Our Living Waters 2020 – 2021 Annual Report Our Living Waters 2020 – 2021 Annual Report Take a look at the 2020 – 2021 Annual Report, covering the period of the beginning of the COVID pandemic.
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A Business Case for Investment in Canadian Community-Based Water Monitoring A Business Case for Investment in Canadian Community-Based Water Monitoring Download this November 2021 report from the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Learn about why funding and coordinating Canada’s vibrant community-based water monitoring community makes scientific and economic sense!
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Five Foundational Pillars for the Canada Water Agency Five Foundational Pillars for the Canada Water Agency Read this 2021 joint submission, spearheaded by the Forum for Leadership on Water and Our Living Waters, with support from a dozen other organizations. (bilingual)
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Swim Drink Fish Canada has been engaging the public in education and advocacy, raising awareness about combined sewer overflows for almost 20 years. During the unprecedented summer of 2020, those seeking respite gathered at beaches across Canada to find solace in their home waterbodies. Travel restrictions meant many people were exploring their local waters, some
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Green infrastructure has been an Our Living Waters Network priority issue for the past several years. In response, the Our Living Waters 2030 Fund has provided ongoing funding to a team that works to advance local action on green infrastructure. Green infrastructure has been an Our Living Waters Network priority issue for the past several years. In
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Image above: The Portapique River in Nova Scotia where salmon eggs have been introduced in-stream to increase the population of endangered Inner Bay of Fundy (iBoF) Atlantic Salmon. The Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council (MAPC) are monitoring water quality to identify areas of habitat concern for this culturally and environmentally significant species. Photo by Aislin Livingstone
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Community-based Water Monitoring and the Canada Water Agency Community-based Water Monitoring and the Canada Water Agency Read this 2021 letter to Environment and Climate Change Canada, outlining four pillars for federal commitment on community-based water monitoring. (bilingual)
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We are so thrilled to share our 2020/21 Annual Report for the Our Living Waters Network! Our report can be found here, and the introduction to the report from Andrew, the Director of OLW, can be seen both in the report itself and right below! The Soul of a Network: Relationships On March 16th, 2020
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The government of Canada is creating a new Canada Water Agency and, as is often the nature of such emerging institutions, the details of what it will be are not yet known. Here is a quick outline of the process to date: First announced in the Liberal Party of Canada’s 2019 election platform, the CWA
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An open-source database now makes critical water data readily available for water stewardship groups and decision-makers in the Upper (Canadian side) Columbia Basin! The recently launched Columbia Basin Water Hub acts as a central repository for water-related data relevant to the region. Water datasets collected by community water monitoring groups are now available to support decision-makers who
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