Our Living Water

This is not our Canada . . . Dismay and upset followed the Federal Government’s announcement to conditionally approve Enbridge’s Northern Gateway pipeline. How could a government claim it represents its people with any semblance of integrity, knowing that the 1,000 km proposed pipeline from the tar sands to the coast is opposed by 130 […]

Looking out the microbus windows into a heavy, grey fog lingering over the massive Athabasca River, my mind wanders to memories of last year’s tar sands Healing Walk. A feeling of apprehension and nostalgia swirl around, creating an unexpected anxiety in returning to the land of intensive industry and rapid resource extraction. Having been born […]

“I’ll have a triple-triple”, the man in line at the counter says. Considering the drive we’ve had, this doesn’t seem like a bad idea, although not one we’re used to hearing. Traversing the Rockies draws attention to the subtle and sometimes stark contrasts between the watershed in which we reside and the one we are […]

When someone says the Gulf of Mexico or the Mississippi Watershed likely the last place in the world you think of is Southeastern Alberta or Southwestern Saskatchewan but the reality is we do have some of the northern most tributaries of this incredible Watershed right here in Canada! My name is Tim Romanow; I am […]

It’s the longest river in Canada covering around 1.8 million square kilometres in three provinces and territories, and many Canadians have never heard of it. The Mackenzie River is the central player in the new short documentary Cold Amazon, which will be released during Canada Water Week from March 17 to 23. The film highlights […]

It all starts in the headwaters. The Canadian portion of the Columbia River Basin in British Columbia forms the “water tower” of the mighty international Columbia River, which plunges into the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, Oregon. That is, a vast amount of the water flowing through the Columbia River system comes through Canadian soil. Residents […]

Water connects us. Our nation was built, like so many, on an idea. Canada would extend ‘from sea to sea’. Though no easy task, in time, ambitious men from east and west stood over ceremonial railway spikes on the Pacific coast. Today, I can travel from Vancouver Island to Bonavista without having to once show […]

Lake Winnipeg, our spectacular lake, is almost like an inland ocean, right in the heart of Manitoba. It’s huge in size, almost 25,000 sq.km. and from many points you cannot see across to land on the other side. When the big storms hit, you can imagine you’re on the ocean, with the powerful waves pounding […]

It’s been 2 years since I completed “White Water, Black Gold” and I continue to be inspired by the ongoing movement to hold the Tarsands industry accountable for its actions. From “Idle no More”, to the Tarsands Healing Walk, direct actions and pipeline protests in Vancouver with thousands attending, people are finding ways to have […]