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Ocean Bridge ambassador using platform to allow others to explore, share wonders of North Shore

October 9, 2020

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Cayley Elcombe has called West Vancouver home for the past 11 years, after spending the first decade of her life growing up in Winnipeg. Her love for conservation and biodiversity on the North Shore led her to...

Ocean Bridge ambassador pushing for carbon labels on Canadian products

September 21, 2020

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Eli Lusty is the founder of Carbon Labels Canada, and lives and works in Halifax, N.S. He earned his Bachelor of Economics at Carleton University, where he says he learned about the power of aggregat...

Youth immersed in Ocean Bridge learning journeys across Canada

September 3, 2020

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You may have noticed over the past few weeks – particularly if you’ve kept an eye on our @OceanWiseYouth Instagram account – young Canadians with Ocean Wise’s Ocean Bridge program taking part in 'learning jou...

When ‘clean energy’ comes up short: Wind farms threaten Taiwanese white dolphins

August 10, 2020

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By Amber Dearden In the Eastern Taiwan Strait, between China and Taiwan, 22 large wind turbines stand tall above the waters. Now in operation, these giants generate 128 MW of “green” energy, of which Taiwan...

Clean Shoreline Communities: municipalities as leaders in the fight against plastic pollution

July 31, 2020

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Plastic litter is a critical issue facing all of Canada's waterways in communities across the country, from lakes and rivers to every ocean coastline. Unfortunately, much of the plastic waste that ends up in t...

Where are they now? Catching up with Ocean Bridge alum Aira Sarmiento

July 24, 2020

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Since leaving Ocean Bridge, Aira has gone from volunteer to paid employee with the Rideau Environmental Action League. Achieving our vision of a healthy and flourishing ocean requires engagement by the futu...

Single use plastics increased during COVID-Where Do We go from Here?

July 21, 2020

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Article by the Ocean Wise Plastic Pollution Scientists Shreyas Patankar, Catherine Wong, Amir Parizi, Mathew Watkins, Stephanie Wang, Anna Posacka. The year 2020 will be recorded in the history books as t...

#TeamShoreline needs your help reaching one million citizens by September

July 13, 2020

Plastics

We’ve missed you! After putting cleanups on hold for nearly four months, the Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup will relaunch on July 14th to solo, household and small team cleanups. In March, the program asked ...

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