Media Highlights
The WSP team welcomes requests from media on issues relating to its research themes, including water conservation, water sustainability, and watershed governance. To get in touch with WSP researchers and spokespeople, please contact Laura Brandes, Communications Director, at communications@polisproject.org or 250-721-8189.
To view the WSP’s archived media highlights—including newspaper articles, magazine articles, radio interviews, and TV spots—click on the links below.
Carol Maas was interviewed on water-sensitive design and water-efficient homes for the November/December 2012 Water Canada article "Building Blue: Forging a path to reduce the residential water footprint."
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In October, Oliver M. Brandes was a panellist at the sixth-annual State of Island Economic Summit, held in Nanaimo, B.C. This article summarizes his presentation at the "Water Sustainability as Vancouver Island Grows" session.
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The WSP's Ben Parfitt was interviewed by Water Canada magazine's Kerry Freek about the water-energy nexus in British Columbia and priorities looking forward. Click here to read the article online. To download a PDF copy of the article click the link below.
The WSP's Laura Brandes authored an article for the fall 2012 issue of BC Water & Waste Association (BCWWA)'s quarterly Watermark Magazine. The article focuses on POLIS' June 2012 public lecture on "navigating our water future" and options for water governance reform in B.C.
Oliver M. Brandes was interviewed on the importance of urban waterways for the August 12th, 2012 Ottawa Citizen article "Ottawa River cleaner than many capital rivers around world: experts."
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On July 31st, 2012, the Calgary Herald published an op-ed co-authored by WSP researcher Jesse Baltutis and Canadian water expert Bob Sandford. Drawing on the research report Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on Our Water Future, the article describes current risks to Canada's fresh water, and the need for a national water strategy.
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On July 28th, 2012, the Toronto Star published an op-ed co-authored by WSP researcher Jesse Baltutis and Canadian water expert Bob Sandford. Drawing on the research report Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on Our Water Future, the article describes current risks to Canada's fresh water, and the need for a national water strategy.
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The WSP's Carol Maas and Patrick Gilbride co-authored an article about the water soft path approach that York Region is taking with its water strategy. "Plenty of Room at the Table" was published in the July/August 2012 issue of Water Canada magazine.
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On June 18th, the WSP's Oliver M. Brandes was interviewed on CFAX 1070 radio, promoting POLIS' international lecture and discussion event "Navigating Our Water Future: Lessons from Australia and Europe," held at the University of Victoria the evening of June 18th.
The WSP report Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on Our Water Future (May 2012) was the focus of an article published in the Saskatoon Star Phoenix. The article, by Jeremy Warren, discusses the need for a provincial water strategy in Saskatchewan.
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