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Art, Advocacy, & My Path To Watermark
Dana Jackson Dana Jackson

Art, Advocacy, & My Path To Watermark

I was raised on rock and roll. For me, Bowie, Lennon, and Strummer were more like father figures than elusive rock stars, and their lyrics were like welcome parental advice. I still crave songs illustrating hope, creativity, and social advocacy so it should be no surprise to learn that I’ve grown into a massive The Tragically Hip fan. By Dana Jackson, Watermark Project Coordinator

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My Summer in Kingston has given me hope.
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My Summer in Kingston has given me hope.

My name is Rebecca Harrison and I am the Manager of Programs at Lake Ontario Waterkeeper. Our organization started in Kingston over a decade ago. We launched there because even before we officially became Lake Ontario Waterkeeper we worked hand in hand with community organizations and local activists on a variety of cases. Our goal has always been to identify leaders within a community and assist their efforts for a swimmable drinkable fishable future on the Great Lakes.

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Robot Missions' Field Test
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Robot Missions' Field Test

What will shoreline cleanup look like in the future?

As a part of the Future-themed week during the Kingston & Wolfe Island Culture Festival, Robot Missions is holding a Field Test at Lake Ontario Park. Since Kingston doesn't have a sandy shoreline (yet), Their team will simulate debris conditions in one of the sandboxes at the park. You're invited to join in on Thursday, August 3rd, 6-8pm! Tickets available here, and Facebook event page is here

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 What can you do: Waterkeeper & Citizen Science
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What can you do: Waterkeeper & Citizen Science

Big change requires lots of hands. One of the reasons water quality monitoring programs are some of the most popular citizen science programs is because people will show up for their beach, their favourite creek, their swimming hole, and fishing spot.  They love their waterbodies and they will do what they can to protect them. Science benefits both the work being done to protect and restore swimmable, drinkable, fishable water and increase the information available to the public.

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Join Waterkeeper for water sampling at Breakwater Park
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Join Waterkeeper for water sampling at Breakwater Park

By Hannah McDonald — This summer I am working for Lake Ontario Waterkeeper as the Water Literacy Assistant in Kingston. Part of my job is to test water quality in popular swimming areas along the waterfront.

Each week, I sample water from points along Breakwater Park and the Wolfe Island Boat Club. Then I take the samples to the lab where it is tested. I take those results and post them on Swim Guide so that recreational water users can make informed decisions about using the water.

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Why your Kingston Shoreline Story is important.
Amy Wilford Amy Wilford

Why your Kingston Shoreline Story is important.

The Shoreline Shuffle Salute Exhibit opened this past Saturday at the Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning. It was a beautiful day to remember the success of the 2013 Shoreline Shuffle, and to build on the progress of the original event with a community collection of Kingston Waterfront Stories.

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