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National Drinking Water Conference - Landmark Event
The 14th Canadian National Conference and 5th Policy Forum on Drinking Water was held from October 31 – November 2. The Conference was hosted by the Federal-Provincial-Territorial Committee on Drinking Water, but all Conference organization and logistics were provided by the Canadian Water and Wastewater Association.
The Conference was a resounding success – attracting nearly 200 delegates from the federal and provincial governments, municipalities, the private sector and academia. The Conference featured three days of presentations - exploring new research on treatment technologies, health research, utility management and regulatory news, among other topics. A Policy and Research Forum, sponsored by the Canadian Water Network, was featured on the last afternoon of the Conference. While the technical sessions provided unparalleled learning opportunities the Conference also had ample time to network and socialize, and even a little downtime to enjoy our host city Saskatoon.
Sponsorship is an important contribution allowing us to keep registration fees low, which attracts more delegates, and also helps support other ongoing activities of the CWWA.
The CWWA Water Quality Committee also hosted a meeting to discuss the priorities and future of our Committee. It included an update on the ongoing activities of the FPT Committee on Drinking Water, as well as discussion on the emerging threats to water supplies, including oil spills. The current Chair of the Committee, Pierre-André Côté, expressed an interest in stepping down from his position. CWWA is currently seeking a volunteer to assume this position. Any member of CWWA is welcome to join the Committee and act as Chair. If you are interested, please contact Kara Parisien, at kparisien@cwwa.ca
CWWA thanks all the Corporate Sponsors whose generous support helped make the Conference such a success:
