No matter where you live in the world, I am guessing you are consumed by global and local news on the spread of COVID-19 and doing your best to figure out how to act, what to prepare for and what this means for your region, country, community, work, family and friends. Over the course of…
By Noa Mayer “There is a strong cultural identity associated with being a farmer”, my brother Sam told me as we spoke over the phone last week. As a result, a rigid belief system for practicing farming has formed. What Sam has noticed as he begins his own farming journey, is that there is a…
By Karen Kun, President As 2019 comes to a close and a new decade is upon us, a natural process of reflection emerges and I look forward to sharing some thoughts from the year past, some program highlights, learnings and Waterlution’s focus on leadership in the current state of the world. We live in a…
By: Felicity Feinman Hi! My name is Felicity Feinman. I care about the environment and also drive a car that releases greenhouse gases on a weekly basis. I know I’m not alone in this conflict. Many of my friends haven’t bothered to get a driver’s license at all and there’s a litany of statistics showing…
Written by Laina Timberg, Coordinator, Youth Programs, Toronto, O.N. & Megan Cornall, Water Innovation Lab Global Coordinator, Vancouver, B.C. The Water Innovation Lab Canada 2019 (WILCanada2019) ran from October 5-11 in Calgary and Kananaskis, Alberta. It was the first time a WIL had returned to Alberta since they were moved to a global scale four…
Written by Jordan Hawkswell, Youth Advisory Board, Victoria B.C. I love working with my hands, to learn about and create something that has value and meaning. Crafting takes time and focus and usually a good teacher. Therefore it can be intimidating to take on a project or skill that looks to be a large undertaking.…
On September 20th, millions of people walked out of their offices, homes, parents took kids out of school, and joined the Global Climate Strike. Signs, songs, speeches and throngs of people gathered with the common interest to stand up for our planet. The entire Waterlution team from our Founder and President to the many Youth…
Written by Emma Squires September has gone by in a blur. It’s been an exciting and jam-packed month for me, full of new beginnings, new friends, early mornings and lots of coffee. Although it sometimes feels like the relaxed pace of summer was just yesterday, the crisp air of the mornings and the comfort foods…
Written by Kirsten Mathison, YAB volunteer for the Great Canoe Journey & Great Waters Challenge in 2018-2019 I try to keep a record of things I am grateful for each day. Overwhelmingly, my entries centre around the dinner table. There is something about food that nourishes more than my body. It strengthens my relationships by…
Written by Christine Al Halabi “We never know the worth of clean water till the well is dry,” but that does not apply to those who pause to consider what life would be like without it. As a civil engineer working in the design and establishment of roads, sewer and water networks, the grassroots environmentalist…
