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CentrEau Hebd'Eau | Realities, challenges and issues of water management in First Nations communities in Quebec

51st webinar of the Hebd'Eau series entitled "Realities, challenges and issues of water management in First Nations communities in Quebec".

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Speaker: Éric Sioui, Programme de formation itinérante de Services aux Autochtones du Canada (SAC)

Language : French, with an English slideshow

Summary: Having worked with the 26 First Nations communities of Quebec for 21 years as a trainer, Éric Sioui has a lot to say about the state of access to drinking water in these communities. 

As part of his duties and through his training program, Mr. Sioui works with them on hydrogeology, land development, system management, building maintenance and fire safety. 

On the occasion of the Hebd'Eau webinar series, he will share with the participants the history of 25 years of training and water treatment among the First Nations of Quebec. 

New series of weekly CentrEau webinars "all about water management". These short 20-minute presentations will be offered live every Thursday at 1 p.m. followed by a short discussion period. CentrEau professors and researchers, as well as guest speakers, will present their research work and its importance in a semi-popularized manner. Watch the previous webinars on our YouTube Channel.

Next Hebd'Eau webinars

April 28, 2022All models are wrong, but how do we know if they are useful? [in English]Dr Martijn Kuller, Eawag / Université Laval
May 12th 2022No webinar - Join us instead at the Acfas event on "The Health of Watercourses", co-organized with the GRIL [in French] 
May 26th 2022Title to confirm [in English]Prof. Banu Ormeci, Carleton University
June 9th 2022To confirm