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Read the latest updates and news releases about community science, water monitoring, Artists for Water, and more.
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
Paddlefest attendees rally behind the Watermark Project
Waterkeeper attended MEC Paddlefest 2017 this past weekend to talk about water quality and rec water use. People's desire to do their part to protect the lake became a dominant theme, and it was the Watermark Project that became the answer. Paddlefest attendees rallied behind the Watermark Project as a means to do their part to protect our waters.
Boat show stories inspired our latest letter to Transport Canada to protect navigation rights in Canada
Thanks to some powerful stories and great conversations at the recent Toronto International Boat Show, we were able to submit one more letter to Transport Canada to help protect your environmental rights.
Behind the Watermark Project: Why every Canadian should share their Watermark
The Watermark Project is more than an effort to collect stories because Watermarks are more than stories. When we ask you to share your Watermark, we're not only asking you to contribute your story. We're asking you to help protect a waterbody.
Watermarks with impact: Ripples becoming waves
If you’ve been following us for the past few months, you might have wondered why we’re focused on collecting water stories – what we call Watermarks. Why are we asking Canadians to tell us their strongest memories of water? What can happen when people know their connection to water?
The Watermark Project
Water is more than a necessity for keeping us alive, it is the thread that holds us together as a country. And that thread is best seen in our stories about being on, in or around water. That is why we created the Watermark Project: to collect and archive Canadian water stories to demonstrate why swimmable drinkable fishable water matters.
Charity using technology and storytelling to protect Canadian waters, launches new online archive called "Watermark Project" (Press Release)
Canadians can now register their favourite waterbody and share a story that will help protect waterways for generations to come, thanks to a new online archive created by Waterkeeper.
This is my Watermark. What’s yours?
Started by Lake Ontario Waterkeeper in 2015, the Watermark Project aims to collect and archive one water story from every Canadian to demonstrate why swimmable, drinkable, fishable, water matters. Starting today, you can easily share your story at watermarkproject.ca. Lake Ontario Waterkeeper Vice President, Krystyn Tully discusses the Watermark Project and shares her Watermark.
The Swim Meet: Reflections on meeting Marilyn Bell
As Lake Ontario's Waterkeeper, some days can be quite challenging for Mark Mattson. But after meeting Marilyn Bell and her "Swim Team," Mark is more confidant and more inspired than ever.
Ask Joseph Boyden and Edward Burtynsky what it means to be a water leader
Joseph Boyden and Edward Burtynsky are fantastic speakers. But what is it about them that enables them to captivate and inspire their audience? After a busy month on the road, Waterkeeper Mark Mattson confirms what he believes make great water leaders.