Eli Lusty is the founder of Carbon Labels Canada, and lives and works in Halifax, N.S. He earned his Bachelor of Economics at Carleton University, where he says he learned about the power of aggregate choices. Eli Lusty, a young leader in Halifax, Nova Scotia, is making a difference in his community and beyond as a member of … Continued
You may have noticed over the past few weeks – particularly if you’ve kept an eye on our @OceanWiseYouth Instagram account – young Canadians with Ocean Wise’s Ocean Bridge program taking part in ‘learning journeys’ to iconic locations across Canada. These learning journeys allow our young ocean ambassadors, aged between 18 and 30, to participate … Continued
Since leaving Ocean Bridge, Aira has gone from volunteer to paid employee with the Rideau Environmental Action League. Achieving our vision of a healthy and flourishing ocean requires engagement by the future leaders of our blue planet. That’s why Ocean Wise created Ocean Bridge. Founded in 2018, Ocean Bridge brings together 180 young Canadians – … Continued
Celina Feng is an Ocean Bridge ambassador from Ottawa, Ontario who is exploring new ways to take care of her planet and engage other youth in her community in improving ocean health and ocean literacy. As we collectively spend more hours at home during the pandemic, the weather is turning nicer and many of us … Continued
Connor Garrod is a photographer and an alumnus of the Ocean Bridge program Art has a way of bringing hope even through difficult times. Seeing our shorelines littered with trash is always very depressing to me. I find it so senseless that people cannot find the proper places to dispose of their waste, even when … Continued
Everyone needs to care about the ocean. Whether you live on the coast, or not. That is the message that Ocean Bridge’s Kirsten Desorcy is sharing. She’s an ocean ambassador with Ocean Bridge, even though she lives in the heart of the Prairies. Kirsten – who lives in Steinbach, Manitoba – was one of 160 … Continued
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Ocean Wise is based in the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. We work across Turtle Island and beyond, supporting Indigenous peoples in their vital work on ocean conservation and biodiversity whenever possible or as we are invited to.