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All operators attending the 2008 conference in Norman Wells should plan on also attending the Operators Workshop which will take place on Monday, November 3rd. Once again, Ken Johnson will be pulling together a day's worth of great speakers and useful information specifically designed for operators of water and sanitation facilities. There will also be interesting tours of the Town of Norman Wells' facilities.
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The Operators Workshop in Iqaluit was attended 19 operators who had some rather rushed training before the flights left Iqaluit. Still, they had a chance for useful and informative tours of the Iqaluit water and wastewater treatment plants and other valuable training. Click here to see the agenda for the workshop.
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For information on the 2007 Drinking Water Challenge, click the goblet below.
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Twenty-one operators attended the 2006 Operators Workshop and had an opportunity for some hands-on training. They also toured the Rae Water Treatment Plant and Midnight Sun Energy in Yellowknife. Click here to see the agenda for the workshop.
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There was some pretty stiff competition for the Great Northern Drinking Water Challenge cup this year. In all there were 11 communities competing, or at least we think there were 11 communities competing. There were water samples in the competition from Gjoa Haven, Kugaaruk, Taloyoak, Iqaluit, Clyde River Baker Lake, Kugluktuk, Norman Wells, Inuvik and Fort Smith. The reason we don't know how many communities were participating exactly is that there was one mystery competitor. This was an unlabelled water sample in a one litre plastic milk jug. Do you know which community it was from? Luckily for those running the competition, this mystery sample didn't come out on top, so all problems of knowing who to present the trophy to were avoided, but this is a good example of why competitors must be sure to carefully label their water sample! After the samples were tested and judged for smell, taste, colour and turbidity, and all the ratings were added up, the Town of Norman Wells came out as the winner. Click on the line below to see a picture of Sean Austin-Kunkel, the Utilities Manager for the Town of Norman Wells, holding the Drinking Water Challenge cup. Sean had a double reason to smile. At the Annual General Meeting held immediately before the contest, Sean had been elected as President of NTWWA. Click here to see a picture of
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Click here to see the agenda for the 2006 Operators Workshop which was held in Yellowknife, NT on November 7, 2006. |
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