By COALITION OF CITIZEN-BASED ORGANIZATIONS — JAN 15, 2008
A coalition of citizen-based organizations came together and submitted a report to the Alberta Water Council outlining its analysis and review of the strategy. Issues addressed in this report include: funding, protection of drinking water sources, progress made on protecting healthy aquatic ecosystems, watershed planning, shared governance, and water conservation. More...
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OCT 11, 2007
In part two of this two-part webinar, Linda Nowlan, an expert on water governance at University of British Colombia, presents groundwater governance frameworks from across the country. In part one, Claude Eckert, a groundwater regulation and policy expert with Alberta Environment discusses Alberta's groundwater policies and procedures. More...
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OCT 11, 2007
In part one of this two-part webinar, Claude Eckert, a groundwater regulation and policy expert with Alberta Environment discusses Alberta's groundwater policies and procedures. In part two, Linda Nowlan, an expert on water governance at University of British Colombia, presents groundwater governance frameworks from other jurisdictions. More...
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By ALAN GARDNER, SALTS — OCT 9, 2007
A compelling new report shows that maintaining the status quo in land-use planning in the Southern East Slopes of the Rocky Mountains will lead to slow but certain environmental degradation of the region — and we are not well-equipped to cope. More...
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JUN 21, 2007
In this webinar Robert George and David McKenna from Alberta Environment present the science of groundwater, and the current state of groundwater information in Alberta. More...
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MAY 17, 2007
In part two of this two-part webinar, University of Calgary professors, Mary-Ellen Tyler and Mike Quinn, and our very own Danielle Droitsch provide a deeper discussion on the topic of shared governance in the watershed context. More...
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MAY 17, 2007
In part one of this two-part webinar, University of Calgary professors, Mary-Ellen Tyler and Mike Quinn, and our very own Danielle Droitsch share their thoughts about shared governance in the watershed context. More...
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By ROSENBERG INTERNATIONAL FORUM — FEB 15, 2007
This report comes from a Regional Rosenberg Workshop held at the request of the Minster of Environment. This report provides recommendations as to how Water for Life could be strengthened (strategically and in implementation). The report also examines how ground water management could be strengthened in Alberta.
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AUG 11, 2006
This short video, shot on August 8th & 9th 2006, shows the Bow River below the last major irrigation diversion at Bassano Dam. On August 9th, the river flow in this location was reduced to 9 m3/s. By contrast,the flow in Calgary (above all irrigation diversions) was 82 m3/s, and the average natural flow — the flow we would expect with no dams or diversions — for this time of year at Bassano Dam is 103 m3/s. More...
By BOW RIVER BASIN COUNCIL — MAY 1, 2005
This comprehensive report provides up-to-date information on the current state of the Bow (water quality, quantity), and the health of its ecosystem. The report examines the many water uses — hydroelectric generation, irrigation, municipal, etc. — and describes the impacts these uses are having on the river. More...
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