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JOIN US on Wednesday, March 21, 6-8:30 p.m. and celebrate Canada Water Week and UN World Water Day! This is a FREE, fun and informative event! The evening begins with a special welcome and opening by Krystal Lezard. This is followed by a screening of "A River Film,” an award-winning documentary that profiles our Okanagan/Okanogan rivershed, a transboundary waterway that straddles the Canada-U.S. border. Breathtaking film footage provides a spectacular look at the river and the lake, and explores the complex relationships between people, fish, upland species, and the wider Columbia Basin – a watershed regulated by the International Joint Commission (IJC), a bi-national organization established to protect the interests of all. Then join us for a Q&A with:
Following the Q&A, join us for light refreshments. WHEN: Wednesday, March 21, 6-8:30 p.m.
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Okanagan Nation Alliance invites you to the upcoming 4th Syilx (Okanagan) Water Forum: Connecting to the Land, to be held on UN World Water Day, Thursday, March 22. This is a follow up from Forward Thinking: Syilx Knowledge Informing Watershed Planning major commitments of the need to gather out on the land, asserting our responsibility for siw?k? and “collaboration, higher consciousness, being open to opportunities.” This fourth forum is an experiential event for Syilx citizens, knowledge holders, other governments, and water colleagues and leaders. The water forum will provide an opportunity to learn, connect with each other out on the land, share perspectives, build a collective water consciousness, and engage in dialogue on drinking water protection, wetlands, and other important issues. The day will start with a Syilx Water Ceremony on nx??aq?a?stn (Mission Creek). Attendees will then tour the watershed with Syilx elders and knowledge holders who will share place names, protocols, and the Syilx natural laws regarding uk?nakinx (Okanagan) watershed. Other stops on the tour will include the k? cp??lk? stim? Hatchery, Penticton Oxbows Restoration site, and significant Syilx siw?k? (water) places. We will also be joined by drinking water protection and wetlands restoration experts. A Syilx catered hot lunch will be also provided at the En’owkin Centre in Penticton. WHEN: Thursday, March 22, 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. |
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Join the Greater Vernon Museum and Archives as they celebrate Canada Water Week and U.N. World Water Day. The Vernon Museum will be hosting the Social Life of Water exhibit until May 12th and will be screening A River Film on April 7th. Okanagan WaterWise is a proud partner in the Social Life of Water exhibit which uses art, audio, visual media, and storytelling to explore the diverse meanings that water holds and has held for communities, cultures and interest groups in the Okanagan watershed. In addition to exploring the past and present, the exhibition examines our relationship with water in the future, inviting participants to imagine how we might have a more responsible relationship with our water. WHEN: Now until May 12, during regular hours (Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) |
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In celebration of Canada Water Week, the Summerland Museum & Archives Society will be screening A River Film at 1 pm on March 21, 22, 23, and 24. WHEN: March 21st-24th, 2018 (1 pm everyday)
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UBC Okanagan Prof. John Wagner and students in his Political Ecology class present their research posters in celebration of UN World Water Day! The theme is ‘The Answer is in Nature.’ Everyone is welcome! WHEN: March 21st – 22nd (1-5 p.m.) |
