2007 STAKEHOLDERS' MEETING
On September 12, 2007 the OWC hosted their fourth Annual Stakeholders' Meeting, in Cardston, at the Civic Centre. Although the weather was similar to last year (rainy and gloomy), the day went really well, and we did get to see sunshine by the end of the day.

The format of the meeting was similar to last year, with presentations in the morning, followed by a delicious lunch catered by the Carriage House Restaurant, and a tour in the afternoon.

The morning started with the Mayor of Cardston, Robert Bagozzi, welcoming everyone. Andy Hurly, Vice Chair with the OWC, then presented an introduction on the Council. We also heard from the Chief Mountain Cumulative Effects Study, the Lee Creek Watershed Group, the Chief Mountain Landowners Group, the Crown of the Continent: Management between Borders, OWC Team updates, and the First Nations Water Management Project.

After lunch, we all boarded the bus for a tour. We started the tour at an Alberta Environment surface water quality monitoring site near the Wastewater Treatment Plant in Cardston. The tour then continued on to the Water and Wastewater Treatment Plants. We ended the tour at a biocontrol site, where beetles (Molulones cruciger) were used to kill off hounds tongue.

We'd like to thank all those who joined us for another successful Stakeholders' meeting. Also, a special thanks to Alberta Agriculture and Food for sponsoring our coffee breaks.

For more information, we've posted PDF copies of the meeting presentations below: