On behalf of the Walkerton Clean Water Centre’s (Centre) Board of Directors, I would like to welcome you to the Centre’s new website.
The updated website reflects our continued commitment to being positioned as the leading centre for high quality training, applied research and technology demonstration.
In the past five years the Centre has reached some significant milestones. The vision of creating a world-class institute dedicated to training and research for the drinking water sector has been realized. The number of drinking water professionals trained by the Centre throughout the province has surpassed 28,000. The Centre has sponsored and participated in significant research projects, with one graduate study recently winning the International Ozone Association’s Harvey Rosen Award.
The Centre’s evolution continues with the introduction of expanded programs and a renewed commitment to remain focused on the core mandate of serving small, remote and First Nations communities. The WCWC Training Institute will draw on course audit results, industry standards and updated curricula as part of an evolving quality assurance program. Strategies are in place to develop partnerships with Colleges, First Nations organizations and others to identify and address training needs.
The WCWC Research & Technology Institute plans to increase hands-on training in the Technology Demonstration facility by 300% in the upcoming year, with nine Ontario colleges already scheduled to participate in the spring and summer of 2011. An aggressive research plan will focus on practical research of particular value to small water systems and potential partnerships with water sector businesses in technology development and implementation.
The Centre has a clear and compelling direction, and I am confident that the Centre’s dynamic staff will meet with great success in the upcoming year.
Rui De Carvalho
Chair, Board of Directors
Walkerton Clean Water Centre
