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CONSERVE · DEVELOP · EDUCATE
THE MEEWASIN VALLEY AUTHORITY
Our mission:
To promote watershed sustainability through awareness, linkages and stewardship
CANADIAN HERITAGE RIVERS • The 1,000 km of South/Saskatchewan have been nominated as a
heritage river
• Designation could come by 2015 based on cultural attractions
Events like WakeRide and RiverLights and Meewasin Eco-
Tours and Shearwater River Tours draw thousands of visitors
to the water every year
TOURISM
This watershed provides water for more than half of the
province’s residents and industrial users
MUNICIPAL/INDUSTRIAL WATER SUPPLY
River level and current affect river use
RIVER RECREATION
Temporary sandbars are magnets for river users
RIVER RECREATION
Our river valley is home to a wide variety
of plant and animal species
ECOLOGY
Cleanup of contaminated point sources
WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Change in flood regime has an impact
RIPARIAN FOREST
INFORMATION WE NEED
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