Council Welcomes a New President!
At it's March Board meeting the Council welcomed Ernie Hui, Deputy Minister of Alberta Environment and Water as the Council's new President, completing the term begun by former President Jim Ellis. For a list of the Council's Membership, click here.
Fifth Sector Plan for Water Conservation, Efficiency and Productivity Completed!
The Downstream Petroleum Sector presented its sector plan for water conservation, efficiency and productivity (CEP), the fifth sector plan to be completed. The plan was prepared by the Canadian Petroleum Products Institute and identifies 15 CEP opportunities. It will be available on the water CEP project page when granted final approval by the sector.
Tracking the Implementation Status of the Council's Recommendations!
The Implementation Tracking System of Council Recommendations is a simple tool to allow the Board and others to easily assess the status of implementation progress of Council recommendations. It involves the creation and/or updating of two documents. The first document, which is broken down by project, is the Detailed Tracking Report on Implementation Progress that outlines all recommendations that require action, their status and challenges to implementation. The second document is an Update Report of the Detailed Tracking Report. This report is meant to provide a general overview of implementation progress, highlighting both challenges and successes. For more information and to see the reports, click here.
Terms of Reference Amended!
The Board approved amendments to the terms of reference for two project teams. The Sector Planning for CEP team will now present its final report and recommendations in October 2012. Timelines were also extended for the Riparian Land Conservation and Management project team, with its final report now expected in March 2013. More information on the Council's projects is available here.
Special Edition! Annual Partnerships Newsletter - February 2012
The AWC has launched a special annual newsletter that highlights the Water for Life partners and their success stories from the past year. Building on the work of the Moving from Words to Actions project team, the partnerships’ newsletter helps to create more awareness of the partnerships and the good work being done in water management around the province. Special thanks to the contributors of our first issue: Land Stewardship Centre of Canada, South East Alberta Watershed Alliance, Red Deer River Watershed Alliance, and Alberta Environment and Water.
- About the Water for Life Partnerships
- Wetlands, Trees and Forests Day - Iron Creek Watershed Improvement Society
- Clear Water Landcare
- Collaborative Watershed Governance - South East Alberta Watershed Alliance
- The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance Watershed Ambassador Program
- Alberta Environment and Water Releases Water for Life Progress Report
- Message from Alberta Environment and Water Minister Diana McQueen