Zany pipe-cleaner glasses, holiday beverages & general silliness! These all framed a lil’ OLW holiday get-together in December last year. Together, we peered through our zoom screens and imagined how member organizations can work together to re-energize OLW’s common agenda! What is this new optic and where is it coming from? We did some big […]
OLW’s Common Agenda: Our ‘Net’-work Read More »
What’s your local watershed organization?! For me, living in Ontario where Saugechewigewonk (the Trent River) flows into Kenhtè:ke (the Bay of Quinte), there are two: the Lower Trent and Quinte Conservation Authorities. Wherever you live, chances are there’s at least one local nonprofit watershed group, whether it’s grassroots-organized or government-mandated. Now for a harder question: Is there a group in
Enabling Watershed Organizations to Collaborate: A Model from Quebec Read More »
News Flash! Last month we said adieu to our Network Facilitation Lead at Our Living Waters. Who’s that? Several of you worked closely with Taylor over the years, participating in one of the many OLW Teams or Network member events she hosted. At heart, Taylor is a connector. She brings people and ideas together in
Bon Voyage, Taylor! Read More »
Our Living Waters’ 2022-23 year centered on consolidation in response to rapid growth and change.
Our Living Waters 2022 – 23 Annual Report Read More »
Hello! Bonjour! My name is Julie Wright and I’m delighted to have joined the team at Our Living Waters as the new National Director. Every transition is accompanied by a big learning curve and I’m grateful to the team at OLW and former National Director Andrew Stegemann for their generosity and guidance. OLW’s heart-led approach
Introducing Julie Wright, OLW’s New National Director Read More »
Andrew Stegemann, National Director until October 2023, wrote this story before leaving Our Living Waters to start a new chapter. Thank you, Andrew, for your dedication and leadership! Like interconnected watersheds, water groups across the country exist side by side. But, where watersheds naturally interact—their mighty rivers merging and cool groundwater feeding the whole system—organizations
The Story of OLW from Andrew’s Perspective Read More »
Take a look at this March 2023 op ed on the way that Canada is trailing behind the US when it comes to investing in water, and how we have an obligation to change this. (in French)
“Ottawa à la remorque de Washington dans le dossier de l’eau” Read More »
Take a look at this March 2023 op ed on the way that Canada is trailing behind the US when it comes to investing in water, and how we have an obligation to change this.
Canada has a moral and societal obligation to invest in fresh water Read More »
Read this December 2022 op ed on leveraging COP15 so that the Canadian government keeps its promise to establish the Canada Water Agency.
Canada must not waste the opportunities at COP15 in Montreal Read More »
Take a look at this two page November 2022 document by the Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters making an economic case for investing in water.
The Economic Opportunity of Making Water Investments in Canada Read More »
