CWRA 2026: Full Schedule

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10:15am CDT

Advances in Monitoring of Our Water Resources

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am CDT

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM
Abstract ID: 27107
Advancing Manitoba’s Water Monitoring in a Changing Climate: Network Gaps, Modernization, and Resilience Pathways
Presenter: Zijian Wang, Government of Manitoba
Additional Authors: Justin Vitt, Government of Manitoba

10:35 AM - 10:55 AM
Abstract ID: 28172
From Grab Samples to Real-Time Decisions: Advancing Continuous Microbial Water Quality Monitoring with Tryptophan-Like Fluorescence
Presenter: Evan Thomas, University of Colorado Boulder

10:55 AM - 11:15 AM
Abstract ID: 28532
Advancing Stormwater Pond Monitoring: Bacterial and Cyanobacterial Patterns and Environmental Drivers
Presenter: Anna Gyagbile Abbey, University of British Columbia Okanagan
Additional Authors: Sumi Siddiqua, Samuel Eziuzor, Reza Azarmanesh, and Alyse Kiesser, University of British Columbia Okanagan; Oliver Iorhemen, University of Northern British Columbia.

Speakers

Evan Thomas

Associate Professor, University of Colorado Boulder

Evan Thomas is the Director of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering and holds the Mortenson Endowed Chair in Global Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. He is a tenured Associate Professor jointly appointed in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering... Read More →

Zijian Wang

Groundwater Management, Manitoba Environment and Climate Change

Zijian Wang is the Manager of Groundwater Management with Manitoba Environment and Climate Change, where he leads provincial efforts in groundwater monitoring, aquifer assessment, and sustainable water resource management. He oversees the development and modernization of groundwater... Read More →

Anna Gyagbile Abbey

MASc in Civil Engineering (Environmental), University of British Columbia Okanagan

Anna Gyagbile Abbey is an environmental microbiology researcher with a background in Civil Engineering and Soil Science. Her MASc research at the University of British Columbia Okanagan examined bacterial and cyanobacterial community dynamics and environmental drivers in urban stormwater... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2026 10:15am - 11:15am CDT
Wellington Ballroom Fairmont Winnipeg

Concurrent Session - Wellington Ballroom, Wellington Ballroom

11:30am CDT

Water in a Changing Environmental Climate

Thursday June 18, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm CDT

Wellington Ballroom

11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
Abstract ID: 26011
Probabilistic Assessment of Crop Yield Loss under Drought and Global Warming in the Canadian Prairies
Presenter: Mohammad Zare, PARC

11:50 AM - 12:10 PM
Abstract ID: 29082
Multi-Hazard Risk Assessment of Heatwaves and Coldwaves in Canada
Presenter: Devjit Sinha, University of Manitoba
Additional Authors: Chandra Rajulapati, University of Manitoba

12:10 PM - 12:30 PM
Abstract ID: 28659
Development of a Publicly Available and Province-Wide Coast Benefit Analysis Tool for Newfoundland and Labrador
Presenter: Robert Chlumsky, Heron Hydrologic Ltd.
Additional Authors: Robert Chlumsky, Hannah Burdett, Brian Peng, Roger Niyongira, Erazmo Popovic, Cassidy Guha, Jason Whiteway, Gerald Crane; Heron Hydrologic Ltd.; University of Waterloo3 Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change

Speakers

Robert Chlumsky

President, Heron Hydrologic Ltd.

Regional flood mapping, hydrologic modelling, entrepreneur, CWRA ON Past President

Devjit Sinha

PhD Candidate, University of Manitoba

My research is focused on hydroclimatic extreme events, their drivers and their distribution.

Mohammad Zare

Research Associate, PARC

I work on climate change, drought risk, hydrology, and crop modelling in the Canadian Prairies. Talk to me about climate data, drought impacts, soil moisture, water resources, agricultural adaptation, GIS mapping, and how science can support better decisions for farmers, researchers... Read More →

Thursday June 18, 2026 11:30am - 12:30pm CDT
Wellington Ballroom Fairmont Winnipeg

Concurrent Session - Churchill Room, Churchill Room

2:00pm CDT

Advances in Water Science and Technology

Thursday June 18, 2026 2:00pm - 3:00pm CDT

Wellington Ballroom

2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Abstract ID: 28749
Flood Hazard Modelling to Support Value-Based Comparative Coastal Development Approach in Vancouver’s False Creek
Presenter: Reza Rezvani and Linda Fang, Ebbwater Consulting Inc.
Additional Authors: Tamsin Lyle, Ebbwater Consulting Inc.; Angela Danyluk, City of Vancouver

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
Abstract ID: 28460
Rapid Post-Event Flood Loss Estimation in Canada Using Aon's Stochastic Catastrophe Model
Presenter: Vit Kovacka, Aon Impact Forecasting

2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
Abstract ID: 29090
Capturing the Crest: Hydrometric Operations in the Face of Flood Challenges
Presenter: Matthew Schneider, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC)

Speakers