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Partnerships

The Canada WaterPortal is proud to be a collaborative organization. We acknowledge that water is a complex topic, requiring different perspectives and experts from various industries to educate and solve […]

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Five Year Summary (2018 – 2023)

Governance In February of 2018, the CSMI Master Agreement was executed with a one-year term and was subsequently extended for a second one-year term lasting to February 2020. In December […]

Recommended Strategies and Practices

This set of strategies and practical actions developed by a collaborative and inclusive Working Group serves as a potential guide towards sustainable water management in the ARB. These strategies were […]

Learnings

While having informed discussions with the Working Group throughout the ARB Initiative, a number of related learnings surfaced and were explored. These learnings were not strategies for sustainable water management; […]

Strategies for Water Management

Over the course of the ARB Initiative, a collaborative and diverse Working Group identified and assessed possible strategies for future and current actions for sustainable water management across the ARB. […]

Athabasca River Basin

The Athabasca River stretches 1,500 km from the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park to the northeastern corner of Alberta and into western Saskatchewan. Characterized by diverse regions, the Athabasca […]

Groundwater Monitoring and Mapping

Groundwater measuring points in BC Groundwater is monitored and observed through the use of monitoring wells and water quality samples. Hydrogeologists install monitoring wells to better understand where the water […]

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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.