Raven Workshop Summary

A Raven hydrologic modelling workshop, co-sponsored by the CWRA, CSHS, and Carleton University Geography department, was held in Ottawa this October 14^th at Carleton University, and instructed by Prof. James Craig from the University of Waterloo. Eleven  attendees from academia, government, and consulting participated. The day started with an discussion of the challenges to trustworthy model development, covered the basics of modelling with the flexible Raven hydrologic modelling framework, and ended with hands-on watershed model development exercises. Plenty of interesting questions were asked and participants enjoyed the stimulating discussions both at the breaks and during post-workshop drinks at the Carleton student centre. Plans are underway to offer the Raven workshop at the CWRA conference in Lethbridge in June 2017. For more information about the Raven modelling framework, or for future Raven workshops, go to http://www.civil.uwaterloo.ca/jrcraig/Raven/Main.html

Ottawa 2017 Registration Opens Next Week!

Global Water Futures: Solutions to Water Threats in an Era of Global Change Webinar

In partnership with CSHS, CWRA presents this important webinar. The University of Saskatchewan’s Global Water Futures overarching goal is to deliver risk management solutions—informed by leading-edge water science and supported by innovative decision-making tools—to manage water futures in Canada and other cold regions where global warming is changing landscapes, ecosystems, and the water environment. 

The information in this webinar is presented by Howard Wheater, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Water Security and director of the University of Saskatchewan Global Institute for Water Security, who leads the CFREF-funded program. “No institution nationally or internationally has assembled such a large-scale and multi-disciplinary water research initiative of this kind,” said Wheater.

The Implementation of Agricultural Water Management Strategy in Saskatchewan Webinar

Doug Johnson, Executive Director, Special Projects for the Water Security Agency will present the new regulations that the Saskatchewan Government, through the Water Security Agency (WSA) has passed in August 2015 which significantly altered the way in which drainage is regulated in Saskatchewan.  WSA is working on further legislative changes, which will affect the way in which drainage is regulated.  This webinar presentation will explain the differences in regulation, and the challenges associated with these changes. 

Join us for this individual webinar or the entire CWRA Saskatchewan series. Registration rates for the series are greatly reduced for CWRA members.  Please make your payment at least a few days before the first presentation to give our organizers time to register you. Register or get more information here.

CWRA BC Seminar Managing Flood Risk in BC's Lower Mainland

Steve Litke from the Fraser Basin Council is the Senior Manager Watersheds and Water Resources, Youth and Sustainability Indicators will discuss the Lower Mainland Flood Management Strategy. Free to attend but please register here. 

Abstracts are now being accepted for Lethbridge 2017 Annual Conference

The 2017 Conference will explore how water has been exploited, managed, protected, and shared as it crosses jurisdictional boundaries in North America. The program will address the best (and worst) approaches and solutions to interjurisdictional water management on the continent, with a view to influencing future public policy.
When submitting an abstract, you will be requested to indicate your choice of theme and sub-theme, and to specify your preference for either an oral or a poster presentation, or a Pecha Kucha style concise presentation.   Abstract submission takes place between October 15, 2016 and January 15, 2017.