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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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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“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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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
As Our Living Waters grew over the past few years, we adapted our services to meet the changing needs of our Network members. This year, the annual survey gauged the value of these adaptations by evaluating Network health. We had a great response! A total of 82 organizations filled out the survey, representing 64.5% of
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Teams are where the magic happens at Our Living Waters! They are collaborative forums where OLW Network members convene to drive action on a shared water goal. Teams are where change feels possible in the Network… but change takes time. Here, we’ve designed a Green Infrastructure Community of Practice timeline to visualize how this Team’s story
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The following is a list of UN Water Conference publications by OLW members & the broader community: Indigenous Organizations Assembly of First Nationsbulletin, May 2 2023 Métis Nation’sApril issueof the Pemmican Post, Apr 28 2023 Nonprofits, academia & individual leaders International Institute for Sustainable Development’s summary report, Mar 22-24 2023 days 1, 2 & 3 highlights, Mar 22, 23 &
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Is your organization interested in reducing the impacts of boats on water bodies? A Canada-wide group, the Coalition for Responsible and Sustainable Navigation (Coalition Navigation), recently asked OLW to share its perspective and resources with the Network. Below is the Coalition’s story, prepared by Denise Cloutier (B.B.A., M.Env.): The Issue in a Nutshell: Do you love
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Teams are where the magic happens at Our Living Waters!They are collaborative forums where OLW Network members convene to drive action on a shared water goal. Teams are where change feels possible in the Network… but change takes time. Here, we’ve designed a Community-Based Water Monitoring Collaborative timeline to visualize how this Team has evolved since
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