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 »
![Canada a une obligation morale et sociétale dinvestir dans leau douce
Publié le 17 mars 2023
[Traduction canadienne française]
Le Canada a une obligation morale et sociétale dinvestir dans leau douce, selon plusieurs contributeurs de cet article. La nécessité de préserver et de protéger nos ressources en eau est cruciale pour lavenir du pays. Larticle explore comment des efforts concertés peuvent garantir un accès à long terme à leau potable pour toutes les communautés canadiennes. Mettant en avant un paysage vaste fait de neige et de glace sous un ciel nuageux, il souligne également la beauté naturelle que ces investissements aideraient à préserver.
---
Auteur : Plusieurs contributeurs.](https://ourlivingwaters.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Canada_has_a_moral_and_societal_obligation_to_invest_in_fresh_water.png)
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 »
Ottawa Riverkeeper is an OLW member organization that acts as a “champion and collective voice for the Ottawa River watershed.” This piece, written by Matthew Brocklehurst (Communications Manager) and Larissa Holman (Director of Science and Policy), showcases the organization’s freshwater advocacy on a specific issue. Nuclear Waste presents a unique challenge for freshwater policy and protection. Not only
Ottawa Riverkeeper takes on Freshwater Advocacy for Radioactive Waste Management Read More »
A Story of Collaborative Success “How do we make investing in our watersheds a political priority?” As Coree Tull recalls, that’s the question a group of freshwater advocates coalesced around when the BC Watershed Security Coalition started. The work began in April 2020 as the pandemic hit full force. Coree remembers that “a group of us working on
Building a Strong BC Watershed Security Coalition: A Leader’s Perspective Read More »
Read this October 2022 op ed by Andrew Stegemann, Dominique Monchamp, Nicole Trigg, Coree Tull and Roberta Webster on creating a Canada Water Agency and adequately resourcing the Freshwater Action Plan.
Feds must keep promises on water Read More »
Download this October 2022 framework to help practitioners advance equitable, abundant, and thriving green infrastructure in cities across Canada, by Green Communities Canada and a research team from the University of Toronto.
Pathways to Living Cities: A framework Read More »
Our Living Waters 2021 – 22 Annual Report Our Living Waters 2021 – 22 Annual Report 2021 – 2022 was a period of exciting growth and reorientation for Our Living Waters! Download the report here.
Our Living Waters 2021 – 22 Annual Report Read More »
