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Canada Water Week: Making a splash from coast to coast to coast 12 March 11

Canada Water Week logo The first ever Canada Water Week, a nation-wide celebration of water, takes place March 14-22, 2011 with this year's theme being "Healthy Rivers, Living Lakes".

To present Canada Water Week, Living Lakes Network Canada joined with WWF Canada and The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation to involve as many people and groups in water awareness activities as possible.

As new people get involved in water awareness, they'll also get involved in water stewardship. So far, hundreds of groups across the country have signed up to celebrate water during Canada Water Week. There are film screenings, shoreline cleanups, speakers and more.

In Manitoba 2011 events include:
  • March 17 presentation on Assessing Federal Programs: Fresh Water and Climate Change Adaptation at 12:30pm, St. Boniface Library in Winnipeg.
  • March 19 all-day Lake Winnipeg Water Level Regulation Workshop, University of Winnipeg campus.
  • March 20 collaboration of musicians, poets, storytellers, artists and comedians celebrating Manitoba's beautiful rivers and lakes, 2pm, West End Cultural Centre in Winnipeg.
  • March 22 all day Water Cycle movie showing in Miniota, MB.
  • March 22 "H2ohhh" 8pm book launch at McNally Robinson's 1120 Grant Ave. Winnipeg location.

(Go to http://canadawaterweek.com/events to search events across Canada)

Also airing during Canada Water Week on The Nature of Things a documentary that plunges into scientific and environmental factors behind the shocking deterioration of spectacular Lake Winnipeg over the past 35 years. Entitled "SAVE MY LAKE" the documentary airs at 8pm, March 17, 2011.

View Canada Water Week webpage
View CBC The Nature of Things "SAVE MY LAKE" webpage
View Lake Winnipeg Foundation "SAVE MY LAKE" announcement
View Living Lakes Canada webpage
View The Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation webpage
View WWF Canada webpage
Source: Living Lakes Canada, CBC
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