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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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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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.
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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 »
Budget 2023 matters. The opportunity to shift federal government water policy doesn’t come often and we need to take advantage of these policy windows when they occur. This window has been open since about 2020 and Budget 2023 represents an important milestone! Through this budget, the federal government is showing the kind of leadership needed to
A Good Federal Budget for 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 »
Fifteen meetings. Seventeen Members of Parliament and federal officials. Twelve representatives from the Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters. Two lobby days in Ottawa. Countless weeks of prep and follow-up. Here’s your window into the intricate choreography that federal water advocacy calls for! From left to right: CCHW members Mathieu Laneuville, Nicole Trigg, Andrew Stegemann, Coree Tull
The Canadian Coalition for Healthy Waters Visits the Hill 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 »
