Water News Volume 42, No 4 – Fall 2023

CONTENTS

GREETINGS // BIENVENUE

4/5             President’s Message

SPOTLIGHT

6/7             Eliminating the unknowns: Canada1Water reveals the country’s water future with a new continental-scale model.

FEATURES

12/13         Solutions to grand challenges of water management on the Prairies 

16/17         The Rise and Fall of Groundwater

20/21        The oscillating-foil turbine: democratizing hydroelectricity

24                A Paleo-hydrological Perspective on 21st Century Hydroclimate in Canada’s Western Interior

28                Taking the pulse of 600+ Canadian lakes

30/31         PROJECT WET CANADA

34               STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMMING

Water News Volume 42, No 3 – Summer 2023

CONTENTS

GREETINGS // BIENVENUE

4/5             President’s Message

SPOTLIGHT

6/7             A Few Memories from #CWRA2023 Halifax 

FEATURES

10/11       Canada-Saskatchewan Irrigation Diversification Centre: Striving For Efficiency in Irrigated Agriculture

16/17       KWL Assess Shoreline Impacts from Proposed Upgrades to the Cowichan Weir

20/21       The Okanagan Basin Water Board – Leading Climate Adaptation in one of Canada’s Most Stressed Watersheds

24              Part 8: hydRology ‘R’ticles Obtaining Other Hydrological Time Series Data in R

36/37       PROJECT WET CANADA

40       STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMMING

Water News Volume 42, No 2 – Spring 2023

CONTENTS

GREETINGS // BIENVENUE

4/5             President’s Message

SPOTLIGHT

6/7           Advancing Flood Hazard Identification and Mapping in Canada

FEATURES

10           Effective Agricultural Water Management in Saskatchewan – Highlights of the Working Landscapes Workshop

14           Everything, Everywhere, All at Once: A Workshop Exploring Manitoba’s Historic Flood of 2022

16           CWRA Workshop: The Canada Water Agency: Facilitating Collaboration on Freshwater Coordination and Stewardship

18           Downtown Brampton Flood Relief Project – the future Brampton Riverwalk

22/23    CSHS Course – Principles of hydrological modelling           

25            It’s been a busy 12 months at CWRA …

28           Part 7: hydRology ‘R’ticles demonstrating the functions

38/39         PROJECT WET CANADA

40               STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMMING

Water News Volume 42, No 1 – Winter 2023

CONTENTS

GREETINGS // BIENVENUE

4/5             President’s Message

SPOTLIGHT

6/7             Addressing the urgent crisis in decentralized systems in First Nations in Canada

FEATURES

10/11      A Partner Project to Address Diversity, Equity, and Inclusiveness in the Meteorological, Climatological, and Hydrological Science Communities in Canada

14           CWRA Mid-Term Workshop

15           CWRA Manitoba Flood Workshop

16/17   CSHS Course – Principles of hydrological modelling

21           Part 6: hydRology ‘R’ticles: Demonstrating the function – ch_polar_plot_peaks()

28/29         PROJECT WET CANADA

32               STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMMING

Water News Volume 41, No 4 – Fall/Winter 2022

CONTENTS

GREETINGS // BIENVENUE

4/5             President’s Message

SPOTLIGHT

6               A few memories from #CWRA2022

FEATURES

12/13      Activities of the Quebec Branch

14/15       Floodplain delineation and mapping in Quebec: update and recent developments

20/21       CWRA welcomes a new affiliate!

22/23     The Virtual Water Gallery

28             Part 5: Hydrology ‘R’ticles: Demonstration of Selected CSHShydRology Functions

47             Post-Secondary Students Challenged to Create Experiential Kits for Stormwater Education

48             SYP Research: Variations in the Water Storage Capacity for a Mountain Peatland with Complex Stratigraphy

42/43      PROJECT WET CANADA

50              UPDATE FROM STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS (SYP)

Water News Volume 41, No 3 – 75th Anniversary Issue

CONTENTS

GREETINGS // BIENVENUE

4/5             President’s Message

SPOTLIGHT

6/7           International Joint Commission Launches New Study: International St. Mary – Milk Rivers Study 

