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Wrapping up my time with Nature Canada’s Work Grow Program
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to participate in Nature Canada’s Work to Grow program through their partnership with Water Rangers. Through this program, I was able to continue […]
Celebrating 9 Years of Water Rangers!
It’s our birthday! Nine years ago, co-founders Kat, Ollie and Mark registered Water Rangers as a non-profit after winning the inaugural Aquahacking competition! The organization was born with a mission […]
Sponge cities in the age of the flood
On July 13, 2024, Toronto was soaked with 126mm of rain in about 90 minutes. This amount of rain is the 5th most rain ever recorded for Canada’s most populous […]
This is how you DO it! Testing a new optical dissolved oxygen (DO) probe
For our community scientists, dissolved oxygen is an important parameter to monitor water health. For most of our community-based water monitoring (CBWM) programs, our beautiful blue Chemetrics test is the […]
Why are our prices going up?
As a valued member of our community, we believe in transparency and honesty in all our dealings. Recently, you may have noticed a slight increase in the prices of our […]
Earth Day recap: Bring water testing and the giant map to your classroom!
Although it’s Ocean Week, we want to quickly reminisce about the incredible Earth Day we celebrated earlier this year. This past Earth Day, we teamed up with the Canadian Ocean […]
Water Rangers Community Lab Results (May 4, 2024)
All read over 2419.6CFU/100mL for total coliforms. For E. coli, Shalford Mill read 770CFU/100mL. Peperharrow and Downstream of Slyfield read 2419.6CFU/100mL. The rest of the samples all read as greater […]
Community Lab at ZERO Guildford!
It was a full house at ZERO Guildford for the Water Rangers Community Water Lab launch this past Saturday 27 April! Everyone was there to learn how we can, as […]
Show up to Ocean Week in style with these fin-tastic DIY costume ideas!
Ocean Week is coming up, and we’re riding the wave of excitement! From June 1 to 9, 2024, communities nationwide will unite to honour our deep connection to the sea. […]