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Valuing the Present Over the Future: An Update on Water Governance From Alberta
By on November 30th, 2011

Valuing the Present Over the Future: An Update on Water Governance From Alberta

ACT Water report author Bob Sandford recently visited Edmonton and Calgary as part of his FLOW Cross-Canada tour, which has taken him to 16 cities in eight provinces. At each stop, he has heard stories about water of both hope and despair, while observing Canadian cities and provinces facing major challenges in water management exacerbated [...]

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PICS News Scan for 22 November 2011
By on November 24th, 2011

PICS News Scan for 22 November 2011

The PICS News Scan is a weekly summary of the major climate-change related science, technology, and policy advances of direct relevance to the BC provincial and Canadian federal governments and more generally to Canadian businesses, government and civil society. Download the news scan for 22 November 2011 (PDF) produced by ISIS, Sauder School of Business, University [...]

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Focusing on Public Responses: What We Heard in Vancouver
By on November 16th, 2011

Focusing on Public Responses: What We Heard in Vancouver

In this post we focus on the reactions from the crowd who attended the National Discussion Series: Securing Our Water Future tour stop in Vancouver, hosted by ACT at Simon Fraser University’s Segal Room. Attendance was impressively diverse; participants ranged from young students to seniors, from academic and industry experts to community members with a [...]

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Water Governance and Leadership Both Needed For Water Policy Reform: An update from Vancouver
By on November 14th, 2011

Water Governance and Leadership Both Needed For Water Policy Reform: An update from Vancouver

“The trouble with water – and there is trouble with water – is that they aren’t making any more of it” ~ Marq de Villiers We present the Vancouver water tour experience in two parts: The first, today’s blog, covers a summary of the presentations; the second (tomorrow) will discuss what the public concerns and [...]

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Water Author Learns From Ontario’s Leadership In Water Conservation
By on October 29th, 2011

Water Author Learns From Ontario’s Leadership In Water Conservation

Bob Sandford visited Waterloo and Toronto for his Ontario stop on the FLOW cross-Canada tour  and reports that Ontario is the most progressive province that he has seen so far in terms of water policy reform. Ontario’s major focus has been recognition of the importance of water to the economy, and the province has made [...]

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PICS News Scan for 25 October 2011
By on October 25th, 2011

PICS News Scan for 25 October 2011

The PICS News Scan is a weekly summary of the major climate-change related science, technology, and policy advances of direct relevance to the BC provincial and Canadian federal governments and more generally to Canadian businesses, government and civil society. Download the News Scan for 25 October 2011 produced by ISIS, Sauder School of Business, University of [...]

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Public Voices and Stronger Governance will help Manitoba Adapt
By on October 24th, 2011

Public Voices and Stronger Governance will help Manitoba Adapt

ACT Water author Bob Sandford’s most recent stop on the FLOW cross-Canada tour was in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Presenters at the standing room-only forum discussed three main hydrological impacts at length: infrastructure and water quality; groundwater and contamination; and climate impacts, which are multiplying both these risks. Observations from both hydrologists and climatologists at the presentations [...]

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Canada’s North Beyond 2011 conference presentations online
By on October 21st, 2011

Canada’s North Beyond 2011 conference presentations online

ACT Executive Director Deborah Harford attended Canada’s North Beyond 2011 that took place October 11-13 in Edmonton, Alberta. The Conference Board of Canada has posted all conference presentations online for viewing. Other online resources include: Video highlights of conference speakers The Centre for North website hosts ongoing discussion on Canada’s northern regions Centre for the [...]

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