring Networks, Data Management, Validation, and Correction, Exposure, and Trend Detection.
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Project WET Workshop
Oak Hammock Marsh Intrepretive Centre, Manitoba

Canadian Society for Hydrological Sciences (CSHS)


Certification of Hydrologists (pdf)
Discussion Paper
Comments, questions or concerns about the contents of this discussion document written by Robert Halliday may be sent to
Bruce Davison, CSHS Secretary.
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CSHS Annual General Meeting Minutes (pdf.)
June 17, 2004
 

BC Hydrometric Business Review


BC Hydrometric Business Review
Now Available
The report, developed with assistance from the CWRA BC Branch, assesses the most appropriate program to meet the data needs of the user community.

CWRA Special Publications

Predictions in Ungauged Basins
This book summarizes presentations from the March, 2004 Water Survey of Canada and the Canadian Society for Hydrological Sciences workshop held in Yellowknife.

Price $15.00 + tax

 

Canadian Perspectives on Integrated Water Resources Management
Selected Papers Assessing the State of IWRM in Canada
Edited by Dan Shrubsole. 123 pages

Price $23.00 + tax

 

Special Issue of the Canadian Water Resources Journal

CWR Journal 28(4)

Special Issue - Working Together for the Georgia Basin

Now Available!
Only $25 each
Order Here

The Canadian Water Resources Journal is now available online
 

Current Issue of Water News

Water News Issue 26(3). Fall 2007

Technical Article

Developing a Growth Management Framework for the Lake Simcoe Watershed Based on Assimilative Capacity
[View pdf]

Élaboration d’un cadre de gestion de la croissance pour le bassin du lac Simcoe reposant sur la capacité d’autoépuration
[Vue pdf]

Profile Article

New Action in Ontario – Focus on Great Lakes Water Management
[View pdf]

Nouvelle mesure en Ontario – Accent mis sur la gestion de l’eau des Grands Lacs
[Vue pdf]
 

Posted Presentations and Proceedings

New! 2007 Alberta Branch Conference
The Birth of Alberta’s Water Economy
Proceedings Now Posed (Members Only)
Conference Program (pdf)

 

2006 Alberta Branch Conference
Climate Change and Water Management:Science, Impacts and Adaptation in Alberta
Proceedings Now Posted

 

2006 Conference Paper:
Sustainable Water Management: State of Practice in Canada and Beyond
Link to Paper
 

58th CWRA Annual Conference Proceedings
Reflections On Our Future: A New Century of Water Stewardship Conference
Proceedings are available online (CWRA Members Only)
Proceedings may also be purchased from the
CWRA Membership Services Office
 

CWRA MB Forum: Managing Nutrients within the Lake Winnipeg Watershed
October 18 & 19
Winnipeg Manitoba
Links to Presentations
 

 Hydrology for the Orographically Challenged
A Workshop on Predictions in Ungauged Basins (PUB) in Mountainous Regions
CWRA - BC Branch, Environment Canada, and Canadian Society for Hydrological Sciences
November 28-30, 2005
Manning Park, BC
Link to Presentations
 

 Wetland Policy and Mitigation:
New Opportunities for Wetland Conservation
May 10-11 2005
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Link to Presentations
 

 Rainwater Harvesting:
A Workshop Series on Thinking Outside the Pipe
June 23,2005
Calgary, Alberta
Link to Presentations
 

2005 BC Branch Conference
Final Summary Report (pdf)
plus
Letter to the BC Premier regarding Water management in the Okanagan basin (pdf)
 

Presentations from the CWRA Transboundary
Water Workshop

February 18, 2005
Winnipeg, Manitoba
 

 Conference Proceedings:Life on the Prairies: Dealing with Water Realities and Climate Change (pdf)
2003 CSEB/CWRA National/Regional Conference.
October 19-21, 2003
Regina, Saskatchewan

Building Capacity for Watershed Stewardship
November 2 - 3, 2004
Regina, Saskatchewan
 

Integrated Watershed Planning and Management Forum
February 25, 2004
Winnipeg, Manitoba
 

Navigating Through In-stream Work Regulations in BC
BC Branch Workshop
May 27, 2004
 

Predicting Ungauged Streamflow in the  Mackenzie Valley: Today’s Techniques & Tomorrow’s Solutions
CSHS Workshop
March 8 -9, 2004
 

Water Budget Analysis on a Watershed Basis
Ontario Branch Seminar
March 4, 2004