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BRBC discuss future Bow River management

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The Bow River Basin Council (BRBC) held a presentation at the RancheHouse on the importance of water management in the basin, highlighting key areas, such as climate change and drought, which have adverse affects on the Bow River’s water supply.

Keynote speaker Shawn Marshal from the University of Calgary said the purpose of the meeting was to get all stakeholders together to plan and work as a cohesive unit to enable the best possible preparation for the future and the perils it may hold.

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Water sales to U.S. won’t be on table in upcoming talks, environment minister insists

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EDMONTON – Alberta’s water will not be for sale outside of its borders, the province’s environment minister told an audience of political leaders from across rural Alberta on Tuesday.

Environment and Sustainable Resource Minister Diana McQueen made the comments as she reminded hundreds of locally elected leaders gathered at the Shaw Conference Centre for the Alberta Association of Municipal Counties and Districts convention about the province’s plans to consult with Albertans in the new year about a range of water-related issues.

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