UPCOMING EVENTS

[Past] BCAFN Water Dialogue Series: Climate Change, Data and the Canadian Water Agency

March 17th 2022 from 9:00 am to 12:00 am

REGISTER HERE The BC Assembly of First Nations is hosting a Virtual Water Dialogue Series in March and April 2022 to provide space for dialogue on water including, but not limited to, the proposed Canada Water Agency. In addition, there will be a range of speakers and panelists to present on a variety of topics, and support discussions related to First Nations […]

[Past] Living Lakes Canada’s National Lake Blitz: An Opportunity for Lake Health Awareness in Manitoba

March 3rd 2022 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Program Coordinator for the 2nd Annual National Lake Blitz, Camille LeBlanc, will discuss the purpose behind the Lake Blitz and how you can get involved in this new and exciting entry-level citizen science program taking place in communities across Canada. The goal of the National Lake Blitz is to encourage widespread water monitoring of lakes, […]

[Past] Inaugural Columbia-Kootenay Headwaters Hydrologic Region Meeting

March 2nd 2022 from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

The goals of this inaugural meeting for the Columbia-Kootenay Headwaters Hydrologic Region are to: bring potential Local Reference Group participants together to introduce them to the Columbia Basin Water Monitoring Framework concept; explain the role of the Local Reference Group in the development of the Priority Monitoring Matrix for their particular hydrologic region; and hold […]

[Past] Inaugural Mid Columbia-Kootenay Hydrologic Region Meeting

March 1st 2022 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

The goals of this inaugural meeting for the Mid-Columbia Kootenay Hydrologic Region are to: bring potential Local Reference Group participants together to introduce them to the Columbia Basin Water Monitoring Framework concept; explain the role of the Local Reference Group in the development of the Priority Monitoring Matrix for their particular hydrologic region; and hold […]

[Past] 2022 Confluence of Minds Conference: Living Lakes Canada Collaborative Monitoring - STREAM & iTrackDNA

February 22nd 2022 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

Living Lakes Canada’s environmental DNA programs manager, Raegan Mallinson, will be presenting at the 2022 Confluence of Minds Conference. She will be discussing Living Lakes Canada as an organization as well as our various collaborative water monitoring programs.

[Past] Source Water Protection Webinar Series: Columbia Basin Water Hub

December 15th 2021 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

Living Lakes Canada staff will be presenting on the Columbia Basin Water Hub as part of Webinar 9: Monitoring & Reporting in the Source Water Protection Webinar Series. This free webinar series is designed to introduce the Okanagan Basin Water Board’s brand-new Source Water Protection Toolkit to water utilities, local, provincial and First Nations government staff, […]

[Past] Wells, Water Levels, and Windermere Creek: Exploring Current Groundwater Data and 3D Modelling

December 8th 2021 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm

REGISTER HERE In 2018, Living Lakes Canada hosted a workshop on Windermere Loop Road aquifers and began monitoring groundwater levels in response to local residents who wanted to learn more about their domestic groundwater water supplies. Following this, Living Lakes Canada commissioned a preliminary hydrogeological assessment and 3-D modelling to better understand groundwater conditions in […]

[Past] Syilx-Okanagan/Sinixt Knowledge Relationships: Byron Louis, Dallas Goodwater & Rob Edward

November 9th 2021 from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

The final webinar in the 3-part Indigenous-led Water Relationships within the Columbia Basin webinar series. Making time, space and place for the Syilx-Okanagan/Sinixt Peoples to share values, relationships and responsibilities for and with Water, now and for the future of the water in the Columbia Basin. REGISTER

[Past] Secwepmec Knowledge Relationships: Wayne Christian & Robyn Laubman

November 2nd 2021 from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm

The second webinar in the 3-part Indigenous-led Water Relationships within the Columbia Basin webinar series. Making time, space and place for the Secwepmec People to share values, relationships and responsibilities for and with Water, now and for the future of the water in the Columbia Basin. REGISTER

[Past] Ktunaxa Knowledge Relationships: Jim Clarricoates & Norm Allard

October 26th 2021 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

The first webinar in the 3-part within the Columbia Basin webinar series. Making time, space and place for the Ktunaxa People to share values, relationships and responsibilities for and with Water, now and for the future of the water in the Columbia Basin. REGISTER

[Past] Water Data Management for Regional Community-Based Water Monitoring Groups

October 18th 2021 from 9:30 am to 11:30 am

REGISTER HERE Join the Collaborative Monitoring Initiative on October 18th for a webinar on data management and sharing, including how water data may be used in decision-making. Santiago Botero, Applied Innovation and Technology Manager for Living Lakes Canada, will be presenting on the Columbia Basin Water Hub. This webinar is designed to provide introductory information […]

[Past] Invermere CABIN/STREAM Training

October 11th 2021 8:30 am to October 15th 2021 5:00 pm

CABIN/STREAM training with Shuswap First Nation.

