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.
On May 9th, the WSP's Jesse Baltutis was interviewed on the Evolution 107.9 show "For the Record." He discussed current priority water issues in Canada and globally. Evolution 107.9 is a student-run station at the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Published on May 3rd, this article in the Lake Cowichan Gazette describes a recent shoreline management workshop held in Lake Cowichan, B.C. The two-day workshop engaged key stakeholders and explored ways to manage Cowichan Lake to protect ecosystem health. The WSP's Laura Brandes attended, participating on behalf of the POLIS team.
In an April 25th article in the Chilliwack Times, "Majority of candidates will talk, but not sign, online water declaration," the WSP's Oliver M. Brandes comments on candidates in the provincial election not signing an online declaration about water protection released by the not-for-profit water conservation group WaterWeath.
Water Canada magazine published an interview with Deborah Curran (Hakai Professor in Environmental Law and Sustainability, University of Victoria Faculty of Law) about water entitlements in B.C. She discusses some of the points made in the discussion paper When the Water Dries Up: Lessons from the Failure of Water Entitlements in Canada, the U.S., and Australia co-authored with the WSP's Oliver M. Brandes. To download a copy of the Water Canada interview click the link below.
On April 12th, The Tyee published an article co-authored by POLIS Faculty Advisor Deborah Curran. The article features WSP research and discusses the need to update B.C.'s Water Act.
The April 2013 issue of International Water Power and Dam Construction Magazine published an article that highlights findings from the POLIS and Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives research report From Stream to Steam: Emerging Challenges for BC's Water and Energy Resources. The article can be found on pages 42 to 45 in the digital magazine.
On World Water Day 2013, the WSP's Jesse Baltutis was interviewed on the CFAX 1070 radio show House of Common with Frank Stanford. Click below to download and listen to the interview.
On February 14th, 2013, the Vancouver Sun published an op-ed co-authored by Oliver M. Brandes and Anna Warwick Sears (Okanagan Basin Water Board). The article discusses the crucial need to update British Columbia's Water Act this legislative session to ensure it is effectively addressing current water challenges.
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The WSP's Jesse Baltutis, Oliver M. Brandes, and Ben Parfitt co-authored this op-ed for the Hill Times about the important steps government should be taking to protect watershed lands.
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The WSP's Michele-Lee Moore was interviewed by Water Canada magazine's Kerry Freek about her research on how transboundary relationships can benefit watershed-based organizations. Click here to read the article online. To download a PDF copy of the article click the link below.
