The Discussion Paper, Drinking Water Protection Plan, was available for public viewing on the provincial government's website. Meetings in B.C. were scheduled for the following locations, and there were morning (9am-12noon) and afternoon (1-4pm) "workshop" sessions for "stakeholders" scheduled for each event (the media are not invited for the workshop sessions):

Nanaimo - January 26, 2001, Best Western Dorchester, 70 Church St., 7-9 pm
Abbotsford - January 29, 2001, Cascade Community Church, 35190 Delair Road, 7-9 pm
Kelowna - January 31, 2001, Ramada Lodge Hotel, 2170 Harvey Avenue, 7-9 pm
Cranbrook - February 2, 2001, Heritage Inn, 803 Cranbrook St., 7-9 pm
Smithers - February 5, 2001, Telkwa Community Hall, 380 Birch Street, 7-9 pm
Prince George - February 6, 2001, Ramada Hotel Downtown, 444 George St., 7-9 pm
Fort St. John - February 7, 2001, Northern Grand Hotel, 9830 100th Ave., 7-9 pm
Williams Lake - February 8, 2001, Overlander Hotel, 1118 Lakeview Crescent, 7-9 pm
Greater Vancouver - February 13, 2001, Vancouver Hotel, 900 West Georgia, Vancouver, 7-9 pm
Kamloops - February 15, 2001, Coast Canadian Inn, 339 St. Paul St., 7-9 pm