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