Got plans for world oceans day?
On June 8th, we invite you to join us at the Clean Water Kickoff! We’ll be hosting events in Vancouver, Kingston and Toronto to celebrate the launch of our 2021 Hub monitoring reports, and talk about all things water stewardship, connection, and protection.
We’re hosting these events across lake and ocean waters on
World Oceans Day, because all waters are ocean waters.
In Vancouver (6:00-9:00 PDT) Swim Drink Fish is thrilled to be hosting various water organizations from across Vancouver for a clean water celebration and kickoff the Year of the Salish Sea! Check out the amazing work from groups like False Creek Friends, True or False Creek, Year of the Salish Sea, and Swim Drink Fish. Learn about clean water initiatives from diverse groups working to protect your waters.
Oceanwise seafood, vegan snacks, and salmon safe wine will be provided.
In Toronto (6:30-9:30 EST) we’re hosting evenings of participatory action and discussion where we’ll be joined by:
Rochelle Bryne the Executive Director and Founder of A Greener Future
Jordan-na Belle-Isle: Year-round Great Lakes paddleboarder, Paddle Canada instructor , writer, Community Builder, Team member for Taiga Board and co-organizer for Lake Surfistas
Robin Pacquing: Local Filipina SUPsurfer and Ontario Surf pioneer, Co-Founder of Lake Surfistas, Instructor, Realtor, and lifelong resident of the shore along Lake Ontario
UofT Trash Team’s Rafaela F. Gutierrez: Social Sciences and Educational Programs Program Lead
In Kingston (6:30-9:30 EST) we’ll be joined by:
Neal Unsworth: City of Kingston, Manager of Parks Development (Kingston)
Michelle Clarabut: Program and Communications manager at Marine Museum of the Great Lakes (Kingston)
Members of River First YGK
and our own Mark Mattson : President of Swim Drink Fish and Founder of Lake Ontario Waterkeeper
These water stewardship leaders from our community will start off the event sharing their stories of stewardship, protection and engagement in support of clean and accessible water in and around Toronto. Following presentations , we’ll be using the world cafe method to discuss the state of our local waters. We'll have a series of small group round table discussions where speakers and community members will come together to share perspectives and learn about our water.