Climate Change & Me Photo Contest
And the winners are…
This year’s contest asked our followers to stop and think about how climate change has touched their life by capturing it in a photo.
Congratulations to our three top winners as chosen by you, our viewers and supporters…
We hope our photo contests inspire our audiences, activists, and artists to continue celebrating and protecting both water and earth’s climate.
FIRST PLACE:
Tyler Yantzi
”My three sons, collecting maple sap by windsurf board, in a flooded forest, in late February. This is becoming an increasingly common way to harvest our sap in a climate marked by increasingly erratic weather patterns. Also, notice the dead ash trees tipped at 45 degrees in the background. Another harbinger of climate change as the Emerald Ash Borer spreads further north in a warming climate.”
SECOND PLACE:
Stephannie Alexandra Guajardo
“Water... unflavoured, so clear, so simple, but indispensable. The source of the life.”
THIRD PLACE:
Ivor Levin
”Branch Manager”
1st Prize:
$500 Visa Vanilla Gift Card
2nd & 3rd Prizes:
Water Docs branded T-Shirt
& Water Bottle
All photo submission participants were automatically entered into a draw for a STEFANI WATER PURIFIER courtesy of Anarres Natural Health Apothecary - retail value up to $425.
Our congratulations goes out to the winner, Dawna Tracey-Armstrong!
The Water Docs team thanks everyone who participated.
Meaningful Summer Job Opportunity
Are you interested in gaining marketing, research or fundraising experience while raising public awareness about solutions to GHGs (greenhouse gas emissions)?
One of the biggest challenges facing humanity today is climate change. In order to leave a better world for future generations of all living beings, you are invited to join a passionate team of environmentalists and conservationists to help protect water and mitigate the increasing impacts of climate change.
Ecologos/Water Docs is seeking to hire a:
1. Marketing & Communications Assistant
2. Fundraising & Research Assistant
(click to learn more about each position)
Both positions start May 23 for 16 weeks (30 hours/week) and are supported by the federal government’s Canada Summer Jobs program. All applicants must meet the program’s criteria in order to be eligible for the positions.
Ecologos/Water Docs strives to promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and encourages applications from all qualified individuals.
WATER DOCS PROGRAMS
You may be visiting our website to learn about our film festival but dive a little deeper
and read about who we are, what we do and how we do it.
This extraordinary school program teaches thousands of kids about water and climate using a unique, hands-on approach, instilling a passion for water stewardship.
Take action and make waves for water and climate protection in your community by hosting your own online community film screening.
In-depth training for people who want to be effective change agents that addresses questions surrounding how we might move to a caring society that puts carbon in its place.
Take Action!
All actions to protect water and climate count.
Watch this space for opportunities to take action.
For decades, the gravel mining industry has blasted, dug, crushed and trucked across Ontario with apparent impunity.
The gravel mining industry is authorized to extract thirteen times more gravel every year than what we use, from more than 5,000 existing gravel mining sites in Ontario.
The provincial government allows the gravel mining industry to consume on average an additional 5,000 acres of land each year.
We — the people of Ontario — demand that our government impose an immediate moratorium on all new gravel mining approvals, until an independent panel can chart a new path forward.
Have you ever wanted to be a published writer?
Water Talk is a space where we publish just about anything water and climate related; news stories, fictional stories, creative writing pieces, interviews, personal stories, testimonials, listicles, opinion pieces, you name it! We are offering you a chance to be featured in Water Talk and publish your work on our blog!
If you feel passionate about a particular environmental issue, have a touching story about water or climate, or feel like just grabbing a pen and paper and seeing where your mind takes you, we'd love to work with you to get you published! And hey, we will even toss in a Water Docs branded t-shirt and water bottle as a thank you for sharing with us.
Please reach out to Ben, our Digital Content Manager, with your idea(s) if you are interested in writing something for Water Docs.
WATER DOCS’ MISSION
To evoke a spirit of reverence for water and climate.
To inform about threats that imperil water and climate.
To inspire citizen action to protect water and climate.
““The climate crisis has already been solved. We already have the facts and solutions. All we have to do is wake up and change.””
Winter can feel endless sometimes, even if temperatures are mild and there is barely any snow to shovel. Daylight hours are shorter, the weather is often less pleasant and we generally spend more time indoors and being less active. For many people seasonal affective disorder (SAD) is a very real issue during the cold months and if you’ve ever felt the pains associated with it, you’re certainly not alone.