“Mapping and conversations are always two sides of the same coin. A map without conversations is nothing and conversations without some form of mapping [are] much more fragmented.” ~from Greater than the Sum’s interview series with Aldo de Moor, part 6 OLW’s annual survey has evolved since it began, from a focus on impact measures in […]
2024 Annual Survey Results & OLW Network Map Read More »
Our Living Waters’ 2023-24 year centered on member engagement in response to several years of Network growth and change. Click on the Annual Report below to flip through it, or download the pdf version.
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Atlantic Water Network (AWN) ‘absorbed’ Laura Chandler, the network’s Program Manager, into its community of water leaders in 2019. Lucky for them, because she’s been instrumental in releasing some highly anticipated AWN resources this year! I spoke to Laura in February 2024 to hear more about this resource launch. She emphasized how it could not have
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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
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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
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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.
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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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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
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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
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