Monthly Archives: July 2013

The Globe and Mail recently expressed interest in the Southern Ontario Water Consortium and the IMB ‘Smart’ data management platform being developed. As part of their story, they chose to interview our research team, which is part of the SOWC Watershed Node. An interviewer and a videographer met with our team in the lab andContinue reading “SOWC Media Spotlight”

After much difficulty obtaining land access permission, quotes, contractors,  and locates, we have finally been able to start drilling on site. Thus far, we have installed 3 Solinst CMT multilevel wells, each well containing 7 ports located at a different elevations. The hope is to install thermistors and pressure transducers within each port to track theContinue reading “Drilling Time”

As Canada celebrates its 146th  year since Confederation, I was excited to spend the big day dressed in red-and-white in Waterloo. As member of the Student of the Water Institute – Graduate Section (SWIGS), I helped organize a station in the UW Activity Zone to get kids excited about water through educational games and activities.Continue reading “Canada Day in Waterloo”