[Past] 2021 Virtual Alberta WPAC Summit: Living Lakes Canada — Adaptable Models & Opportunities for Collaboration

October 8th 2021 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

On October 8, as part of Session #1 of the 2021 Virtual Alberta WPAC Summit, Living Lakes Canada team members will be presenting from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. MT: Title: Living Lakes Canada: Adaptable Models & Opportunities for Collaboration Presenters: Kat Hartwig (Executive Director), Santiago Botero (Applied Innovation and Technology Manager). and Georgia Peck, […]

[Past] Selected International Best Practices, and Lessons Learned, for Inle Lake Water Governance/Lake Management

October 4th 2021 from 8:30 am to 9:30 am

This is an invite-only workshop hosted by the United Nations Development Programme. Many CSOs (Civil Society Organizations) in Myanmar are currently under scrutiny, being persecuted and/or under restrictions to operate. How can CSOs in Myanmar engage in lake governance in the context of a shrunken or shrinking democratic space? What guidance can they be offered?  […]

[Past] Ottawa CABIN/STREAM Training

September 27th 2021 8:30 am to September 30th 2021 5:00 pm

CABIN/STREAM training with Ottawa River Keeper, Water First, Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg First Nation, Kebawoek First Nation and Winneway First Nation.

[Past] BC Rivers Day Paddle from Invermere to Radium

September 26th 2021 from 10:00 am to 12:00 am

Join the Lake Windermere Ambassadors, Living Lakes Canada and Wildsight Invermere for a BC Rivers Day Celebration! We will be meeting at the Athalmer Boat Launch at 10am on September 26th to paddle down the Columbia River through the ecologically significant Columbia Wetlands. This will be a casual unguided event with the opportunity to connect […]

[Past] Whitehorse CABIN/STREAM Training

September 7th 2021 8:30 am to September 10th 2021 5:00 pm

CABIN/STREAM training with Na-Cho Nyak Dun First Nation, Little Salmon (Carmacks) First Nation and Selkirk First Nation.

[Past] Blueberry River First Nations CABIN/STREAM/iTrack DNA Training

August 30th 2021 8:30 am to September 3rd 2021 5:00 pm

CABIN/STREAM training with Blueberry River First Nations.

[Past] Fort Nelson First Nation CABIN Training

August 25th 2021 8:30 am to August 29th 2021 5:00 pm

CABIN training with Fort Nelson First Nation.

[Past] Thunder Bay CABIN/STREAM Training

August 9th 2021 8:30 am to August 13th 2021 5:00 pm

CABIN/STREAM training with Four River Environmental Services, Aroland First Nation, Long Lake #58 First Nation, Ginoogaming First Nation and Constance Lake First Nation.

[Past] Kenora CABIN/STREAM Training

August 6th 2021 8:30 am to August 9th 2021 5:00 pm

CABIN/STREAM training with Grand Council Treaty #3.

[Past] RBC Staff Shoreline Clean-Up

July 23rd 2021 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm

This virtual event will take place on July 23rd, 2021, in line with Lakes Appreciation Month. Attendees will take part in a self-guided 2 hour shoreline cleanup, followed by a 1 hour online workshop, where the benefits of water stewardship and Community-Based Water Monitoring (CBWM) will be discussed. Approximate timing of the event will be […]

[Past] Rocky Mountain House CABIN and STREAM Training

July 19th 2021 8:30 am to July 23rd 2021 3:30 pm

CABIN/STREAM training in Rocky Mountain House with participants from the University of Alberta, the North Saskatchewan Watershed Alliance, Sunchild First Nation, O’Chiese First Nation and Athabasca Watershed Council.

[Past] “Why Care About Water Data” Webinar Series: Applications of Water Data for Decision Making

June 23rd 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Living Lakes Canada and the Columbia Basin Water Hub are pleased to present an exciting new webinar series focused on the importance of water data in an era of climate and biodiversity crisis. The purpose of this series is to increase awareness of what water data is, and the value and applications of water data for decision […]

[Past] “Why Care About Water Data” Webinar Series: Who is collecting water data in the Columbia Basin

June 16th 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Living Lakes Canada and the Columbia Basin Water Hub are pleased to present an exciting new webinar series focused on the importance of water data in an era of climate and biodiversity crisis. The purpose of this series is to increase awareness of what water data is, and the value and applications of water data for decision […]

[Past] Nelson CABIN Training

June 15th 2021 8:30 am to June 16th 2021 5:00 pm

CABIN course with the Elk River Alliance and UBC.

[Past] KCP Conservation Ambassador Training

June 9th 2021 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am

*Invite-only event. Registration is full.* The series of learning modules for a “Conservation Ambassador Training” is intended to take KCP’s Stewardship Solution Toolkit to the next level by encouraging peer-learning for stewardship practitioners on a variety of themes. Topics of interest come from KCP partners who are stewardship representatives from organizations who work with private […]

[Past] "Why Care About Water Data" Webinar Series: Climate change in the Columbia Basin and why water data is needed for adaptation

June 9th 2021 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Living Lakes Canada and the Columbia Basin Water Hub are pleased to present an exciting new webinar series focused on the importance of water data in an era of climate and biodiversity crisis. The purpose of this series is to increase awareness of what water data is, and the value and applications of water data for decision […]

[Past] National Lake Blitz

June 1st 2021 12:00 am to September 30th 2021 12:00 am

From June to September 2021, Lake Blitz participants across Canada will help create a ‘snapshot’ of Canadian freshwater temperature by collecting readings at their local waterbody and by literally taking a snapshot of their location on the lake and the colour of the water in the lake. Volunteer Commitment: Participating in the Lake Blitz is […]

[Past] Lake Biodiversity Photo Challenge

May 21st 2021 12:00 am to July 31st 2021 12:00 am

The Photo Challenge will showcase the biodiversity of Canadian Lakes and the impacts that can threaten them. The challenge is for participants to snap a single photo, with as many plants and animals as possible, OR an impactful photo displaying human threats to lake environments, and submit it to the contest. All flora and fauna […]