
02/15/2024
Our team had an incredible opportunity to hike out toward Elbow Falls and Redwood Meadows to better understand how water quality in urban, and suburban areas differ and compare. We gathered diverse water samples from rural areas along the Elbow River and contrasted them with the water quality in proximity to Calgary, examining the influence of human activities on water quality.
This experience allowed students to grasp the significance of becoming water stewards in safeguarding one of our planet's most vital resources: freshwater. As contaminants enter our waterways and aquifers, they travel downstream and affect other municipalities, which then must contend with the consequences of our waste.
We used this data to analyze how water quality changes as we near the city, and how fortunate we are to have such an abundance of this precious resource here in Canada. Even in Canada, hundreds of people- especially on First Nations reserves- lack access to safe and clean drinking water.