Fraser Riverkeeper is a licensed member of Waterkeeper Alliance, the fastest growing grassroots environmental movement in North America, now with nearly 190 programs worldwide. Waterkeeper Alliance is an international water advocacy organization that fights for everyone’s right to clean water. The Waterkeeper movement was founded in 1999 by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and veteran Waterkeepers to promote a particularly strong model of community-based advocacy. In just nine years the Alliance has rapidly grown from 25 grassroots programs to a global network of nearly 190 member programs on 6 continents. Waterkeepers are the defenders of the river, lake, bay, or shoreline in their community, patrolling daily, responding to citizen concerns, identifying problems and confronting polluters. Waterkeeper Alliance champions clean water and strong communities by supporting its members with legal, scientific and policy expertise and capacity-building support.

Eight Waterkeeper programs in Canada form a unique national front of the greater Waterkeeper Alliance movement. This additional layer of support provides Canadian programs unique opportunities for teambuilding and strategizing on local issues that have national repercussions. Recently a Canadian Field Coordinator has been hired to create cohesion among the groups and provide support and resources to each member organization. Both the Waterkeeper Alliance and the Canadian Waterkeeper groups provide invaluable support systems and networks for the Fraser Riverkeeper program.

All the Waterkeeper programs are listed here.

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