Author: Shannon Smithwick

Timeline of Events: High River

Flood High River, AB during the 2013 flood. Among the hardest hit areas of the flood was High River, a small rural Alberta town just south of Calgary. On June […]

Timeline of Events: Calgary

Flood Calgary, AB during the 2013 flood Not long after flood waters heavily impacted Canmore, the City of Calgary declared a state of local emergency on June 20, 2013. Shortly […]

Timeline of Events: Canmore

Flood Canmore, AB during the 2013 flood. Between June 19th and June 21st, Canmore was inundated by heavy rainfall due to three low pressure weather systems colliding over the town […]

Groundwater Age, Trends and Yield

Groundwater can be either very young, representing recent recharge to the subsurface, or it can exist as very old water that has been interacting with the rock and sediments that […]

Groundwater Use and Recharge

How is our Groundwater Allocated and Used? Groundwater Allocations In our province, roughly 308.3 million cubic metres of groundwater is licensed for use to support various activities on the landscape. […]

Tips for conserving water

Conserve: Holding back, for water’s sake Did you know wasting water is also a waste of energy and resources? Wasting water is also a waste of energy and resources. Why […]

Emergency Preparedness

Floods are the most frequent natural disaster in Canada and although we often associate flooding with warm weather, flood can happen at any time of the year. Heavy rainfall, rapid […]

Advisories and Warnings

Whether you’re heading outside for a few hours or setting off on a five day excursion, it’s important to be prepared. Being prepared starts with planning ahead and that first […]

Domestic Uses

Do you know how much water you use? Or, how much water your household uses? Did you know that any home or apartment, if metered, can measure its water consumption use […]

Industry Uses

Industry users are among the top water users in Canada. This includes thermal power generation, manufacturing, oil & gas production and mining. There are two basic ways in which we use […]

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Photograph of WaterPortal Board Member Ross Douglas

Ross Douglas

Board Member

Ross has extensive executive experience in Operations, Governance, Information Technology and Strategy at the board and senior management level including Mancal Corporation, Mancal Energy, Highridge Exploration and Atlantis Resources. He has worked in Oil and Gas, Coal, Commercial Real Estate, Portfolio Management, Recreation, Retail and Water and Wastewater Treatment. His experience is also geographically diverse having overseen operations in Canada, the United States, United Kingdom and Northern Ireland. Additionally, he has been on the board of companies with operations in Argentina, Azerbaijan, Barbados, Kazakhstan, and Russia. He has served on numerous Public, Private and Not for Profit Boards across a number of industries.

Ross has been active on several industry Boards and committees including the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) and The Schulich School of Engineering Industry Advisory Council at the Schulich School of Engineering.

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Brian Mergelas, PhD, ICD.D

Board Member

Brian is a seasoned Cleantech entrepreneur with a proven history of successfully bringing complex water technologies to the market.   With over 25 years of experience, he has led various organizations to achieve significant milestones in the industry. 

Having started as the founding CEO of the Pressure Pipe Inspection Company (PPIC) and later taking the helm at the Water Technology Acceleration Project (WaterTAP), Brian’s entrepreneurial spirit has been instrumental in driving innovation and growth within the sector. 

He is an active investor in the cleantech sector and has served on many boards including the Ontario Clean Water Agency. 

Actively engaged in industry associations like AWWA, WEF, IWA, and ASCE, Brian enjoys collaborating with fellow professionals to promote advancements in the field. 

Brian holds an undergraduate degree and a PhD in Physics from Queen’s University, which has provided him with a solid technical foundation.   As a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors, he brings valuable insights to corporate governance.