The Canadian Rivers Institute has two upcoming courses in eastern Canada. We offer discounted course fees for students, Indigenous People, and people who work for NGOs. For select courses, we also offer group discounts with the 5th member of every group booking receiving free registration Please email info@canadianriversinstitute.ca to arrange a group booking.
See below for course details and links to the registration forms.
River Management in Addressing Long-Term Maintenance Challenges
This 1-day course will be presented in a class-room setting by Dr. Bill Annable. The overall objective of the course is to provide a high-level overview of river processes and identify conflicts in river management from various planning, watershed, reach and site-specific scales. This course is particularly relevant to senior managers and young professionals in the fields of river science, planning, management, and engineering.The course fee is $225 (+HST) for professionals and $175 (+HST) for students, NGOs, and Indigenous People. The course fee includes lunch and coffee breaks. The course is currently scheduled for June 1st in Shediac New Brunswick.
The registration deadline in May 18th. Please use the following link to register:
https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx?EventID=2325138
Hydrometry/Hydrology & Geomorphology
This 3-day field course will be presented by Dr. Andre's St-Hilaire and Dr. Normand Bergeron. The course will be held at the INRS Field Station in Sacre-Couer, Quebec. The course learning objectives include:- A brief introduction to the water cycle and hydrological budget.
- An introduction to the dynamic equilibrium of rivers.
- Familiarization with different flow measurement techniques.
- Construction of flow rating curves.
- Introduction to meteorological and water temperature measurements.
- Introduction to sediment sampling in rivers.
The course fee (includes meals and accommodation at the field station) is $600 (+HST) for INRS/CRI Students, $700 (+HST) for students/NGOs'/Indigenous People, and $900 (+HST) for professionals.
The registration deadline is June 19th. Please use the following link to register:
https://www.regonline.com/registration/Checkin.aspx?EventID=2376058
