Oldman Watershed Council kicks off Southern Alberta Water Charter 2017 commitments

Oldman Watershed Council - Community organizations and individuals from all walks of life will celebrate their pledge to preserving southern Alberta’s watershed at noon on Friday, April 7, 2017 in Lethbridge City Hall’s main foyer.  The event will highlight the Oldman Watershed Council’s (OWC) new Water Charter, a voluntary pact encouraging individuals and organizations in the region to plan and perform their own watershed protection initiatives. Lethbridge Mayor Chris Spearman, Lethbridge MLA Maria Fitzpatrick, University of Lethbridge President Mike Mahon and Taber MD Reeve Brian Brewin will attend the event to celebrate their organizations’ planned activities.

Alberta invests $12 million to protect water

Oldman Falls

Government of Alberta - The Government of Alberta is safeguarding water resources with nearly $12 million in new multi-year grants for watershed planning and advisory councils and the Alberta Water Council. Each year for the next three years, 11 local watershed councils will receive $3.2 million per year to assess watershed health and plan for water management. The Alberta Water Council will receive $750,000 per year for the next three years to preserve water resources.

Throw a lifeline to the Oldman

David McIntyre, Letter to the Editor - The crushing and erosive pace of unrelenting, ever-accelerating OHV landscape degradation must be stopped today. An honest prescription for headwaters salvation is required in order to address the land’s buckling, constantly cascading state of health. I delivered the preceding message to government ministries and managers of Alberta’s public lands more than thirty years ago. And, yes, I’ve written repeatedly to reiterate the same burning need.