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Ecologically Significant Areas Webinar | Webinaire Zones d’importance écologique

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REGISTER TODAY Ecologically Significant Areas (ESAs): A new freshwater and nearshore conservation tool This bilingual national webinar with simultaneous translation will be hosted by Our Living Waters and will offer a look at a new aquatic conservation tool, featuring experts from Northern Confluence Initiative, Oceans North, and St. Mary’s River Association. Background: The federal Fisheries […]

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River in Yukon with large cliff to the right and forest to the left | Rivière au Yukon avec une grande falaise à droite et une forêt à gauche

Meaningful Youth Engagement for Water: A Win-Win for All

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The Heart of the Challenge: “Youth are invited to join a space, but are still often siloed.” – Henry Pitts, Co-President, North American Youth Parliament for Water The Heart of the Solution: “Enabling youth with trust and tools.” – Nina Bianchi, Project Manager, International Secretariat for Water Earlier this year I connected with four inspiring water network

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Photo of three female assessors in a boat looking at a lake's shoreline as part of the Love Your lake program. // Photo de trois évaluatrices dans une embarcation examinant les rives d'un lac dans le cadre du programme « Votre lac et vous ».

Watersheds Canada and Canadian Wildlife Federation Offer ‘Love Your Lake’ Program Together for Over a Decade

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This impact story was adapted from an article entitled “How can you love a lake?” by Monica Seidel on page 10 of the Water Canada magazine issue for July/August 2024. It has been shortened, and also contains additions from Watersheds Canada staff about their collaborative relationship with Canadian Wildlife Federation. Header photo © Love Your

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Old dam in New Brunswick with red brick building | Vieux barrage au Nouveau-Brunswick avec bâtiment en briques rouges

A Watershed Moment in New Brunswick

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“Healthy Waters, Healthy Province” – words that guide the New Brunswick Watershed Caucus The New Brunswick Watershed Caucus (NBWC) is a forum for about 30 watershed organizations to build capacity and partnerships, contribute to provincial policy and public education, and mobilize knowledge across New Brunswick. Its member organizations started convening monthly in 2015 with administrative support from

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Royal Canadian mint building in Manitoba viewed from the water through reeds | Le bâtiment de la Monnaie royale canadienne au Manitoba vu depuis l'eau à travers les roseaux

The Role of the Canada Water Agency (CWA) in National Freshwater Collaboration

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https://youtu.be/abHcFitd9EU Click the play arrow to watch “The Role of the Canada Water Agency (CWA) in National Freshwater Collaboration – Featuring CWA and Freshwater Community Perspectives”. (Note that the video has been edited for brevity, and begins with the first presentation.) This bilingual national webinar with simultaneous translation was hosted by Our Living Waters on

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Alt text: A torn paper effect design with red at the top and bottom, a white background in the middle, and a circle featuring a silhouette of an eagle over red, yellow, and black sections. / Effet de papier déchiré avec du rouge en haut et en bas, un fond blanc au milieu et un cercle avec la silhouette dun aigle sur des sections rouges, jaunes et noires.

The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples: Water Challenges and Priorities

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The Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) is the national voice for off-reserve Indigenous Peoples and is recognized by the Government of Canada as one of the five National Indigenous Representative Organizations. This post by Melanie Bateman, CAP’s Water Resources Coordinator, introduces CAP and its priorities related to water governance, such as water policy coherence and coordination with respect

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Goose taking off from calm water with beige reeds in the background | Bernache s'envolant d'une eau calme avec des roseaux beiges en arrière-plan

CollabEAUration: A Canada-wide Water Dialogue

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On Sept. 21, 2023, the Community-Based Water Monitoring Collaborative hosted “CollabEAUration: A Canada-Wide Water Dialogue” to build cross-cultural understanding between francophone and anglophone community-based water monitoring (CBWM) and participatory water science leaders across the country. This 90 minute bilingual webinar with simultaneous translation showcased two case studies. The Groupe d’éducation et d’écosurveillance de l’eau (G3E) and Atlantic Water Network

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Alt Text: A group of people in colorful costumes, including animals and characters, pose in a gymnasium with scenic nature backdrops of mountains and a lake. They are standing in a line, smiling and playful, with a bright atmosphere. Translation: Un groupe de personnes en costumes colorés, comprenant des animaux et des personnages, pose dans un gymnase avec des décors naturels pittoresques de montagnes et dun lac. Ils se tiennent en ligne, souriants et ludiques, dans une ambiance lumineuse./Un groupe de personnes en costumes colorés, comprenant des animaux et des personnages, pose dans un gymnase avec des décors naturels pittoresques de montagnes et dun lac. Ils se tiennent en ligne, souriants et ludiques, dans une ambiance lumineuse.

Connecting Youth with Water through Theatre in Alberta

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“The work we do connects with the seventh generation principle that Indigenous communities have been fostering since time immemorial. Respect for the land, water and creatures is at the heart of everything we do.” (~Christina Chase-Warrier, Director of Programming, Evergreen Theatre) Since 1991, Evergreen Theatre in Calgary has centered its work on education, art, science and community. This OLW

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Two people laughing together, a man and a woman | Deux personnes qui rient ensemble, un homme et une femme

OLW is Punny!

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Here are the water puns, jokes and idioms you shared through the 2022-23 annual Network survey — in both official languages. English Barely keeping “afloat” processing my WQ data… Best fishes (as an email sign off). Bucket half full… Downstream effects, high water mark. Getting your sea legs! How did the raindrop ask another raindrop on

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