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DOWNSTREAM
Connecting Canada’s future water workforce
Students and water leaders met across disciplines to discover career pathways and strengthen the
future of the water workforce BY LAUREN BELAYNEH
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IN OCTOBER AND NOVEMBER, Water Canada hosted three
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Water Canada
Lauren Belayneh is
Associate Editor of
Water Canada.
Downstream networking events, making space for discussion and connection between students, early-career professionals and water industry experts.
Each event offered several 15-minute roundtable
discussions with experts across disciplines like municipal
planning, conservation, research, engineering, advocacy
and more. These conversations gave students and early-career professionals the opportunity to ask questions and
hear about real-life water sector challenges while gaining
an understanding of potential career pathways to pursue.
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