[All] Fw: Senate Weakens Bill C69 | Lake Erie Bill of Rights webinar | Transforming the landscape with GI webinar & more!

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This is a very good quick read summery of the numerous issues happening right now. 
Lulu

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Hi Louisette,

Welcome to May. There's been quite a bit of news and action in theenvironmental and freshwater worlds this month. We won't beat aroundthe proverbial bush and instead get right to it: 

Here are some freshwater news highlights, announcements, actionsand resources for this month.

FRESHWATER NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

|  | Western Cedars dying in Coastal BC. Prolonged dry conditions on the west coasthave lead to die-offs of WesternCedar stands, a “canary inthe coal mine” in terms of climate impacts.    |
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Million species at risk ofextinction. A new report from UN paints a grave picture for speciesdiversity around the globe. In North America, freshwater ecosystemshave been hit particularly hard. The report recommends preventingrunoff pollution as an important step to reverse the trend. 
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The Senate Proposes to GutBill C-69. After years ofconsultation, revisions and approval by the elected House, Senators appear to have bowed topressure from the oil andgas industry, proposing hundreds of revisions to Bill C-69, many ofthem taken directly from the proposals of industry lobbyists. But it'snot over for C-69.
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EVENTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS & ACTIONS 

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 | May 28th: People’s Hearing on Canada’sEnvironmental Laws. Indigenous nations, impacted communities and civil society havebeen left out of the Senate’s study of Bill C-69. The People’sHearing will highlightthese voices. Attend, or watch online!
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 | May 30th: Webinar -Transforming the landscape through communitypartnerships. Reep GreenSolutions are using their connections to the community to transformthe landscape in Kitchener-Waterloo, ON with green infrastructure.RSVP. |
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 | June 13th: Webinar - Winning the Lake Erie Bill ofRights. In February of 2019, voters in Toledo, Ohiomade history when they voted to recognize the rights of Lake Erie.At this freewebinar, we'll learn moreabout the initiative and what's next. 
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 | Explore the Thames River event series.For those of you in SW Ontario, we are launching an eventseries to get beginners exploring the Thames River watershed! Fishing,birdwatching, paddling and more! Check it out, and tell all yournovice/not-yet-outdoorsy friends and family. |
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 | #MissingMillions. In BC, about 1 million beverage containersand 2.3  never find their way to recycling depots, instead ending upin landfills, lakes, rivers and oceans. Find out more aboutthe #MissingMillions campaign and add yoursupport.  |
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FRESHWATER RESOURCES
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 | Ready Set Rain: Urban Flood Resilience in Ontario. The Ready Set Rain Strategy is a new report by Green Communities Canadathat maps out a vision for flood-resilient Ontario communities. |
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 | Handbook for Water Champions: Strengthening Decision-Makingand Collaboration for Healthy watersheds. Thishandbook, developed by thePOLIS Project and the Center for Indigenous Resources, is a practicalguide for local groups, collaborative organizations, Indigenous andCrown governments to better understand watershed governance.  |


Got a case study you'd like us to profile?  

We're working to build up our case study library so you can learn from otherfreshwater groups across the country. Got a project, resource orlesson you'd like to share? Give us a shout! 

Contact Us

 

Thanks for all you do to defend our shared waters. Until nexttime! 

 

Christine, Danielle, Lindsay, Raj& Helen 

This e-blast was written byChristine, who recently moved to the traditional territories of theAnishinaabe, Haudenosaunee and Leni-Lunaape in the ThamesRiver watershed in London, ON. Our team is spread over the country,but we all live on native land. Whose traditionalterritory do you live on?

 
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