Athabasca River Expedition: Connecting the Drops

   

Connecting the Drops

Video ClipThe majestic Athabasca River has long been a source of inspiration for Albertans. Its flows with seeming perpetuity across Alberta's history and landscape — but the river and watershed are at risk. Unprecedented industrial development and environmental threats such as climate change are threatening the future of the Athabasca River Basin.

Connecting the Drops is an outreach and awareness campaign that culminates in a two-month expedition along the entire length of the Athabasca River. The expedition celebrates this extraordinary western waterway, a symbol of Canadian identity and wilderness.

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Help Us Build the Wave

Many Albertans have a special connection with the Athabasca River Basin — whether as a site of recreation, a source of livelihood or a place to call home. As a result, thousands of people across the province care about protecting the Athabasca watershed, and are highly concerned about the impacts of industry and development.

It's time to share our stories and voice our concerns directly to decision makers.

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Oil Sands and Beyond

IndustryCanoeing through the oil sands filled me with sadness. I wasn't alone. For two days, our flotilla of seventeen boats paddled past massive industrial landscapes: Clear-cut forests, barren landscapes, lakes of wastewater, smokestacks, and the constant grumbling of trucks. How can we allow this to happen to the land around us?

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"Every day I see the impacts of the water withdrawals from industry"

I live on the bank of Athabasca River and every day I see the impacts of the water withdrawals from industry. I was raised on the Athabasca River at a place called Poplar Point 95 km downriver from where I currently reside.  My ancestors and my father Norbert is buried at Poplar Point.  I travel the Athabasca quite frequently in the summmer and fall seasons to pay my respects to my family that have passed on and to keep my spirit alive with my culture, as a First Nation.

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Fort Chipewyan leaders and residents concerned about impacts of heavy oil sands development

Fort Chipewyan leaders and residents have been very concerned about the impacts of the heavy oilsands development upstream from our communities for some time. Our concern is now compounded by a study released in November 2007 confirming that industrial activity may be linked to rare cancers, health issues, and poor water quality in our communities.

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"Safe clean drinking water is a basic human right."

Support the initiative that safe clean drinking water is a basic human right.

- Chief Roland Willson

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