CWRA 2026: Full Schedule

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8:30am CDT

Monday June 15, 2026 8:30am - 12:00pm CDT

ECCC-MESH is the hydrologic land-surface scheme (HLSS) of Environment and Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC’s) community environmental modelling system, which contains physics from its numerical weather and land-surface prediction systems.
This workshop will highlight scientific updates from ECCC’s Science and Technology Branch as well as functional updates applicable for research, development, and its use for operations. Use cases will highlight how MESH can be used to represent various types of model workflows and data structures, including the processes for setting up diagnostic point-based runs, grid-based domains, HRU/vector-based domains, and multi-resolution hybrid setups. Sample experiments will consider short-term forecasting, medium-term re-analysis, and multi-decadal climate scenarios. Participants will learn the capabilities of MESH and how to apply it as an effective modelling tool.
Date: Monday, June 15, 2026 (AM Half Day)
Cost: $20

Monday June 15, 2026 8:30am - 12:00pm CDT
Roosevelt Room

Workshop

8:30am CDT

Canadian Delft-FEWS User Day

Monday June 15, 2026 8:30am - 5:00pm CDT

Lombard/Stevenson/Sinclair Room

Are you passionate about advancing hydrological forecasting, improving operational decision-making, or exploring cutting edge modeling techniques that can transform how Canada prepares for floods, droughts, and water-management challenges?
Then we look forward welcoming you to meet, share ideas and discuss the current state and future developments of hydrological prediction in Canada. Whether you’re a seasoned Delft FEWS expert or simply curious about how modern forecasting systems are reshaping the future of water resources in Canada and beyond, this event is the place to connect, learn, and be inspired. Meet researchers, forecasters, data scientists, consultants, and policy makers working at the intersection of water, technology, and science. Build partnerships, exchange ideas, and spark new collaborative projects. Specific topics of interest include:

Forecast Verification: Emerging techniques to assess and understand forecast skill
Forecasting with Raven in Delft-FEWS: Improvements and Innovations
Open source Delft-FEWS configuration developed for Canadian Users

Date: Monday June 15, 2026 (Full Day)
Location: Conference venue
Cost: Free for Attendees – lunch provided

Monday June 15, 2026 8:30am - 5:00pm CDT
Lombard/Stevenson/Sinclair Room Fairmont Winnipeg

Workshop

8:30am CDT

Project WET Canada Certification Workshop

Monday June 15, 2026 8:30am - 5:00pm CDT

Concourse Ballroom

This full-day workshop provides educators and professionals with hands-on, inquiry-based training using three Project WET guides:

Foundations of Water Education
Water in Earth Systems
Water Management & Culture

Participants will engage in activities that explore water as a living, interconnected system that sustains ecosystems, shapes communities, and connects people to the land. The workshop blends science-based lessons with local knowledge and Indigenous perspectives, providing practical, curriculum-aligned tools to support K–12 water literacy, environmental science, and climate education.

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026 (Full Day)

Location: Conference venue

Cost: $250 for Full Certification (Full participation, all activities, three guides, certificates of completion, digital resources); $100 for Participation / Information Only (Full participation and all activities, exposure to all three guides, no guides or certificates) – lunch provided

Monday June 15, 2026 8:30am - 5:00pm CDT
Concourse Ballroom Fairmont Winnipeg

Workshop

1:00pm CDT

A Guided Introduction of the SFINCS (Super-Fast Inundation of CoastS) Compound Flood Model

Monday June 15, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT

Roosevelt Room

Description: Learn the fundamentals of modeling compound flooding events with the SFINCS (Super-Fast Inundation of CoastS) model in a half-day training. This course introduces SFINCS’s core concepts, fast computation approach, and practical applications for large-scale coastal flooding and early warning systems.

The training is designed to give participants a clear understanding of SFINCS capabilities and hands-on experience running and interpreting a basic model setup.

What You’ll Learn – This half-day course combines concise theory with guided practical exercises.

Gain a conceptual understanding of compound flooding processes and the challenges of large-scale flood modeling.
Learn how SFINCS achieves high computational efficiency and where it fits within flood risk analysis and early warning workflows.
Explore the key components of a SFINCS model, including grids, boundary conditions, and forcing.
Run a pre-configured SFINCS model to simulate a flooding scenario.
Learn to interpret basic SFINCS outputs for rapid flood assessment and decision support.
This course focuses on understanding and using existing model setups rather than building a full model from scratch.

This training is intended for:

Project engineers, researchers, and PhD students with some experience in numerical modeling or programming
Professionals who want an introduction to SFINCS.
Participants involved in flood risk management, coastal modeling, compound flood modelling.

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026 (PM Half Day)
Location: Conference venue
Cost: $165 (Regular/YP/Retired), $140 (Students)

Monday June 15, 2026 1:00pm - 5:00pm CDT
Roosevelt Room

Workshop