May 21 2024 OLW e-newsletter - Our Living Waters

OLW INVITE & UPDATES

	You’re invited to a 90 minute OLW Network Meetup on June 27 to get a sneak peak of a prototype Network mapping tool and engagement strategy. You’ll have a chance to give feedback and tell us about your own collaborative work for water. Plus, there will be time to hear from Julie Wright, OLW’s National Director since October 2023!
	Check out our 2023-24 Annual Report, summing up a year of departures, new beginnings, and Network reorientation.
	Love podcasts? Dive into our 2024 Water Podcasts List created by Network members.

THE ART OF WATER

Water maps galore! Take a look at this CBC Interactive piece on lost rivers flowing under major Canadian cities, and dive into the Smithsonian’s entrancing global water maps.

WINDOW ON WATER POLICY & GOVERNANCE

A federal update: The Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters published a Submission highlighting witness recommendations from meetings of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development held in 2023-24 on the topic of freshwater (20 meetings and 50 briefs to date).

Spotlight on BC: Check out what’s been going on in the province over the past few months, including the publication of:

NETWORK OPPORTUNITIES

NEW: OLW Water Events Calendar
NEW: OLW Jobs & Grants Board
Environment and Climate Change Canada National Freshwater Science Prioritization Survey 2024, round 1 deadline June 2
Opportunity for Watermark Story contributions to document water bodies we care for, Swim Drink Fish
Summer canoe trips in Ontario, Birds Canada
“Drought 2024: Tell the federal government to act NOW” campaign, Code Blue BC

And finally, a warm welcome to our newest member organizations, including the Manitoba Association of Watersheds, Maritime Aboriginal Peoples Council, PEI Watershed Alliance and Watersheds BC!

Rebekah
Network Communications Lead
Our Living Waters