If someone asked you what watershed you live in, would you be able to tell them? How about if someone asked where your drinking water is sourced from? Or, if someone asked you where your nearest waterbody is located and the fish species you might find swimming in it?
Introducing Water Literacy Wednesdays!
False Creek Water Monitoring Program
Last week, we told you about the complicated story behind "water safety" in False Creek and the steps you can take to make an informed decision about whether or not to get IN or ON the water. While we can't tell you if the water is "safe" or "unsafe", here is what we are doing to provide you with the information you need to make such a decision.
The Complicated Story Behind "Water Safety" in False Creek
Every summer, Vancouverites contact us to find out if it is safe to swim in False Creek. False Creek is an incredible waterbody that passes through the heart of the city and a hub for water recreation. It's the meeting point for dragon boat teams and likely houses the dock where you slide into a kayak for the first time. It's no wonder citizens seek more information about the safety of the water quality here, we're always out on the water.
Vancouver: Warmer temperatures may mean more beach closures
Climate change may be to blame for beach closures in Metro Vancouver.
A woman reads a book Tuesday at Sunset Beach in Vancouver. No-swimming advisories were lifted Tuesday afternoon at Sunset and nearby English Bay Beach but a similar warning remains in effect for Jericho Beach.
Most Metro Van beaches reopened in time for long weekend
CTV Vancouver - August 3, 2018
Bacteria levels have subsided enough at Kitsilano Beach to make the water safe for swimming, health officials announced ahead of the B.C. Day long weekend.
5 Benefits of Getting Out On the Water
The long weekend is coming up and what better way to celebrate BC Day than by reconnecting to the waters that help make us "Beautiful British Columbia”. Here are 5 reasons why getting out on the waters of BC has great benefits.
A New Beginning with an Old Favourite!
In the City of Kingston, Ontario, an inspiring restoration project is inviting the public to jump back into the water.
Photo courtesy of Claude Cormier et Associés.
Don't Fret! It's Not What You Think
Many of our amazing supporters have recently brought something of concern to our attention. Off the coast of Deep Cove, Stanley Park, and Bowen Island, there have been sightings of a red mixture in the water.
Call for clean swimming water in Vancouver's False Creek falls flat
The Vancouver Sun, Susan Lazaruk - July 17, 2018
Pollution levels at the east end of False Creek are almost quadruple safe levels, a year after Vancouver city council passed a motion to make the waterway swimmable by this summer.
Raw sewage dumped in Metro Vancouver waters saw five-year high in 2017
The Star Vancouver, Ainslie Cruickshank and Wanyee Li - July 16, 2018
Lauren Duboisset-Broust, the Vancouver water monitoring coordinator with the Fraser Riverkeeper, and Lauren Brown Hornor the partnership lead for Western Canada with Swim Drink Fish Canada and the former executive director of the Fraser Riverkeeper, collect water samples from False Creek on July 12, 2018. (JENNIFER GAUTHIER / FOR STARMETRO/VANCOUVER)
