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WaterWeekcelebrationsstartearlyintheNWTEnvironmentWater14TuesdayMarch42014ByMARIACHURCHTheNWTisgettingaheadstartonCanadaWaterWeekcelebrationswithEcologyNorthholdingeventsthrough-outthemonthofMarchincom-munitiesacrosstheterritory.WithfundingfromtheGNWTunderitsWaterStewardshipStrategyEcol-ogyNorthhasplannedwork-shopsspeakerpanelsandlmnightsintheNWTsregionalcentrestospreadthemessageofwaterconservation.CanadaWaterWeekisof-ciallyheldacrossthecoun-tryMar.17to23coincidingwithWorldWaterDayonMar.22.ThisyearthethemeisWatersheds101.ItsareallygreatthemefortheNWTbecauseweareallconnectedwiththisfantasticMackenzieRiverBasinwater-shedKimRapatiEcologyNorthsHayRivercoordina-tortoldTheJournal.WehaveallthisgoodfreshcleanwaterhereintheNorth-westTerritoriessowearepro-motingthisideathatweareaf-fectedbythepeopleupstreamofusandweaffectthepeopledownstreamofusshesaid.EcologyNorthisoneoftheorganizationsbehindtherecentlyformedcoalitionFrackingActionNorthwhichorganizedapetitionaskingtheGNWTtolegislatefullenvi-ronmentalassessmentsforallfuturehydraulicfrackingproj-ectsintheterritory.Rapatisaidfrackingisjustoneofthethreatsfac-ingNWTwaterways.PartofthegoalofWaterWeekistoencourageresidentstobecomeinformedandasktherightquestionsofindustryandgovernmentshesaid.WhilemakingchangesatthegovernmentallevelisanendgoalRapatisaidpeoplecanalsomakeadifferencebymakingsmallchangesathome.Thereslotsofthingsyoucandopersonallytoconservewaterinyourownhomeshesaidforexamplebynotleav-ingtapsrunninggettingleaksxedandcollectingrainwaterforgardening.Anotherbigoneisrec-ognizingthatgarbageandpollutioncanbecausedbyyouandeventuallymakesitswayintoourwaterways.ItcanaffectyourareaandalsothepeopledownstreamofyouRapatisaid.TolaunchWaterWeekintheSouthSlaveRapatihitupFortSmithlastweektoholdalmnightattherecreationcentrewheretheyairedthedocumen-taryWatermarkonThursday.Filmedacrosstheglobeandfeaturingtheworkofre-nownedphotographerEdwardBurtynskyWatermarkre-leasedin2013waschosenasanofcialselectionoftheTorontoInternationalFilmFestival.RapatialsoheldaworkshopatAuroraCollegesThebachacampuswithstudentsintheTeacherEducationProgramtoshareideasonhowfutureeducatorscancreatelessonplansaroundwaterconser-vationactivities.TheycangetsomeideasforteachingthatsallveryNWT-basedshesaid.Itsgreattobeabletoconnectandpromotelocallearningaboutourwatertothecurriculumthatsusu-allymorefocusedonAlberta.RapatiwillbeholdingWaterWeekactivitiesinHayRiverFortLiardandFortProvidenceoverthenextmonth.EcologyNorthsYellowknifebasewillalsobeleadingactivitiesforcommunitiesintheInuvialuitandGwichinregions.OnMar.12thePrinceofWalesNorthernHeritageCen-treinYellowknifewillbepre-mieringthelmColdAmazonadocumentarybyYellowknifelmmakersfromtheaRTLeSSCollectivethathighlightstheenvironmentalstrugglesoftheMackenzieRiverBasinCanadaslargestwatershed.PhotoMariaChurchKimRapatileftshowsAuroraCollegestudentsPaigeMcDonaldandDellaBeckimportantwaterbodiesonamapoftheNWT.