Tides Canada "Top 10 for 2010"

Tides Canada recently chose their "Top 10 for 2010". A couple of our personal favourites made the list: Watter Matters and Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition

Water Matters

Protecting Alberta’s watersheds, inspiring people to action

Issue Area: Water, Watershed Protection
Geographical Footprint: Alberta

We chose them for:

• an exceptional track record of success in their first three years of advancing progressive water management solutions for Alberta’s environment and economy.
• being the only province-wide organization in Alberta dedicated exclusively to water issues, with a focus on protecting water for the basic needs and health of aquatic ecosystems and people.
• building public awareness and concern about the future of Alberta’s water through the strategic use of media, e-newsletters and in-depth publications and reports. Water Matters’ outreach to the public is unique, timely, relevant and engaging.
• Share the Water — a campaign that proposes blueprints for addressing the growing challenges of water supply and demand as well as impacts to people, industry and the environment.




Skeena Watershed Conservation Coalition

Kick-ass conservation for a wild Skeena

Issue Area: Watershed Protection, Wild Salmon
Geographical Footprint: Northern British Columbia and Sacred Headwaters

We chose them for:

• working effectively as a coalition of diverse communities united in their pursuit of environmental and cultural sustainability for British Columbia’s Skeena Watershed and Sacred Headwaters.
• unique school programs and a summer conservation camp for the region’s children and youth that teach about fish and wildlife, First Nations culture and the importance of the Skeena watershed.
• getting people focused on solutions over problems and working closely with First Nations to teach the cultural components of their projects and programs.
• Awakening the Skeena, a film which follows Ali Howard on her historic swim of the 610-kilometre Skeena River, uniting communities with each other and with their shared watershed, and raising awareness of the threats to the Skeena’s health; it has premiered in film festivals across North America.