Our hearts go out to all those impacted by the recent deluge in British Columbia across the Lower Mainland in the wake of the recent atmospheric river in BC that flooded entire cities across the Fraser Valley and Metro Vancouver. Forcing thousands of people from their homes and stranding many, fatalities are beginning to be reported. The damage it has caused to infrastructure is extensive, destroying sections of BC's major highways and water treatment plants, leaving many communities cut off from essential services, causing the province to declare a State of Emergency.
Climate Resilience: Public Health, Disaster Planning and Water Quality
When Dentistry Cleans More Than Your Teeth
This is the first in a series of profiles highlighting Fraser Riverkeeper’s partners helping make a swimmable, drinkable, fishable future for all.
Seabinscuit Reports in From the Maritime Market & Marina!
Salutations! I am Seabinscuit, one of three seabins that have been placed into False Creek to dine upon the pollution-flecked trough of the river before your detritus can enter the Salish Sea.
A love letter to open water swimming
By Rachel Schoeler
It’s the quiet of the ocean that does it for me. There is nothing like getting lost in the “swish, swish” of the water that passes your ears. It’s where I feel most relaxed and where I get my best ideas.
What about you? What do you love most about swimming in the ocean?
POC Connections to Water and Perspectives Part 3: Anu Rao
By Melanie Stirling
Welcome to the third and final part of our three part blog series, celebrating and amplifying the voices of water leaders of colour in our community. For part three we had the opportunity to speak with Anuradha Rao, or Anu for short. Anu shares her personal connection to water, the wonderful work she does to protect our waters which is strongly intertwined with First Nations, and her perspectives on different issues that POC face.
An Opportunity to Make the Iona Island Wastewater Plant "Truly" Protective of The Marine Environment
The Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade is facing a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to invest in the health of the Salish Sea and adjacent communities.
Iona Island Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades
A big part of what we do at Fraser Riverkeeper is informing, educating, and engaging with the public to raise awareness about what swimmable, drinkable, fishable waters look like in the Fraser River and its watershed.
The Impacts of Tires in our Waters
How do Seabins fit into the fight against tire pollution?
Our Vancouver Plastic Cleanup Initiative is directly reducing the number of microplastics making their way into the Pacific. If you haven't heard about the project, be sure to check out the link above, or for another blog, check out, Why Seabins Mean the World to the Ocean!
Sadie Caron is officially named the Fraser Riverkeeper
It comes with great excitement that we, the Waterkeepers in Canada, welcome a new member into the very prestigious role of full-time Fraser Riverkeeper: Sadie Caron.
POC Connections to Water and Perspectives Part 2: Lina Azeez
By Melanie Stirling
Welcome to the second part of our three part blog series, amplifying the voices of water leaders of colour in our community. For part two we were fortunate enough to speak with Lina Azeez about her personal connection to water, the incredible work she does to protect our waters, the wildlife she advocates for, and her perspectives on different issues that POC face.
