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Freshwater Stream

  • Wild salmon in a changing climate

    1 SEP 2022 · Join guest host, Anna Kemp, as she speaks with three biologists from Vancouver Island about the impacts of low flows on salmon and how we can manage our watersheds to give wild salmon the best chance at survival in a changing climate.
    17m 36s
  • Water Bottling in BC

    8 JUN 2022 · If 85% of British Columbians believe freshwater is a basic human right and shouldn't be for sale, why does the BC government keep selling off water bottling rights to corporations? In this episode of the Freshwater Stream, we speak with water champions who are standing up for their communities and speaking out against water bottling. Plus: expert opinions on what our governments can do to better protect BC waters.
    20m 4s
  • Arzeena Hamir in the Comox Valley

    22 APR 2022 · In episode 4, host Danielle Paydli speaks to Comox Valley farmer and Vice Chair of the Comox Valley Regional District, Arzeena Hamir. They discuss the importance of access to freshwater for agriculture and the role farmers could play in protecting our watersheds.
    17m 15s
  • Watershed Security: A Vision for BC’s Future

    22 MAR 2022 · What would our future look like if the provincial and federal governments invested in a Watershed Security Fund? We envision what that future could look like for communities across BC with Mayor Toni Boot from the District of Summerland, Brodie Guy, CEO of Coast Funds, Russell Myers Ross from Yunesit'in First Nation, and Coree Tull, co-chair of the BC Watershed Security Coalition.
    17m 11s
  • David Slade in the Cowichan Valley

    10 FEB 2022 · This week Danielle speaks with David Slade, a water well driller in the Cowichan Valley. As the province’s March 1st deadline for groundwater license applications fast approaches with poor buy-in, Danielle and David discuss the potential groundwater crisis looming for BC’s aquifers. We are grateful to acknowledge use of the following creative commons audio samples used in this episode: https://freesound.org/people/TheFlyFishingFilmmaker/sounds/592784/ https://freesound.org/people/soggyprod/sounds/580877/
    17m 28s
  • Lina Azeez in Coquitlam

    26 JAN 2022 · In the Freshwater Stream season two premiere, Danielle speaks with Lina Azeez, Coquitlam watershed resident and campaign manager for Watershed Watch Salmon Society, on the devastating flood events that occurred in the lower mainland in November 2021 and how we must rethink how we manage for flooding to better protect communities and wild salmon.
    21m 45s
  • Jennifer Houghton and Stan Swinarchuk in Grand Forks

    14 JUN 2021 · This week, Danielle meets with Jennifer Houghton, who works on forestry reform issues and Registered Professional Faller and self-identified old-time logger, Stan Swinarchuk. Tell us what you think of the Freshwater Stream podcast! We would love to get some feedback from our listeners. If you have listened to even half of one episode, please fill out our brief survey: https://form.jotform.com/212410616423241
    36m 8s
  • Tara Marsden & Trixie Bennett in the Nass & Unuk Watersheds

    31 MAY 2021 · This week, Danielle meets with Tara Marsden and Trixie Bennett. While these two women live on separate sides of the Canada-USA border, they are linked by their interwoven watersheds--the Nass and the Unuk, home to the world-class salmon rivers that originate in northwest BC and flow into Southeast Alaska. These iconic rivers and their watersheds have been centers of culture, commerce, and biodiversity for thousands of years and are the lifeblood of the numerous communities and nineteen federally recognized tribes of the region. Yet they face threats due to a large-scale mine that is in development at their headwaters. Tell us what you think of the Freshwater Stream podcast! We would love to get some feedback from our listeners. If you have listened to even half of one episode, please fill out our brief survey: https://form.jotform.com/212410616423241
    39m
  • Lauren Terbasket in the Similkameen Valley

    11 MAY 2021 · This week, Danielle meets with Lauren Terbasket from the Okanagan Nation and member of the Lower Similkameen community to learn about the work she is doing to secure and preserve the Similkameen watershed. Tell us what you think of the Freshwater Stream podcast! We would love to get some feedback from our listeners. If you have listened to even half of one episode, please fill out our brief survey: https://form.jotform.com/212410616423241
    21m 52s
  • Mark Angelo in the Fraser Valley

    25 APR 2021 · Join Danielle as she sits down with Mark Angelo from Burnaby, B.C. Mark is an internationally celebrated river conservationist, writer, speaker, teacher and paddler. He's the founder and chair of both B.C. Rivers Day and World Rivers Day and now...an awesome podcast guest! Tell us what you think of the Freshwater Stream podcast! We would love to get some feedback from our listeners. If you have listened to even half of one episode, please fill out our brief survey: https://form.jotform.com/212410616423241
    22m 36s

A podcast about B.C.’s watersheds, and the people who care about them. There is a myth here in British Columbia that our rivers and lakes provide limitless, clean water. And...

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A podcast about B.C.’s watersheds, and the people who care about them.

There is a myth here in British Columbia that our rivers and lakes provide limitless, clean water. And certainly that was once the case in much of the province. But, due to resource extraction, poor water management and climate change, many communities are facing serious water shortages in the coming years.

We’ll be talking to people all over the province to find out about the challenges facing their local watersheds and what can be done to solve them.
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