

Swim Drink Fish Stories
Read the latest stories, updates and news releases about community science, water monitoring, and more.

Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s Journal: Spring Forward Into Clean Water
We’re excited to introduce “Lake Ontario Waterkeeper’s Journal,” a new series featuring the personal observations and insights of Gregary Ford, our Lake Ontario Waterkeeper.

Celebrating Women Making a Difference
Today, March 8th, 2025, we’re joining the global celebration of International Women’s Day! We’re highlighting four women making a huge impact in the water world because when women lead, we all benefit.

How do Wildfires Impact Drinking Water?
While the visible scars of wildfires include scorched landscapes and displaced communities, there are some consequences that go unnoticed—especially when it comes to water quality

Reflecting on my Time Monitoring the North Saskatchewan River
As we begin the new year, Alex Wong, who worked this summer as the Community-Based Water Monitoring Coordinator in Edmonton took some time to reflect on his learnings from the North Saskatchewan River.

10. Inspiring Community Groups to Advocate for Their Local Waters
This blog talks about empowering communities to protect and advocate for swimmable, drinkable, fishable water everywhere!

9. Advising Governments on Water Issues
We bring our expertise in storytelling, water quality monitoring, data sharing platforms, and community empowerment to another all-encompassing and critical focus: advising municipal, Indigenous, provincial, and federal governments to advocate for cleaner, more accessible water.
8. Investigating Water Quality Across Canada
This blog dives into some investigation work we’ve done and highlights the need for transparency around water pollution.

7. Increasing Swimmability of Urban Waterfronts
This blog explores how we’re enhancing urban waterfronts to connect communities to water in meaningful ways.

6. Bringing Artists Together Across Canada to Celebrate Water
For the last 12 years, our annual Artists for Water fundraiser has helped bring artists together across Canada to celebrate water, art, and beauty.

5. Uniting Great Lakes–St. Lawrence groups through the Biinaagami Project
This blog spotlights the Biinaagami Project. A collaboration between Swim Drink Fish and Canadian Geographic that brings community water groups together around shared responsibility for Great Lakes St Lawrence watershed.
