The Canadian Water Network, the Alberta Water Research Institute, and the Ontario Centres of Excellence have collaborated to create the Canadian Municipal Water Management Research Consortium, a new initiative to engage municipal water authorities to allow them to access research capacity to tackle mutually identified, critical issues. The challenge of managing uncertainty in the provision of safe drinking water was selected as one such issue. An international expert panel was assembled to work with a steering committee of municipal water providers and drinking water regulators. This group has posed the challenge: How best can drinking water providers address risk and uncertainty to assure safe drinking water? A toolkit is being developed to assist with issues ranging from a risk hierarchy, various products to promote better understanding of how risk assessment is performed and products to enhance communications with consumers about drinking water safety.   

To register, please contact Carol Edwards on or before Wednesday, December 2nd:
Phone: 780-426-3990, ext. 2368
Email:cedwards@apega.ca

Registration can also be done online. *No refunds as of December 3rd. No-shows will be billed. Payment can be made in advance by credit card:  VISA, MasterCard or American Express. Please remember to register early, we have been selling out.

Next Branch Luncheon:
Tuesday, January 19th – Innovative Repairs to Drive Down Large Equipment Operating Costs

Engineers Without Borders Meeting

Engineers Without Borders is having a meeting on Sunday, December 6, 3-5pm, in Room 5, 6th floor of the Stanley Milner Library. To be discussed is Bill C-300, a bill that is currently being reviewed on Parliament Hill. If passed, Bill C-300 will promote responsible environmental practices and international human rights standards on the part of Canadian mining, oil and gas corporations in developing countries.

The first half of the meeting will include a presentation on Bill C-300, the implications for Canadian companies and the benefits for developing countries. In the second half, letters will be written to MP's to share thoughts on the matter, whether positive or negative.

For more information contact Stephen Kenny.

To learn more about the bill, visit John McKay's website. He is the MP who tabled the bill.

Click here to read the full text of C-300.