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WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
The Central Assiniboine Watershed District (CAWD) is a grassroots organization led by a municipal-appointed board and a staff of watershed-focused land management professionals.
WHAT WE DO
WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
CAWD works with local farmers, governments, conservation and agricultural groups to improve soil and water management in the CAWD by designing and offering programs that are delivered by farms on their farm lands.
CAWD VISION
CAWD MISSION
CAWD MISSION
CAWD envisions a future where communities, agriculture and the environment are healthy, sustainable and in balance with one and other.
CAWD MISSION
CAWD MISSION
CAWD MISSION
CAWD will manage water and environmental resources to promote a healthy watershed and sustainable lifestyle for current and future generations.
Our History
The district first began as Tiger Hills Conservation District in partnership with the Municipalities of Argyle, Strathcona, South Cypress, Glenwood, the Town of Souris, the Village of Glenboro and the Province of Manitoba.
In 2008, Tiger Hills CD rebranded under the name Assiniboine Hills Conservation District (AHCD) and expanded to include RMs of: Cornwallis, Whitewater, Riverside, Oakland, Village of Wawanesa, and the City of Brandon.
On January 1st, 2020, AHCD was one of Manitoba’s 18 Conservation Districts that became a group of 14 Watershed Districts with the proclamation of the Watershed Districts Act.
This resulted in an organizational name and boundary change for the newly-minted Central Assiniboine Watershed District. The district now includes portions of the following municipalities: Argyle, Cornwallis, Elton, Glenboro-South Cypress, Grassland, Grey, Lorne, Minto-Odanah, Norfolk-Treherne, North Cypress-Langford, Oakland-Wawanesa, Oakview, Pembina, Prairie Lakes, Riverdale, Sifton, Souris-Glenwood, Victoria, Whitehead and the City of Brandon.
As described by the Province of Manitoba, The Watershed Districts Act has:
- Moved the districts to watershed-based boundaries to improve management of floods, droughts, and water quality;
- Renamed Manitoba’s “Conservation Districts” as “Watershed Districts” to emphasize their mandate; and
- Allowed Watershed Districts to form partnerships with non-municipal entities, including Indigenous nations, to enhance watershed management.
- In addition to the new legislation, Manitoba’s Watershed Districts have access to new resources to get more done on the landscape.
WHO WE WORK WITH:
Producers, land owners and land managers in the CAWD
Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development Department
Conservation Trust
Watershed Districts are key delivery agents for the Conservation Trust created in 2018.
Growing Outcomes in Watersheds Program
Watershed Districts are currently the sole delivery agents of the Program announced in 2019
Manitoba agriculture & conservation groups
Rural Municipalities
Manitoba Association of Watershed Districts
Our Partners
2025 PWCP Applications Available!
2025 PWCP application forms are available! Application submission will open April 1st!
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