60th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research
At the 60th Central Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research, hosted by the Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ), IWA Young Water Professionals (YWP) Canada member Sami LeValley chaired a dynamic and forward-looking panel session titled “The Future of Water/Wastewater Research and the Intersection with Operations and Career Implications.” The session featured five distinguished panelists…
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Pacific Region: Conquering Mt. Doug
This was the first meet-up of Young Water Professionals and Enthusiasts on Vancouver Island! We had a wonderful time getting to know students and researchers in the water sphere. Of course everyone was well fed with snacks and drinks before successfully conquering Mt. Doug!! Thanks to IWA-YWP and Dr.Kristian Dubrawski for sponsoring, and IWA-YWP Pacific…
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Building Bridges: Challenges for Water Supply Infrastructure
This March, our chapter hosted a joint panel event with IWA YWP Germany to discuss the current and future challenges for Water Supply Infrastructure in both countries. We heard from Dr. Cassivi, a sessional lecturer at the Université de Montreal, Canada, who works on drinking water supply and domestic hygiene in low-resource settings. The head of…
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Waterside Chat with Miguel Castillo
In our first waterside chat of 2022, we sit down with Miguel Castillo, a Site Superintendent at QM Environmental to discuss his passion for Bioengineering and some large-scale ecological projects that he has spearheaded and been involved in. During this session, Miguel talked about the importance of getting local communities involved in restoration projects. In…
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Community-based Water Management, with Dr.Yu Chen
On 1 December 2021, IWA-YWP Canada hosted Dr. Yu Chen from the Centre for Global Engineering at the University of Toronto in the webinar on ‘Community-based WaterManagement: A Reflective Commentary on the Metropolitan Area of Mexico City’. Dr. Chen discussed the unique hydrological landscape of Mexico City and its peri-urban neighbourhoods as well as the…
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Young Professionals Talk – Branding Yourself with Dr. Ketan Marballi
On November 12, YWPs in Toronto had the opportunity to learn from Dr. Marballi, a Cellular and Structural Biology researcher turned Career Specialist. He shared tips on creating a personal and professional brand online, job seeking and career transitions. We also held a small quiz competition on what we learned. Congratulations to our Kahoot winners! As…
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2021 Virtual Atlantic and Eastern Canadian Symposium on Water Quality Research
We are always grateful to the Canadian Association on Water Quality (CAWQ/ACQE) for the opportunity to collaborate on events like the Symposium on Water Quality Research. On November 3rd, our chapter’s co-chair Gamze Kirim introduced our organization, goals, events and called on the Young Water Professionals in the Atlantic and Eastern regions of Canada to…
Lynn Valley and Rice Lake Hike (BC)
On October 23rd, IWA YWP in British Columbia partnered with the Canadian Water Resources Association (CWRA) on a nature hike to Lynn Canyon Suspension Bridge. It was a rainy Saturday with beautiful waterfalls, warm hot chocolate, and great conversation. Follow us on LinkedIn and subscribe to our emails so that you don’t miss our next event.
Blue Drinks with CentrEau
IWA YWP Canada collaborated with CentrEau to host the first ‘Blue Drinks’ for 2021 on September 23rd. This was our first in-person social event in over a year! The event took place in 3 Quebec cities – Montreal, Quebec City, and Sherbrooke. Our Co-chair, Gamze Kirim, and Regional Director for Quebec, Alex Webb, introduced our…
IWA YWP Canada General Meeting
IWA YWP Canada hosted its first General Meeting open to all Young Water Professionals across Canada on May 20, 2021. Participants were inform about the IWA membership benefits and joining the IWA YWP community. We also informed them about the chapter activities and possible roles that they could take on at 2021-2023 board followed by a…
E-Learning Session on Solving Complex Water Reclamation Challenges through Advanced Characterization Tools
On 29 April 2021, the IWA-YWP Canada hosted Dr. Pavani Cherukupally. Overall, 54 participants registered for the event and approx. 29 participants joined on the live session. For the first time, an appreciation certificate was presented to the guest speaker, Dr. Cherukupally. The participants (who wanted a participation certificate and responded in a google form…
WaterSide Chat with Sarah Dorner
IWA YWP Canada invited Dr.Sarah Dorner, Professor- Montreal Polytechnic, Department of Civil, Geological and Mining Engineer as the speaker for March 2021 Waterside Chat Webinar to share her research experiences in the field of Environmental Engineering. The session highlighted some of the conference papers and publications of Dr.Sarah Dorner and her ongoing research on COVID-19…
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