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Opinion: B.C.’s economic security runs through our watersheds

In an increasingly uncertain world, B.C.'s freshwater systems are a strategic asset that we ignore at our peril. No economic growth strategy will succeed if we don't know how much water we have and how much our watersheds can sustainably provide.

Opinion: B.C.’s economic security runs through our watersheds

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In an increasingly uncertain world, B.C.'s freshwater systems are a strategic asset that we ignore at our peril.

No economic growth strategy will succeed if we don't know how much water we have and how much our watersheds can sustainably provide.

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In an increasingly uncertain world, B.C.'s freshwater systems are a strategic asset that we ignore at our peril. No economic growth strategy will succeed if we don't know how much water we have and how much our watersheds can sustainably provide.

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