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LIVING WATER SMART IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: “Deep knowledge is rapidly being lost. Organizational amnesia is the consequence, and this creates risks and liabilities for communities,” stated Kim Stephens, Executive Director with the Partnership for Water Sustainability


“In our current ‘interesting’ times, deep knowledge is needed more than ever to chart the way forward through mine fields,” stated Kim Stephens. “Loss of continuity is happening just when continuity of understanding is needed most. Knowing what we know, the Partnership believes the moment is right to brand 2025 as THE YEAR OF THE RE-SET. This means implement a course correction so that governments would maintain and manage engineered and natural assets as interconnected components within a system that includes the people who live there.”

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Presentation Skills for Young Professionals – Breakfast Seminar

The BCWWA Young Professionals Committee is hosting a Presentation Skills for Young Professionals breakfast seminar at the Executive Hotel & Conference Centre Burnaby on November 4, 2010 at 7:30 am. This seminar is open to all BCWWA members under the age of 35 or who have less than 10 years work experience in their field. The cost of the event is $40 for members and $75 for non-members. Space is limited so you must register by Friday, October 22.

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From Rain to Resource: Managing Stormwater in a Changing Climate Workshop and Tradeshow

Effective rainwater management is a critical tool for adaptation to climate change – a leading policy concern in British Columbia. The goal of this workshop is to share positive and innovative developments in rainwater management and to discuss how barriers to change are being overcome in communities in B.C. and beyond. The overall objective is to move municipal governments beyond conventional stormwater management, and inspire them to use rainwater as an integrated resource.

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Cross Connection Control: Troubleshooting for Testers

The Cross Connection Control industry requires leading edge skills to ensure safe drinking water from source to tap. This conference is targeted to the needs of backflow prevention testers where participants will obtain technical information on installation, maintenance, testing and recertification.

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BCWWA Seminar on Climate Change

In partnership with the BCWWA Climate Change Committee, the BC government’s Climate Action Secretariat will hold a 1-day workshop on adapting to climate change in Whistler, BC on Wednesday May 5th.

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