Water: Challenges and Opportunities

March 22 is World Water Day, a United Nations designation meant to draw attention to global water quality issues. In response, a number of local and international organizations have collaborated to host an evening event in Vancouver focused on water quality in Canada and around the world.
The opening guest speaker is Canadian author Andrew Nikiforuk (Tar Sands: Dirty Oil and the Future of a Continent). Nikiforuk will discuss three issues in particular: the impact of the tar sands on water quality, the Enbridge (Gateway) pipeline project, and hydrofracturing – a water-intense process that is used to release shale gas. Nikiforuk will then join a panel with Chief Bob Chamberlin, chair of the Musgamagw-Tsawataineuk Tribal Council, and Patrick Lucas, an environmental scientist and returned CUSO-VSO volunteer. The panel will be moderated by Dr. Karen Bakker, director of the UBC Program on Water Governance and author of Eau Canada: The Future of Canada’s Water.
Water: Challenges and Opportunities takes place at UBC Robson Square, below Robson Street between Howe and Hornby streets, room C150+C180. Admission is $5 and all are welcome to attend. Doors open at 6 pm with presentations beginning at 6:30 pm. For more information call 604-294-5160.
Presented by Amnesty International, Connecting Environmental Professionals, Council of Canadians, Oxfam Canada, Program on Water Governance (UBC), The Water Team, and Tides Canada. The event is Bullfrog powered, and light refreshments will be served.