About Us
Who we are
The North Saskatchewan River Basin Council
is a non-profit organization that has formed to support and direct the
implementation of the Source Water Protection Plan for our watershed.
The plan has been build over 4 years of public consultations with the
assistance of the Saskatchewan Watershed Authority (SWA). Because the
watershed is so large and source water protection is a long term
project we will need community support in order to be successful. We
are actively seeking community involvement. Water affects everyone so
it is important that everyone has a chance to be involved with
protecting it. If your community is interested in water issues please
contact Katherine Finn
to discuss opportunities to get involved.
How we came to be
After the drinking water crisis in North
Battleford, in 2001, one of the recommendations made by the Commission
of Inquiry report was to designate an agency to lead in source water
protection. SWA took charge and has succeeded in developing plans for
many of the watersheds throughout the province. The North Saskatchewan
River Watershed is one of the more recent areas that have completed
the planning process. To review the preliminary background report on
the North Saskatchewan River Watershed click here: Background Report.
The North Saskatchewan
River Basin Council has successfully incorporated. To view our
articles of incorporation click here.
Vision and
Mission
Our Vision
A watershed which provides for
the social, economic, environmental and cultural water needs of the
future generations.
Our Mission
To create and implement a
plan to develop and protect source waters in the watershed so that the
resource can sustain future social, economic, environmental and
cultural needs.
The Plan
The North Saskatchewan River Watershed Source Water
Protection Plan, as mentioned before, has been built by the public. It
is described as a living document intended to develop and evolve as
water issues in the basin change. To view the document on line click
here: North
Saskatchewan River Watershed Source Water Protection Plan
Board
Structure
The following is the board structure to run the
implementation of the plan.
The NSRBC Board is as follows:
Chair: Gord
Vaadeland
Vice Chair: John Serhienko
Past Chair: John
Kindrachuk
Secretary: Vacant
Treasurer: Karen
Pedersen
Membership: Paul Rybka
Directors: Jeremy Brown,
Ron Crush, Sarah Kemp, Darcy Lightle, and Sheila Moench.