Waterlution’s Executive Director and Co-Founder, Karen Kun, shares her Top 5 Lessons from Water Innovation Labs (WILs). MIXING Combining unknown ingredients can create something unprecedented. Bringing in participants and resource guests* with the “less obvious” water connection takes a lot of time, energy and personal attention yet it is worth it! Innovation comes from people asking…
So what can these tools look like? In my first blog, Art as a Tool for Social Engagement and Energizing Communities Towards a Sustainable, Collaborative Future, I touched on my belief in the strength of these tools. Here, I’m addressing in brief, truly what these tools can look like. In the Spring, during our Great…
Wetlands have received a lot of favourable press lately. In the past year, the Ontario government released a draft strategy for managing and growing our estimated 30 million hectares of wetlands from Lake Erie to Hudson Bay, a report that was finalized this month. Meanwhile, recent research from the University of Waterloo’s Intact Centre on…
I met my husband while filming a short-lived Discovery Channel ID show called “Paranormal Home Inspectors.” I was Research. Filmed in Ontario, people were encouraged to call in with their paranormal experiences. If the tale was enough to make your skin crawl, we’d go to your spot and provide a “ghost inspection.” The show…
I’ve known Maricor for more than 10 years. We were in the same class in environmental engineering and both stayed in the Waterloo area after graduation. She has completed a master’s degree and is nearing the finishing line for her PhD, where she’s specializing in drinking water treatment technologies for emerging contaminants. I’ve been working…
Drum beats echoed through the thin mountain air, and rich voices chanted out beautiful lyrics to unrecognizable songs. Groups of people surrounded two large drums and took turns beating rhythmically and leading the song. Minutes later, the beat changed, and the familiar rhythm and lyrics to the Bollywood hit, Jai Ho, were being produced from…
The doors to 51st Division opened in late May for Doors Open Toronto. Walking home from the St. Lawrence Market with my family we stopped near the police station so my daughter could pet a German Shepherd, trained in explosives detection, panting out front. Soon we’re touring the station, a rehabilitated former foundry, and getting…
It’s hard to believe my journey with the Great Waters Challenge and Waterlution only began a year ago! The meaningful experiences…
I joined Waterlution this year as the School Liaison and Facilitator with the Great Waters Challenge, specifically to introduce the challenge into French Schools. l feel lucky that through this program, I am able to meet so many inspiring youth. I started this position thinking I will go to various schools to engage youth to…
J’ai rejoint Waterlution cette année en tant qu’agente de liaison avec les écoles pour le Défi des eaux canadiennes, et plus précisément pour développer le défi dans les écoles francophones. Je me sens chanceuse car grâce à ce programme, je rencontre de nombreux jeunes très inspirants. J’ai commencé cette position en pensant que mon rôle…