Accessible Data

Alt text: A misty landscape featuring lush green forests, a rocky riverbed in the foreground, and a mountain partially obscured by low clouds. Waterfalls cascade down the slopes, blending into the cloudy sky. / Un paysage brumeux mettant en scène des forêts verdoyantes luxuriantes, un lit de rivière rocheux au premier plan et une montagne partiellement cachée par des nuages bas. Des cascades dévalent les pentes, se fondant dans le ciel nuageux.

Empowering communities through open access to water data in the Columbia Basin

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An open-source database now makes critical water data readily available for water stewardship groups and decision-makers in the Upper (Canadian side) Columbia Basin! The recently launched Columbia Basin Water Hub acts as a central repository for water-related data relevant to the region. Water datasets collected by community water monitoring groups are now available to support decision-makers who […]

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Alt text: A child in a red and white striped sweater walks along a wooden boardwalk through tall grass toward a lake. The background features a hilly landscape with autumn-colored trees under a partly cloudy sky. / Un enfant portant un chandail à rayures rouges et blanches marche sur une promenade en bois à travers de hautes herbes vers un lac. À larrière-plan, un paysage vallonné avec des arbres aux couleurs dautomne sous un ciel partiellement nuageux.

Community-based Water Monitoring & the Canada Water Agency

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Calling all community-based water monitoring supporters: A coalition of Community-Based Water Monitoring (CBWM) leaders from across the country has been working to raise the profile of CBWM in Canada and advocate for its credibility on the federal stage. CBWM programs provide vital, complementary data that can fill gaps in the federal government’s data collection. That is if the

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**Alt text:** Two people sit on a dock, embracing and gazing at a serene lake surrounded by mountains. The sky is overcast, and the water reflects the dramatic landscape, creating a peaceful scene. / Deux personnes sont assises sur un quai, s’enlaçant et regardant un lac serein entouré de montagnes. Le ciel est couvert, et leau reflète le paysage dramatique, créant une scène paisible.

Funding Water Projects Across Canada Virtual Gathering

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Over 50 freshwater champions registered for our November 19, 2020 virtual gathering to discuss the topic of Funding Water Projects Across Canada. We had a great turnout! We gathered to find the answer to a thought-provoking question: Is there a desire from the freshwater community to collectively call on the federal government to better fund water projects right

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Alt text: View of Ottawas Parliament Hill with the iconic clock tower, alongside the Rideau Canal featuring boats and surrounded by trees under a partly cloudy sky. / Vue de la Colline du Parlement dOttawa avec lemblématique tour de lhorloge, le long du canal Rideau avec des bateaux, entouré darbres sous un ciel partiellement nuageux.

Driving federal action in support of water data and community based monitoring

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What does it take to trigger implementation of recommendations posed to the Federal government? For the past nine months the Federal Water Strategy Team has been meeting to explore exactly that. In late 2018, the National Roundtable on Community Based Water Monitoring released a collaborative report with detailed recommendations on how the federal government could advance community

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A scenic view of a lake with clear water and a grassy shoreline dotted with colorful wildflowers. Lush green trees and shrubs line the shore under a blue sky with scattered clouds. / Une vue pittoresque dun lac aux eaux claires et dun rivage herbeux parsemé de fleurs sauvages colorées. De luxuriants arbres verts et arbustes longent la rive sous un ciel bleu parsemé de nuages.

Growing the Economy and Building a Climate Resilient, Water Secure Future

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Investing in ‘shovel-ready’ and ‘shovel-worthy’ jobs that advance climate resiliency and water security can create an immediate 3638 jobs and nearly 1.5 million job hours in over 300 projects across the country. By prioritizing investment in small, rural and Indigenous communities we can put people to work across numerous impacted communities from coast-to-coast-to-coast. Read our letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and

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A person speaks at a podium with a microphone. Behind them is a banner with the text Protecting Canada’s Water. Empowering Canada’s North and The Gordon Foundation accompanied by red maple leaf and globe logos. / Une personne parle à un podium avec un microphone. Derrière elle se trouve une bannière avec le texte Protéger l’eau du Canada. Autonomiser le Nord du Canada et La Fondation Gordon, accompagné des logos de feuille dérable rouge et de globe terrestre.

Water quality data at your fingertips

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A new online platform will help close the gap between data and decision-making.  Lake Winnipeg DataStream is an open-access, online portal for water-quality data. Led nationally by The Gordon Foundation, Lake Winnipeg DataStream launched in collaboration with LWF on March 20, 2019. Lake Winnipeg’s portal is the third in the national DataStream network, pioneered in

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Alt text: A map of eastern Canada displays data points in clusters. Larger numbers are visible near Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, indicating higher data density. A search bar is located in the top left corner. / Une carte de lest du Canada affiche des points de données en groupes. Des chiffres plus importants sont visibles près de Terre-Neuve et de la Nouvelle-Écosse, indiquant une densité de données plus élevée. Une barre de recherche est située dans le coin supérieur gauche.

Atlantic Datastream creating open-access data

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The uptake of Atlantic DataStream has been tremendous with 40 environmental non profits, provincial and federal governments coming on board to share their water quality data since the open access database went live in June 2018. However this wasn’t always the case. Following the kick off event, we had just under 30 monitoring groups online and still

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