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hether it’s for consumption, cleanliness or recreation, water is a vital part of everyday life, and future supplies are in question. So organizers of a World Water Day symposium at Vancouver Island University Thursday (March 22) hope to make a splash with the public. The symposium runs from 7-9 p.m. in Bldg. 200, Rm. 203 at VIU. World Water Day is a celebration of freshwater resources and focuses attention on the importance of the sustainable management. Guest lecturers include: Steven Earle, of VIU’s geography department, on the supply and vulnerability of water on Vancouver
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Island; Jack Anderson, of Greenplan Designs, on water conservation and rainwater harvesting; and Gail Adrienne, Nanaimo and Area Land Trust executive director, on 15 years of stewarding local watersheds. In addition, there will be updates on the Nanaimo River Working Group, Cedar’s water supply and Nanaimo Estuary conservation. “A year ago, local residents south of Nanaimo met and talked about major water problems that had come to light in Cedar and Yellow Point,” said Laurie Gourlay, president of the Mid Island Sustainability and Stewardship Initiative and event organizer. “This year increased interest in water and our future water needs for the entire region.” ◆ See ‘WARMING’ /4
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