Media Releases

A new report finds B.C. has among the lowest industrial water rates in Canada and modernizing them could generate over $100 million annually to reinvest in watershed security, support local [...]

“Many of our small and rural communities are already experiencing how water shortages impact everything from drinking water to wildfire suppression,” said Hartwig. That message echoes the [...]

Recent community meetings and a public survey revealed strong, region-wide concern about groundwater in the Oldman watershed.

This summer, Living Lakes Canada will survey the Francois Lake shoreline to assess the impacts through the application of the Foreshore Integrate Management Planning tool to better understand, [...]

As wildfire seasons grow longer and more destructive, rural communities in British Columbia are turning to a proactive, made-in-B.C. solution: mapping water sources in advance of fire emergencies.

A new Watershed Bulletin published by Living Lakes Canada shares new findings, using the CBWMF Network data, that shed light on how small watersheds across the West Kootenay region of the Basin [...]

On Thursday, June 5th, the ‘Without Water’ Symposium took place on Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi’it First Nation territory (Grasmere, BC), bringing together Indigenous leaders, scientists, government [...]

To support wildfire suppression efforts, Living Lakes Canada is expanding its water resource mapping project to include Grasmere and Yaq̓it ʔa·knuqⱡi'it in the East Kootenay.

To better support wildfire suppression efforts, Living Lakes Canada is expanding its water resource mapping project to include Winlaw and the Red Mountain Road/Enterprise Creek communities.

Elk Valley residents interested in watershed health are invited to attend the Without Water Symposium on June 5 from 4:30-8:00 PM in Grasmere. Hosted by the Elk River Watershed Collaborative [...]