Canadian Water Network (CWN) convened the 2024 Spring Consortium Leaders Group (CLG) meeting in Edmonton last week from May 2-3. This gathering, which occurs twice a year, provides senior leaders in the water sector with a platform to exchange insights about pressing challenges water utilities face across the country. The Spring meeting, co-hosted by EPCOR and ARROW Utilities, brought [...]
Metro Vancouver has joined the Smart Water Networks Forum’s (SWAN) annual conference as the Lead Utility Partner. The 14th annual SWAN conference will be held in Vancouver from May 20-22, 2024. This year, the theme of the global smart water event is Bridging Water Realities: Embracing Collaborative Innovation. As the Lead Utility Partner, Metro [...]
We are pleased to announce that the City of Waterloo and the City of Winnipeg have joined the Canadian Municipal Water Consortium's Leadership Group. The Canadian Municipal Water Consortium is a network of utility leaders who advance municipal water management across Canada. Its Leadership Group, composed of 26 large and progressive utilities, enables senior [...]
We’re excited to share that Canadian Water Network is partnering with the Canadian Institute of Planners to deliver the Summer 2024 issue of Plan Canada, Canada’s national planning magazine. The Summer 2024 issue will focus on integrated planning in support of water management. Here is your opportunity to showcase the work you're doing in [...]
Canadian Water Network (CWN) brought together 18 leaders from nine progressive water utilities to kick off a Strategic Sharing Group focused on increasing climate resilience through stormwater management. CWN’s Strategic Sharing Groups convene thought leaders to share knowledge on emerging issues. As Canada experiences more frequent extreme weather events, municipalities and utilities are struggling [...]
Hot off the press! We’re excited to share CWN’s 2023 annual report with you. The report’s theme, Moving Forward Together, captures the essence of CWN’s approach. The water-related challenges we currently face, and those on the horizon, are too complex to tackle alone. CWN creates and curates spaces for decision-makers to work collaboratively across [...]
Canadian Water Network (CWN) is delighted to announce that GHD, Stantec, and Xylem have become the first companies to join CWN’s new Innovation Partner Sponsorship program. About the Innovation Partner Sponsorship program The Innovation Partner Sponsorship program bridges the gap between private-sector innovation and public-sector needs. More specifically, it: Promotes the thought [...]
We are happy to share that Talia Glickman has joined the Canadian Water Network (CWN) team as an engagement and knowledge mobilization specialist for our Wastewater-Based Surveillance (WBS) Program. CWN is undertaking this program in collaboration with the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCCID). “We are delighted to welcome Talia to the Wastewater-based [...]
CWN welcomes Deborah Van Dyk as program manager We’re happy to share that Deborah Van Dyk joined the CWN team as a program manager for our Wastewater-Based Surveillance Program in March 2023. Deborah is leading a 13-month demonstration project to support public health authorities in interpreting the meaning of WBS data for their communities [...]
As the new CEO of Canadian Water Network (CWN), I am delighted to provide you with highlights of a significant year of transition and a sneak preview of our direction in 2023. These highlights include, among others: Passing of the CEO torch. Welcoming new team members, as well as municipal and utility leaders, to [...]
