The WaterWealth Project
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The WaterWealth Project is a non-partisan, volunteer initiative based in Stó:lō territory in Chilliwack, B.C. that works to empower local community members to protect the waters that ecologically, culturally, spiritually, and economically sustain them.
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Pacific Link will drive emissions equal to restarting Alberta’s coal-fired power stations | Pembina Institute
VANCOUVER — The taxpayer-funded Pacific Link pipeline project will drive new greenhouse gas emissions that would nearly negate progress from Alberta’s coal phase-out and cause substantial climate dama...
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You can't build an economic powerhouse without water security, says B.C. coalition - Water Canada
The B.C. Watershed Security Coalition says the federal government’s 2026 budget misses an opportunity to make watershed security a central part of Canada’s economic and infrastructure agenda. As the f...
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No Canadian Prime Minister or Premier has been elected with over 90% of the popular vote. Not even close. Maybe they should get some advice from water. www.newswire.ca/news-release...
Canadians want stronger action to protect freshwater, new national polling finds
/CNW/ -- Canadians overwhelmingly want freshwater security to be a national priority, according to new public opinion research released today by AquaAction and...
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"Solutions exist and communities are already leading the way" theconversation.com/how-to-tackl...
How to tackle persistent drought: Lessons from British Columbia
Playing out year over year, the chaotic cycle of drought crises has become a familiar experience for British Columbians.
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Imagine spending from our bank account without ever checking the balance. "Canada’s Pacific salmon fishery had to withdraw from the Marine Stewardship Council certification program in 2022, largely due to a lack of sufficient data to assess salmon abundance trends." psf.ca/news-media/s...
Study finds last decade was the worst on record for salmon monitoring in B.C. and Yukon | Pacific Salmon Foundation
A new study has found that the past decade was the worst on record for monitoring salmon populations in British Columbia and the Yukon since broadscale surveys began more than 70 years ago.
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"The agreement holds across every political line the survey measured: 86 per cent of BC Conservative supporters, 94 per cent of BC NDP supporters, 94 per cent of BC Green supporters and 93 per cent of undecided voters." www.watercanada.net/nine-in-10-b...
Nine in 10 British Columbians say fresh water is a matter of national security - Water Canada
A new province-wide survey, conducted in the same fortnight that the U.S. President signed an order renaming Lake Ontario “Lake America,” posted a map showing Canada under the American flag, […]
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"Backed by five years of funding, the researchers will expand their work across British Columbia, from mapping largely unknown microbial life along the coast to developing new ways to keep toxic tire chemicals out of salmon-bearing streams." news.ubc.ca/2026/09/2026...
UBC researchers awarded $1M Wall Fellowships to advance human and ecosystem health - UBC News
Five years of support will help UBC researchers tackle two emerging environmental challenges.
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20 years of Wild Salmon Policy, yet wild salmon are under threat while DFO monitoring capacity has been cut again. This collection of papers in the Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences helps understand how we got here, to help find a way forward. cdnsciencepub.com/topic/wild-s...
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For some time now we've been doing the things, but not talking about the things. Here's a bit of video put together from clips taken during a recent thing we did. We'll try to talk about the things more. Because if no one knows about the thing, was it even a thing? www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNJr...
Peach Creek Wild Salmon and Friends, May 18, 2026
YouTube video by WaterWealthProject
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Good times, a bit of weather, juvenile coho seen, and a decent variety of aquatic macroinvertebrates counted this weekend on Peach Creek. Thanks all who braved the rain to help care for this important salmon stream and contribute to the Road Salt and Salmon Success Project!
You can't manage what you don't measure. www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Fraser River is unique and needs monitoring, experts say
The Fraser River stands out as one of the world’s last largely untouched mountain river systems flowing through a densely populated urban region. However, experts warn that a lack of monitoring and po...
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Data logger install @ Deer Creek this month. Small parts were freezing to the cement while we worked! With advice from DFO, and funding from Pacific Salmon Foundation, level and ℃ data will help us monitor and plan for future improvements to downstream salmon habitat. #WildSalmon #CitizenScience
