A Legacy of Inclusive Growth When Rebekah joined Our Living Waters (OLW) in the fall of 2021, she felt an immediate sense of alignment. “It was as if the job posting had been written for me,” she recalls. The newly created position offered the perfect intersection of her passions for water protection, knowledge mobilization, languages, […]
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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
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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“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
This Impact Story is the second of a duo exploring recommendations from OLW’s first ever round of Focus Groups in 2024 to 2025. Take a look at Part 1 for a dive into insights from dialogue on Our Common Agenda. My colleagues and I are thankful for the individuals and organizations who lent their experience,
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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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The logo, three photos, and embedded PDF document below are © 2025 of the Indigenous Water Partnership. The Need: Why Indigenous Water Infrastructure Solutions Often Fail Too often, water infrastructure in Indigenous communities is built on a “copy/paste” of the municipal model. Engineers are hired to design systems best suited to municipalities, often located in
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Our Living Waters 2024 – 2025 Annual Report Our Living Waters’ 2024-25 year centered on deepening member engagement, led by our new Network Engagement lead, Natalija Vojno. Download the report here.
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Our Living Waters’ 2024-25 year centered on deepening member engagement, led by our new Network Engagement lead, Natalija Vojno.
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This bilingual national webinar with simultaneous translation was hosted by Our Living Waters on April 8 2025 and offered a look at a new aquatic conservation tool, featuring experts from Northern Confluence Initiative, Oceans North, St. Mary’s River Association and the Confederacy of Mainland Mi’kmaq. Background: The federal Fisheries Act (Section 34) enables the establishment
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