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Water Governance Workshop – Edmonton, Alberta – February 24, 2011

On February 24, 2011, the NRTEE hosted a one-day workshop on water governance in collaboration with the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance in Edmonton, Alberta.

The purpose of the workshop was to explore how collaborative governance might assist in achieving effective, efficient, and equitable water use by the natural resources sectors. An additional aim was to develop a better understanding of criteria for assessing when collaborative water governance models should be pursued.

This event was part of a national initiative from the NRTEE on the sustainable use of water by the natural resource sectors in Canada. The overall objectives of the program are to address the following questions:

(1) Does Canada have enough water to support economic growth while maintaining the health of our country’s ecosystems, given that the development of the natural resource sectors is on the rise (agriculture, mining, forestry and energy production), and with pressures on water resources due to increasing population and a changing climate?

(2) Is Canada in a position to manage water resources sustainably for future generations?

Participants

Susan Abells
Abells Henry Public Affairs

Pat Alexander
Clearwater County

Dr. Anne Marie Anderson
Edmonton

Jill Baker
Senior Policy Advisor
NRTEE

Karen Bakker
University of British Columbia

Murray Ball
North Saskatchewan River Basin Council

Ted Bentley
Paddle Alberta

George Binette
Beaver River WSA

Mary Binette
Beaver River WSA

Tom Cottrell
NSWA

René Drolet
Director, Policy and Research
NRTEE

Denise Edwards
Administrative Assistant
NRTEE

Katherine Finn
North Saskatchewan River Basin Council

Bill Fox
Alberta Beef Producers

Les Gammie
EPCOR Water Services

Ed Hoyes
NSWA

Eleanor Kneffel
Beaver River WSA

Sharon McKinnon
Agri-Environmental Partnerships of Alberta

Billie Milholland
NSWA

Meghan Payne
Lesser Slave Lake Watershed Council

Allison Russell
RANA LAW

David Samm
Battle River Water Alliance

Hugh Sanders
Battle River Water Alliance

Connie Simmons
Athabasca Watershed Council

Dave Trew
NSWA

Candace Vanin
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Graham Watt
NWSA

Sharon Willianen
Alberta Department of Environment

Fayi Zhon
City of Edmonton