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    A watershed based approach to water sampling

    2025 May 72025 May 8

    Measuring pollutants in different water categories throughout the watersheds of British Columbia.

    Read More A watershed based approach to water samplingContinue

  • A bunch of salmon underwater amidst a froth of bubbles and churning water, in bright yellow light.
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    Watershed partnerships gather momentum

    2024 December 172024 December 17

    Our Healthy Waters team has visited watersheds around BC: from Whistler, to Vancouver Island, the Nicola River Valley, and the Sunshine Coast.

    Read More Watershed partnerships gather momentumContinue

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    Conservation updates

    [Not] Living with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion

    2024 June 102024 December 13

    Raincoast scientists comment on the opening of the Trans Mountain pipeline.

    Read More [Not] Living with the Trans Mountain pipeline expansionContinue

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    Conservation updates

    We are encouraged by the federal government’s decision to grant our request to prioritize the tire chemical 6PPD for assessment

    2024 May 132024 December 13

    This is an important first step towards regulating this toxic chemical.

    Read More We are encouraged by the federal government’s decision to grant our request to prioritize the tire chemical 6PPD for assessmentContinue

  • Killer whales surfacing during the sunset.
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    New study coins the term ‘bright extinction’ to describe the failure of Southern Resident killer whales to recover

    2024 April 182024 July 8

    The study reveals more action is needed to save endangered Southern Residents.

    Read More New study coins the term ‘bright extinction’ to describe the failure of Southern Resident killer whales to recoverContinue

  • Landscape of Nicola River with mountains in the background.
    Notes from the field

    Sampling water during the wet season: A new partnership with the Lower Nicola Indian Band reflects a shared interest in protecting water

    2024 March 262024 December 13

    Land use impacts and floods in focus by Nicola River communities.

    Read More Sampling water during the wet season: A new partnership with the Lower Nicola Indian Band reflects a shared interest in protecting waterContinue

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    Conservation updates

    Sharing our plans for our future mobile lab

    2024 February 122024 July 15

    We are thrilled to share the design plan for Tracker – our future mobile lab.

    Read More Sharing our plans for our future mobile labContinue

  • Overhead photo of four killer whales swimming together.
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    Guide government actions on Southern Resident killer whale recovery: Take the federal survey before February 12, 2024 

    2024 February 22024 July 8

    This federal survey will take around 20 minutes.

    Read More Guide government actions on Southern Resident killer whale recovery: Take the federal survey before February 12, 2024 Continue

  • Sam Scott and Peter Ross standing in front of the future mobile lab, which is a grey sprinter van.
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    Help us build our new mobile lab, Tracker

    2023 December 192025 December 15

    Tracker will serve as the new mobile water pollution monitoring lab for our Healthy Waters Program.

    Read More Help us build our new mobile lab, TrackerContinue

  • A field scientist reaches across the river to fill a water sample, with an illustration of the mobile lab floating in the top right.

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  • People working together to take samples of water in jars.

    Community water monitoring

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  • Underwater photo of plastic floating near the top of the water.
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    What happened to Canada’s plastic ban?

    2023 December 152024 July 8

    Canadians — and our oceans — need robust protection from plastic pollution.

    Read More What happened to Canada’s plastic ban?Continue

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