OUR WATER, OUR FUTURE - A Conversation with Albertans
Recently, I had the privilege of attending a Watershed Stakeholder discussion put on by Alberta Environment and Sustainable Resources Development under the direction of MLA Diana McQueen. The afternoon session was held February 26, 2013 in Camrose. The groups revolved around 4 different tables, each table having a time limit of half-an-hour to discuss the following topics
- Healthy Waters
- Hydraulic Fracturing
- Drinking water and Waste Water
- Water Management
All the groups had a facilitated discussion with a
common goal of giving feedback from Watershed groups, and representatives with
invested interest from the Petroleum Industry, Agriculture
One of the issues discussed in the Healthy Water Group
discussion, was how a strong framework within a Watershed Stewardship group
could be the foundation for government intervention, creating more funding and
also helping with follow up on regulations and intentionally holding the public
accountable for their practices.
The view was that groups like
All in all it was very informative and encouraging to
know that the
Harold Hofstra
Chair WLWLSA