FEATURES

10           Natural Resources Canada

11           Congratulations CWRA on your 75th birthday!

12           History of Canadian Hydrology and Relation to Operational Water Resources Management

13           CWRA fonds at Wilfrid Laurier University Archives and Special Collections

14           From Battle Creek to Lake Diefenbaker: An Anecdotal History of Irrigation in Saskatchewan

17           Forty-six Years of the Canadian Water Resources Journal

18           CWRA Over the Years…

20           A Long History of Irrigation Innovation

22           The Canadian Society for Hydrological Sciences – a Retrospective

25           Canadian National Committee for Irrigation and Drainage (CANDID)

25           Students and Young Professionals (SYP)

26           Project WET: Twenty-Five Years and Growing

27           CWRA Graduate Scholarships

28           A Brief History of Water News

29          Photo Contest Winners

Water News Volume 41, No 2 – Spring 2022

CONTENTS

GREETINGS // BIENVENUE

6/7             President’s Message

SPOTLIGHT

8                From our Keynote Speakers

FEATURES

12/13      The Canflood Story

16/17      Floodplain Mapping Tool for Ungauged Areas in New Brunswick

20/21      Modelling of Fish Passages in Atlantic Canada using CFD

24             Part 4: Hydrology ‘R’ticles – Plotting daily streamflow data with data quality symbols – the function cha_qa_hydrograph

29             Small First Nation Communities Require Different Approach to Water Treatment Plants

32/33     PROJECT WET CANADA

36/37      STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMMING

Water News Volume 41, No 1 – Winter 2022

CONTENTS

GREETINGS // BIENVENUE

4/5             President’s Message

SPOTLIGHT

6                Manitoba First Nation and Water Districts Working Together on Watershed Management

FEATURES

8                International Water Management Adventures: Sarez Lake (Tajikistan) – A natural disaster waiting to happen or a wonderful natural resource?

12              Sore Laster: How to Rig a Hydrometric Fil Fest and Still Lose

14              Branch Updates

16              Part 3: Hydrology ‘R’tilces – The basics of getting Water Survey of Canada data for studies using ECDataExplorer

21              Living Lab – Eastern Prairies

22              Flood Map Viewer

23             CWRA 2021 Webinars, Panel Discussions, and Courses

24/25     PROJECT WET CANADA

26/27      STUDENTS & YOUNG PROFESSIONALS PROGRAMMING

Water News Volume 40, No 3 – Fall 2021

CONTENTS

GREETINGS // BIENVENUE

4/5             President’s Message

SPOTLIGHT

6/7             Overview of the Natural Hazards Risk Assessment for Saskatchewan

FEATURES

12/13    Training water resource technologists in Saskatchewan

16             Advancing urban stormwater management using 2D modeling: 2 case studies in Vancouver, BC

19             A Tech Challenge to Propel Tech Solutions and Reveal Entrepreneurial Mindset in the Water Sector

20/21      Service Beyond Measure – The Story of Water Survey of Canada

24             Part 2: Hydrology Rticles – Accessing Metadata from Water Survey of Canada’s Hydat Database

28/29      Summary of the 2021 National Conference

24/25      Update from Students & Young Professionals (SYP)

30/31     PROJECT WET CANADA 

Water News Volume 40, No 2 – Spring 2021

CONTENTS

GREETINGS // BIENVENUE

4/5           President’s Message

SPOTLIGHT

6               Keith Creek Re-Alignment and Enhancement

FEATURES

14           Flood Damage Estimation: A New Federal Guideline Document

18           Part 1: hydRology Rticles | Accessing daily streamflow data from Water Survey of Canada’s HYDAT Database

22           Branch Updates

24           Rain it in: 2021 Competition

25           AquaHacking 2021 Western Canada Challenge: A unique opportunity for young innovators interested in tackling water issues

30           DataStream kicks off Great Lakes Data Drive

32           Preparing for Water Budgets in the Canadian Columbia Basin

33           How do we value water? Report on CWRA’s World Water Day Panel Discussion

26           PROJECT WET CANADA 

Water News Volume 40, No 1 – Winter 2021

CONTENTS

GREETINGS // BIENVENUE

4/5           Hello 2021, and so long 2020!

SPOTLIGHT

6              Development of An Online Flood Mapping Metadata Portal to Inform Floodplain Mapping Decisions

FEATURES

10           Upgrades to Irrigation in Alberta Create Jobs and Boost Economy

12           CANDID Update

13           A Tiered Approach to Monitoring Channel Stability for Natural Channel Design Projects

18           Branch Updates: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Maritimes

22           Canadian Water Resources Journal

23           The Student and Young Professionals (SYP) program’s webinar series: Water Talks – presentations

20           PROJECT WET CANADA 

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