Lovers of Water! Join Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition, Wellington Water Watchers and the Wilderness Committee for a community day and press conference
Posted on behalf of our friends at Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition
(EBO is not involved in the planning or organization of this event, please see below for contact information of the organizers)
Lovers of Water! Join Rescue Lake Simcoe Coalition, Wellington Water Watchers and Wilderness Committee - Ontario Office in Barrie this Sunday at 1:00 for a community day and press conference. Bookended by First Nations speakers, people will speak to the water quality issues facing Lake Simcoe, road salt pollution, Indigenous sovereignty and water, and the impacts of mining on our water.
Details at a Glance
What: For the Love of Water - Press Conference & Community Day
When: Sunday, August 11, 2024, 1-4pm
Where: Barrie Waterfront, Tiffin Boat Launch Park
Who: Everyone welcome!
Why: Water is under threat across the province. That's why people are coming together on August 11th on the shores of Lake Simcoe to hold this collaborative event. Together, we'll share our concerns and address the need for urgent provincial action on water issues.
RSVP / More Details: www.wellingtonwaterwatchers.ca/for_the_love_of_water
Agenda
1PM - Water Ceremony with Becky Big Canoe
1:30AM - Sign-Making & Crafts
2:30PM - Press Conference: For the Love of Water
3PM-4PM - Community Day
For Decision-making
For Water Quality
For Sovereignty
For Groundwater
For the Love of Water
Barrie is home to two Ontario Ministers that have the power to protect water: Minister of Environment, Conservation, and Parks Andrea Khanjin and Minister Doug Downey, Attorney General of Ontario. We are traveling to gather together in Barrie to speak directly to these Ministers and speak for the water. We will share the threats to water happening across the province and the ways these Ministers can use their power to protect water, for all life.
We are also taking the opportunity to celebrate our collective work to protect water and uphold Indigenous sovereignty. We will have family-friendly activities & a community day to meet, build stronger relationships with each other, and spend time by the water.
EBO is happy to share events and opinions of our members and community partners, provided they fit within our mandate.
This particular event is in line with our values of accountability, collaboration, democracy, diversity, education, empowerment, and information. It also fits within our key focal point of environmentalism and the climate emergency.
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