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Press Release: Little Peter Pond Lake in Northern Saskatchewan Tests Positive for Cyanobacteria Toxins
Cyanotoxins have been reported as the cause of death for pets that swim in or drink contaminated surface water, leading a local activist to question what this water will do to wild animals, and the people that live year-round along this lake.
World Water Day Webinar: Indigenous Knowledge on Water & History of Water Licensing in Alberta
Join us for this webinar on World Water Day about Indigenous knowledge on water and the history of water licensing in Alberta
Indigenous Peoples - let your voice be heard, talk to us about Water
This survey will help us understand Indigenous Peoples' needs and concerns when it comes to Fresh Water, with the intention of helping to create change that will help protect fresh water for now and future generations.
Indigenous Knowledge on Mountains Webinar
Join us for this webinar about Indigenous knowledge on mountains
We’re hiring! Short-term Research Position
We’re hiring for a short-term research contract position
Indigenous Bear Teachings Webinar
Learn more and watch this webinar on Indigenous bear teachings
Keepers of the Water and Keepers of the Athabasca Amalgamate
It is with pride and enthusiasm Keepers of the Water and Keepers of the Athabasca wish to announce that they have amalgamated into one group: Keepers of the Water Society.
Indigenous Moose Teachings Webinar
Learn more and watch this webinar on Indigenous moose teachings
Alberta must get back to monitoring tailings ponds, environment say water keepers
People who fight to protect the environment and their communities say the province of Alberta is making a mistake by suspending environmental monitoring because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Grassroots Groups Demand Information on Flooding Impacts on Toxic Tailings Lakes
There is concern around the current impact of the Athabasca River flood.
CALL TO ACTION: Where's My Power? Energy Champions Call to Action
Do you and your organization want to save money and emissions through energy efficiency? Join our Energy Champions program and book our Where’s My Power? workshop.
Indigenous, environmental groups call for scrapping of proposed oilsands mine
Indigenous, environmental and public interest groups are speaking out against the development of an oilsands mine
PRESENTATIONS: Athabasca Basin: Tailings and impacts on aquifers
Keepers of the Athabasca, in partnership with the Society of High Prairie Regional Environmental Action Committee (REAC), is connecting hydrogeologists, some working in the area for over a decade, with Traditional Knowledge holders, First Nations technical experts, and those closest to the land in order to develop tools toward watershed literacy, citizen science, and water monitoring programs.
DOCUMENTATION: Keepers of the Athabasca summarizes its participation in the Frontier Oil Sands Mine hearing
Ways that Keepers of the Athabasca team participated in the hearings around the Frontier Oil Sands Mine project, by Teck Resources Ltd.
EVENT: Fundraiser for Keepers of the Athabasca: Edmonton, February 7, 2019
Join Jessica Jalbert, Caity Fisher, Jom Comyn, and Feed Dogs for a fundraiser for the Keepers of the Athabasca in Edmonton, February 7, 2019.
EVENT: Athabasca Basin: Tailings and Impacts on Aquifers project
Keepers of the Athabasca are working with hydrogeologists to develop a data visualization tool for community based water monitoring that will show where tailings are seeping into the groundwater and coming back up in the Athabasca River.
RELEASE: Canada must assess toxicity of tailings pond chemicals, enviro groups argue
Environmental groups say the Government of Canada is failing to meet its legal responsibilities by exempting tailings pond chemicals from a recent screening assessment.
RELEASE: No more new bitumen mines!
We have many unacknowledged environmental and human health impacts from existing bitumen mines, with currently over a billion cubic metres of toxic tailings. Keepers of the Athabasca is one of the intervenors working hard to stop a proposal for the biggest bitumen mine yet.