2024 Drought and water management workshops

On this page:

• Workshops and sessions
• Presentation recordings

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food is working with the Ministry of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship to improve our communications with producers about how we can best prepare for drought and how water management decisions are made during drought conditions.

The Province is hosting upwards of 30 in-person and online information sessions throughout B.C. from February to May 2024. Locations and dates are updated regularly, please check this page often for updated information.

Two types of workshops are being offered:

Agricultural Water Management Workshops: this series aims to assist producers in optimizing irrigation systems, explore options for on-farm water storage and get tips for using and managing water on your farm, especially during times of water scarcity. Delivered by certified irrigation designers, these workshops aim to provide producers with the tools and information they need to improve their on-farm water use.

Decoding Drought Management Engagement Sessions:  this series is designed to improve awareness of the supports available to producers to prepare for and reduce the impacts of drought and to build understanding within the agriculture sector about B.C.’s legislative framework for water management including regulatory tools and decision-making under the Water Sustainability Act (WSA). Workshops will be co-delivered by staff from the ministries of Agriculture and Food, and Water, Land and Resource Stewardship.

Workshops and sessions 

• Central South Interior
• Highway 16 North Cariboo
• Islands and Coast
• Kootenay Boundary
• Lower Mainland
• Okanagan-Similkameen
• Peace

Central South Interior

Date	City	Registration details	Event
February 21, 2024	Merritt	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
February 22, 2024	Westwold	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
February 27, 2024	Westwold	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session
February 28, 2024	Salmon Arm / Falkland	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session
March 1, 2024	Williams Lake	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
March 6, 2024	Barriere	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
March 9, 2024	Lake Country	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
March 13, 2024	Merritt	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
March 21, 2024	Vernon	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop View details
March 23, 2024	Williams Lake	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
April 3, 2024	Kamloops  (Barnhartvale)	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
April 10, 2024	Salmon Arm	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop View details
April 11, 2024	Lumby	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details

 

Highway 16 North Cariboo

Date	City	Registration details	Event
March 2, 2024	Quesnel	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
March 4, 2024	Terrace	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
March 5, 2024	Smithers	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
March 6, 2024	Grassy Plains/ Burns Lake	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
March 7, 2024	Vanderhoof	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
March 8, 2024	McBride	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
March 9, 2024	Prince George	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
April 2, 2024	Prince George	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
April 4, 2024	McBride	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
April 5, 2024	Vanderhoof	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
April 16, 2024	Smithers	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details

 

Islands and Coast

Date	City	Registration details	Event
February 15, 2024	Cobble Hill	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
February 16, 2024	Port Alberni	Complete	Agricultural Water Management Workshop
March 5, 2024	Courtenay	Complete A second session may be offered based on demand.  Register to join the waitlist	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
April 4, 2024	West Coast Region - ONLINE	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
April 18, 2024	Cowichan	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details

 

Kootenay Boundary

Date	City	Registration details	Event
April 3, 2024	Westbridge	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
April 4, 2024	Grand Forks	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
April 10, 2024	Wasa	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details

 

Lower Mainland

Date	City	Registration details	Event
March 4, 2024	Aldergrove	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
March 5, 2024	Surrey	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
March 12, 2024	Chilliwack	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details

 

Okanagan-Simikameen

Date	City	Registration details	Event
February 13, 2024	Keremeos	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
February 23, 2024	Oliver	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session  View details
March 7, 2024	Cawston	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
March 12, 2024	Princeton	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details

 

Peace

Date	City	Registration details	Event
March 21, 2024	Dawson Creek	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details
March 22, 2024	Fort St. John	Complete	Decoding Drought Management Engagement Session View details

Presentation recordings