In 2015, the United Nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This global agenda aims to catalyze actions necessary for humans to live sustainably with each other and the planet by focusing on a variety of thematic areas including people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnership. To inspire action, 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have been developed and specific […]
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In 2018, we were excited to launch our second round of grants under the Our Living Waters 2030 Fund. In total $97,000 were distributed to Our Living Waters member groups to collaboratively advance progress on at least one of our 24 impact measures. Priorities for the fund were established directly by our members through an
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In 2017, the first working year of the Our Living Waters Network, Green Communities Canada and the Canadian Freshwater Alliance collaborated to explore how green infrastructure was transforming the way rain and stormwater was being managed in our communities. 40 communities across the country, varying in size, completed a self-assessment on stormwater and green infrastructure. Unfortunately,
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“One trillion litres of sewage leaked into Canadian lakes and rivers over last five years”. Such was the jaw-dropping headline that spurred national media coverage of combined sewer overflows (CSOs) this summer. Not surprisingly, we heard from many shocked Canadians. How did they not know this was happening? How could 21st-century Canadian cities still be releasing untreated
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Read this October 2018 comprehensive resource by Ottawa Riverkeeper, in collaboration with Our Living Waters, providing a roadmap for community groups and decision-makers to tackle combined sewer overflows.
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Thanks to our members for completing our 2018 Our Living Waters Priorities survey. 77% responded, giving us confidence that these priorities are truly reflective of OLW Network members. Here’s a summary of what you told us. Taking additional input from our OLW 2030 Fund Advisory Committee, and by analyzing where there
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Take a look at this 2017 scorecard summary by Green Communities Canada and the Canadian Freshwater Alliance, assessing communities on their adoption of green infrastructure policies and projects.
Access this 2017 toolkit from Green Communities Canada, and use the scorecard to take a look at how your community is doing to reduce runoff and runoff pollution.
As British Columbian families evacuate their homes amidst out of control wildfires, news of toxic algae blooms in Canadian lakes and oceans spread. Both coming shortly on the heels of spring rains which caused floods in communities across the country. There’s no doubt that climate change is starting to bite, and it’s using water as its
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On June 13th we hosted WWF-Canada as they launched the first comprehensive report on the health of Canada’s freshwater ecosystems. 5-years in the making, this assessment reviews Canada’s 25 major watersheds and 167 sub-watersheds for detailed data that together paints an important picture on the health of waters. The full webinar can now be viewed
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