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Finding Your Flow: What Does it Take to be a Water Management Professional?

Explore the essential skills, strategies, and career pathways for managing Canada’s unique water challenges in this expert-led webinar.

Regular Price:
Free
Course Length:
70 min
Career Stage:
All Career Stages
SBEP PD Credits:
3
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Course Length:
70 min
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Speaker: Candice Young-Rojanschi
Alberta Adaptation Manager - Water First Education & Training Inc.

Candice Young‑Rojanschi, Ph.D., P.Eng. is a water engineer and educator specializing in environmental health and water management, with experience across government, industry, nonprofit, and education sectors. She is currently the Alberta Adaptation Manager at Water First Education & Training Inc.
Speaker: Jon Fennell
Water Resource Specialist - Self-employed

Jon Fennell, M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Geol. is a senior water resources scientist whose experience spans over 30 years focusing on hydrogeology, geochemistry, and water security. He has worked extensively on integrated water management and climate resiliency projects both in Canada and internationally.
Speaker: Nisha Saini
Water and Project Management Instructor - Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT)

Nisha Saini is a Water & Project Management Instructor at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), specializing in integrated water resource planning, watershed health, and sustainable water management.

Session Outline:

  • Integrated Water Management: Why Does Integration Matter? – Presented by Nisha Midha
  • What is a Contaminant of Emerging Concern? – Presented by Candice Young-Rojanschi
  • Climate Change and Our Future Water Security: It’s Time to Get It Right – Presented by Jon Fennell
  • Questions

Topics Covered:

  • Critical skills for managing water issues
  • Water quantity and quality challenges in Canada
  • Strategies and techniques in water management
  • Attributes and competencies for effective water management
  • Career pathways in water management

Reconnaissance des terres

Dans un esprit de respect, de réciprocité et de vérité, nous honorons et reconnaissons Moh’kinsstis, le territoire traditionnel du Traité 7 et les pratiques orales de la confédération des Pieds-Noirs : Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, ainsi que les nations Îyâxe Nakoda et Tsuut’ina. Nous reconnaissons que ce territoire abrite la Nation métisse de l’Alberta, la région 3 au sein de la patrie historique des Métis du Nord-Ouest. Enfin, nous reconnaissons toutes les nations qui vivent, travaillent et se divertissent sur ce territoire, et qui l’honorent et le célèbrent.

Land Acknowledgment

In the spirit of respect, reciprocity and truth, we honour and acknowledge Moh’kinsstis and the traditional Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Blackfoot confederacy: Siksika, Kainai, Piikani, as well as the Îyâxe Nakoda and Tsuut’ina nations. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. Finally, we recognize all Nations who live, work and play on this land and honour and celebrate this territory.