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The following is a variety of resources to accompany your reading and discussion of ”Lakeland”.

Visit the David Suzuki website for two pages of links to information, articles on Lakeland and Allan Casey.

Click here to listen to Shelagh Rogers’ The Next Chapter interview with Allan Casey.

A Lakeland discussion guide is available at the publisher’s website. 

Additional reading, as recommended by the Suzuki Foundation:

The Great Lakes: the natural history of a changing region by Wayne Grady (c2007, 2011)
On the brink: the Great Lakes in the 21st Century by Dave Dempsey (c2004)
Water by Marq de Villers
The Ripple Effect: the fate of freshwater in the twenty-first century by Alex Prud’homme (2011)
Poverty and Water: explorations of the reciprocal relationship edited by David Hemson (2008)
This Crazy Time: living our environmental challenge by Tzeporah Berman with Mark Leiren-Young
Sustainability within a generation: a new vision for Canada by David R. Boyd (2004)
Sacred Headwaters by Wade Davis, 2012 (current with a focus on rivers and lakes of Canada)

Local Environmental Groups

Laurel Creek Citizens

In partnership with the City of Waterloo, the Laurel Creek Citizens’ (LCC) Working Group provides stewardship and educational experiences for the community within Waterloo’s streams.

Sustainable Waterloo Region

Sustainable Waterloo advances the environmental sustainability of organizations across Waterloo Region through collaboration.  Contact:  Mike Morrice(519) 772-0621

Waterloo Citizens’ Enviromental Advisory Committee

The Waterloo Citizens’ Environmental Advisory Committee (WCEAC) advises City Council on matters relating to the environment. Meetings are generally held the second Tuesday of each month. Contact the Elected Officials’ Office at 519-747-8500 for details.   To contact the Committee directly please email: wceac@waterloo.ca.

rare Charitable Research Reserve

Contacts:

susan.whelan@raresites.org  Susan Whelan, Executive Director
patti.leather@raresites.org Patti Leather, Director of Development and Community

Websites and Links of Interest:

Environment Canada – Water  

CBC – Indepth Water  

ONE WATER the movie trailer

The Water Boys

Do you have a link that may be of interest to OBOC readers? Send us an email!

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