Victoria's Wastewater:

Land-Based Treatment ... or Something Better?

Speaker Biography

Christianne Wilhelmson

Christianne Wilhelmson has been the Clean Air and Water Program Coordinator at Georgia Strait Alliance (GSA) for over 5 years. During that time, she had lead GSA’s efforts to help reduce pollution of the Georgia Strait region from land-based sources, in particular municipal sewage. Her work has focused on raising awareness of the impacts raw or undertreated sewage has on the environment and on innovative approaches to managing sewage. She has worked in both the Capital Region of Victoria and Metro Vancouver to improve treatment levels (and advance timelines for higher levels of treatment) and to bring integrated resource management to both communities.

Christianne sits on the CRD’s Technical and Community Advisory Committee, advising the region on its plans for sewage treatment. She also sits on the Core Advisory Group assisting the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (CCME) and Environment Canada in its efforts to develop a national strategy on sewage treatment and new regulations under the Fisheries Act. Christianne has recently been appointed to the Regional District of Nanaimo’s Liquid Waste Advisory Committee.

Christianne holds a B.Sc. in Biology and Environmental and Resource Sciences (Trent University) and a M.Sc in Zoology – Ecology (UBC).