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Alberta Water Council (AWC) Drought Simulation 2022

The Alberta Water Council closure is a warning for inclusive watershed governance

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“Consensus decision making is the gold standard for environmental resource management, and that’s being abandoned here. Walking away from this model is absolutely a step backwards,” — biologist and Alberta Water Council vice-president Jay White said in an interview with Medicine Hat News. A long-standing, multi-stakeholder, consensus-building, “shared governance” model that was built into Alberta’s […]

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National Freshwater Data Strategy Webinar: Data Governance for Informed Decision-Making

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The Canada Water Agency (CWA) is developing a National Freshwater Data Strategy   to improve how freshwater information is organized, stored, and shared across Canada.  This national webinar was hosted by Our Living Waters on January 28th, 2026 with simultaneous translation. It featured experts from the Canada Water Agency (CWA), the Canadian Institute for Health Information,

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Aerial view of the South Saskatchewan River | Vue aérienne de la rivière Saskatchewan Sud

Proposed Changes to Water Act Catalyzing Grassroots Organizing to Protect a Healthy Water Future in Alberta and Beyond

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My colleague Natalja Vojno and I had the pleasure of interviewing Kennedy Halvorson, Conservation Specialist at Alberta Wilderness Association (AWA), and Colin Smith, Community Coordinator with Land Lovers Network, for this story. Kennedy began chairing Knowledge Sharing meetings for the Alberta Environmental Network Water Working Group when she took on the water file at AWA

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Image of mountains with snowy peaks in background and calm lake in foreground reflecting autumn trees, in Alberta | Image de montagnes aux sommets enneigés en arrière-plan et d'un lac calme au premier plan reflétant des arbres automnaux, en Alberta.

United for Watershed Security in Alberta

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Evolution In late 2024, a group of nonprofit organizations working on water priorities in Alberta approached Alberta Ecotrust Foundation with a hope-filled request: for Alberta Ecotrust to convene and lead a province-wide Alberta Water Coalition.* The founding advisory committee members – Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS Canada), the International Institute for Sustainable Development, and the

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Clear glass of water with light background | Verre d'eau transparent sur fond clair

Etuaptmumk or Nisi ‘Sotasu (Two-Eyed Seeing) Strengthens Collaboration at the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority

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“Without very intentional collaboration, the Atlantic First Nations Water Authority wouldn’t be where it is and couldn’t keep on going.” – James MacKinnon, Director of Engagement & Government Relations Etuaptmumk (Mi’kmaq) / Nisi ‘Sotasu (Wolastoqey), or Two-Eyed Seeing, recognizes that “different ways of knowing and different values can be brought together to find solutions to

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Eastern Canadian forest in fall beside lake | Forêt de l'Est canadien en automne au bord d'un lac

OLW Focus Groups Part 1: Insights from dialogue on Our Common Agenda

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This Impact Story is the first of a two part series exploring recommendations from OLW’s first ever round of Focus Groups in 2024 to 2025. Take a look at Part 2 for a dive into insights from dialogue on Right Relations.My colleagues and I are thankful for the individuals and organizations who lent their experience,

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