Katherine Balpataky

I obviously don't know her, but I think she writes to create dialogue, so your expressions would be appreciated :-)

The Sunday Magazine with Piya Chattopadhyay | Live Radio | CBC Listen CBC Radio’s The Sunday Magazine is a lively, wide-ranging mix of topical long-form conversations, engaging ideas and more. Each week, host Piya Chattopadhyay takes time for deep exploration, but also ...

Man, some profound views on hope and change by writer/activist @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social - and why what looks like collapse may also be the messy birth of something better.
"I often feel like a tortoise at a mayfly party..." www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

A frozen Lake Erie, in photos | The Narwhal Lake Erie froze over almost completely in February. Here’s what that looks like

Le photographe Carlos Osorio a pris des photos incroyables du lac Érié gelé cet hiver. Des gens venus de partout se sont déplacés pour admirer la beauté de ce paysage glacial @thenarwhal.ca : thenarwhal.ca/frozen-lake-...

Nearly 30% of participants from our Road Salt Pollution - Public Perception and Awareness Survey were unaware of the environmental impacts of road salts on aquatic ecosystems.

It’s time to change that. 

Visit https://watersheds.ca/salt/ to learn more about our road salt awareness campaign.

Reboot Smart Great Lakes @globservingsystem.bsky.social was so valuable — discussing ideas, AI and challenges for Great Lakes data management.

Thanks Kat, @waterrangers.bsky.social for this beautiful 3Dprint momento! Friends in water data are the very best friends.

Welcome to the Olympics, where Canada is swaggering and the U.S. may not notice The stick-it-to-Trump Games officially begin Friday

“Proud, respectful, relentless,” -loving Cathal’s Olympic observations. 🇨🇦https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/article-milan-cortina-winter-olympics-us-rivalry-trump/ @theglobeandmail.com

What are the risks to the NWT’s water quality? Alberta water quality standards have a direct effect on water in the NWT. How are those standards changing and what should the North expect? We looked into it.

This fantastic article from @cabinradio.ca summarizes some of the biggest issues around water quality in the NWT: cabinradio.ca/277841/news/...

Canada Water Agency funds 39 wide-ranging new projects Projects range from combatting runoff pollution on Vancouver Island to creating an open data platform for groundwater quality in Toronto.

Canada Water Agency funds 39 new projects--many around data--including, @datastream.org's Unearthing #Groundwater Data and Making it Discoverable for Freshwater Protection 💙https://esemag.com/news/canada-water-agency-funds-new-projects/

Sounds like a great event, Michael! "Open science and open data have become a shared value among many researchers, and events such as this can be a great amplifier for the impact of aquatic data science and open science research."

These are the best. 💙

Hot off the press: @wqmgreatlakes.bsky.social SOE Great Lakes report, incl. an indicator for #groundwater quality. Status is Good based on chloride & nitrate concentrations, but the 10-year trend is Undetermined due to insufficient spatial coverage binational.net/wp-content/u...

ECCC-WQMSD is on BlueSky! Follow us for cool (hopefully) posts on #GreatLakes water quality and science!

‘First of its kind’ database for Yukon salmon looks at chinook and chum more extensively | CBC Arctic Winter Games Yukon chinook and chum salmon have faced declines for years, but new assessments are shedding light on the status of smaller population groups, many of which are struggling.

@psfca.bsky.social’s latest assessment of Yukon salmon, outlined in their Pacific Salmon Explorer database, show that 80% of salmon population groups are struggling, writes Tori Fitzpatrick for CBC: www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

DYK Lake Superior is so cold & deep that it preserves shipwrecks like underwater museums? Some wrecks from the 1800s are still perfectly intact!

Check out the Lake Superior water monitoring efforts by Garden River First Nation and Dr. Elaine Ho-Tassone: doi.org/10.25976/oe0...

I love it when art and science meet. INCUBATOR Art Lab is presenting a reimagining of scientific instruments as installation art at the @raeon-uw.bsky.social Demystifying #data workshop in February @uwindsor.bsky.social (I wish this was my desk!)

CALL FOR PROPOSALS 📢 We are now accepting applications to target environmental challenges affecting water quality and ecosystem health within the Great Lakes Basin. Application deadline: January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM EST For more information contact: francis.gallo@anishinabek.ca

CALL FOR PROPOSALS 📢 

We are now accepting applications to target environmental challenges affecting water quality and ecosystem health within the Great Lakes Basin. 

Application deadline: January 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM EST

For more information contact: francis.gallo@anishinabek.ca

The dog days are over | vs | It's been a hard day's night 🐺 #ShareCanGeo #seawolf

magnificent.

It was great to be back to #Winnipeg.

👉Hiring: Bruce Postdoctoral Fellow in Canadian Water Politics and Policy
@researchtmu.bsky.social now accepting applications for the Geoffrey F. Bruce Postdoctoral Fellowship in Canadian Water Politics and Policy
👉 Learn more:
www.torontomu.ca/bruce-fellow...

Data’s dark, thirsty side Data centres consume huge amounts of fresh water, but as Canada embraces AI as an economic driver, there may be a reluctance to enact legislation requiring them to report on and curb consumption

Data centre sovereignty and AI advancements are in our economic interest, but there are real tradeoffs to consider when building more Canadian infrastructure nationalmagazine.ca/en-ca/articl...

#groundwater #data #hydrogeology #Halifax

YouTube video by DataStream 2025 DataStream Highlights

2025 was a great year for DataStream! Check out our Highlights Video to see what we’ve been up to this year.

Thank you to our partners, collaborators, and all those monitoring their waterways. See you in 2026! youtu.be/mPQOdJDjEi0

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YouTube video by Groundwater Youth Network GWYN Side Event IYGP 2025: GW in Glacier Regions and Youth Participation

If you missed it, the @unesconow.bsky.social Groundwater Youth Network “Groundwater in Glacier Regions and Youth Participation” panel is now online! Find it here: youtu.be/_nuiLqOJF_8?...

We couldn't be more excited about this new collaboration with the Kivalliq Inuit Association. They have a fantastic monitoring program that weaves Western and Inuit Traditional Knowledge. And there is so much more we hope to do together!

What the Open Water Data Act Means for Clean Water in the Adirondacks - Adirondack Council By Zachary Tarrant – Legislative Intern Friday, August 1, 2025 In June, both houses of the New York State legislature passed the Open Water Data Act (S.1211-A/A.5254-A). This legislation, sponsored by...

So forward-looking! In June, the New York State legislature passed the Open Water Data Act, modelled after successful policies in water-scarce states. It will standardise data from state programs, including data from citizen scientists. I❤️NY. www.adirondackcouncil.org/what-the-ope... #opendata

South Asia’s water wars Climate change and rising energy demand could worsen conflict over rivers

Water doesn’t recognize borders — but politics does. @theeconomistnews.bsky.social describes the complex web of transboundary water mngt in South Asia, where Indus, Ganges & Brahmaputra rivers flow across nations with intertwined histories, economies & ambitions www.economist.com/asia/2025/11...

We won! First place in the ladies' 10k category and by far the fastest in my lifetime (not sure the gender split makes sense when you're running with a pup!). I also got to meet Murphy, the first Hamilton Animal Services dog taken out for a Steeltown Canicross run. Awesome day. 🐾@steeltown.canicross

Crowley and I are racing for the Hammer Animal Services this weekend. A great cause. Check it out >> raceroster.com/events/2025/...

Crowley's fundraising page. He wants to win!
raceroster.com/events/2025/...