Celebrating Teachers
Last night at the Vancouver Aquarium, teachers, principals, educators and teacher candidates filled the immersive galleries of the Ocean Wise initiative. Teacher Appreciation Night celebrates the integral part ...
Cleaning Your Community
It is one thing to participate in a shoreline cleanup. It is another thing entirely to see the impact a cleanup has on your community.
Take the Ottawa Bluesfest, an annual event held in the Lebreton Flats of...
One Month, Major Impacts
It's the end of July: a time of year when people around the world celebrate the act of reducing single-use plastic items. Taking the challenge is not only about becoming more aware of your plastic consumption...
Microbead Ban Begins in Canada and UK
July, 2018 marks the official start of the microbead ban here in Canada, when the majority of personal hygiene products that contain small exfoliating plastic beads are removed from shelves. (Microbead producti...
Wild Canadian Coastlines
Over the last year, I visited two magical places in Canada. Last August, I traveled through the Canadian High Arctic with the Students on Ice expedition. In May, I visited the beautiful islands of Haida Gwaii w...
Meet the Judges
Ocean Wise is proud to announce the judges for the G7 Oceans Youth Innovation Challenge. Youth aged 18 to 25 from the seven G7 countries submitted proposals for protecting the ocean and saving the environment, ...
The Ultimate Bootcamp for Ocean Activism
By 2025, the ocean is expected to contain one tonne of plastic for every three tonnes of fish — and the youth of the world have something to say about it.
Ocean Wise teamed up with Lonely Whale, 5 Gyres Inst...
A Cape Breton Cleanup
Girl Guides of Canada is a non-profit organization that focuses on empowering young women in an inclusive atmosphere and supporting the vision of creating “a better world by girls." I am a proud Guider of the ...