A new Canada Water Agency will be up and running by the end of 2023, according to the federal budget released Tuesday, March 28. As…
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Bringing Canadian water priorities to UN Water Conference
Living Lakes Canada, the award-winning water stewardship NGO based in the Canadian Columbia Basin, will be represented at the first United Nations conference on water…
Nominate a conservation hero
Submitted by Wildsight Do you know a hero deserving recognition? Conservation and environmental education champions work tirelessly up and down the Upper Columbia region. Often…
Watershed strategy co-developed with First Nations
The B.C. government and the B.C.-First Nations Water Table March 6 announced a $100-million investment in healthy watersheds and the launch of engagement on a…
Kat Hartwig 2022 Ellen Zimmerman Award recipient
From her early efforts as president of Wildsight’s Invermere Branch in the 1990s to her internationally-recognized conservation leadership today, Kat Hartwig has been recognized as…
B.C. investment in watershed security offers hope
Submitted by Living Lakes Canada On Earth Day (April 22), Living Lakes Canada welcomed the Province of B.C.’s commitment of $30 million for projects that…
Securing our water in a low-to-no snow future
Submitted by Living Lakes Canada Have you ever thought about what a future with less snow might look like? Okay, so we’ve still seen plenty…
Water Hub new home for Columbia Basin water data
The Columbia Basin Water Hub is a new open-source online platform for storing water-related data collected throughout the Columbia Basin region so communities and decision…
LLC gets $1 million for water monitoring in Columbia Basin
Melting glaciers, drier weather and diminished stream flows are signs that the global climate crisis is affecting freshwater resources in the Canadian Columbia River Basin….
Groundwater management crucial in Upper Columbia Basin
Columbia Basin businesses and landowners who use groundwater for non-domestic purposes are reminded they are legally required to apply for a water licence. This change…