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The recent GLOBE Forum in Vancouver brought together innovators and changemakers from across the country who are accelerating the clean economy. Any discussion about the social, economic, and environmental challenges of our time must include water, so DataStream’s Carolyn DuBois was delighted to be part of the Ensuring Water Security session.
Read storyIn May, the DataStream team gathered in Toronto for the 66th Annual Conference on Great Lakes Research, hosted by the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR).
Read storyThis fall, we made up for lost time and celebrated the launch of Great Lakes DataStream with two in-person events. Great Lakes DataStream is the fourth hub of DataStream, an open access platform for sharing freshwater data across Canada. Since its release in 2021, Great Lakes DataStream has garnered over eight million data points collected by 49 monitoring groups, from Lake Superior to the Gulf of the St. Lawrence. We are thrilled to have been able to finally celebrate the official launch of Great Lakes DataStream!
Read storyThis October, DataStream was fortunate to take part in the annual Wəlastəkw | fleuve Saint-Jean | St. John River Summit.
Read storyJoin us for the Great Lakes DataStream Quebec Kick-Off, during the G3E Forum de Science Participative Sur L’eau.
Read storyHelp us celebrate the official launch of Great Lakes DataStream at the Great Lakes Public Forum!
Read storyTo better understand the water data landscape in the Great Lakes region, the DataStream team has been reaching out to experts and data holders. In 2020, this included participating in a workshop that unpacked data access issues in the region, with the key takeaways published this week in a workshop report.
Read storyThis past winter, Atlantic Water Network’s (AWN) staff traveled throughout Atlantic Canada to deliver our “ From Water to Web ” workshop series, with a focus on data management. This workshop series followed the launch of Atlantic DataStream, an open access web portal for water quality data.
Read storyIn May the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) hosted over 40 water stewards from across the territory for a community-based water monitoring workshop. The workshop included training in monitoring protocols, results-sharing and discussion. It also provided an opportunity for some hands-on time with DataStream for water monitors to dive into all the data they’ve been collecting.
Read storyParticipants and supporters of the Lake Winnipeg Community-Based Monitoring Network (LWCBMN) met at the University of Manitoba in February to learn more about recent LWCBMN activities, how water-quality data are being used and other CBM initiatives.
Read storyOn November 27-28, a national discussion focused on identifying potential government supports for community-based water monitoring (CBWM) initiatives took place in Ottawa. More than 60 attendees, from across Canada, took part.
Read storyDataStream participated in the Ninth Annual NWT Water Strategy Implementation Workshop in Dettah, NT from October 24 to 25. This year’s workshop theme, “Linking Knowledges and Ways of Knowing,” focused on the need to draw from the strengths of different knowledge systems to achieve the vision of the NWT Water Strategy
Read storyLast week, DataStream joined over 100 freshwater organizations from across Canada for the 2018 Living Waters Rally. This year’s Rally took place near the shores of the Peticodiac River in Moncton, New Brunswick on the traditional unceded territory of the Wolastoqiyik (Maliseet) and Mi’kmaq Peoples.
Read storyOn day two of the Atlantic DataStream kick-off participants gathered at the Tidal Bore Lodge for some breakout sessions, networking and discussion about moving forward with Atlantic DataStream and Atlantic Water Network.
Read storyJoin us in Halifax on June 5-6 for a two-day conference and celebration kicking off Atlantic DataStream. Conference agenda and social media supports are being updated in real time at https://gordonfoundation.ca/resource/atlantic-datastream-kickoff-event-agenda/
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