Get Ready to Hack the World's Freshwater Laboratory
We are inviting all students and young professionals (ages 18 to 30) with coding experience and an interest in freshwater science, data science, or web and software design to join us in an exciting new hackathon.
You will work alongside like-minded peers to use a dataset that has been tracking the health of Canada’s fresh water for over 50 years to build solutions to real environmental issues—and help protect Canada’s precious fresh water supplies.
You will learn how to build a data product from start to finish, collaborate with a team, and work with established experts in the field who spend their days tackling issues from pollution and biodiversity loss to climate change.
And win some incredible prizes along the way...
Learn more, and sign up here.
Upcoming events
Connected Waters: Bridging communities and ideas (IAGLR-SCAS 2026 joint conference)
We're hosting the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) conference, along with the Society of Canadian Aquatic Scientists (SCAS) conference, May 25–29, 2026—right here in Winnipeg.
Natural Solutions for Water Security: Canada’s Policy Path Forward
This 2-day forum aims to advance strategic priorities and define practical next steps to accelerate the adoption of natural infrastructure as the new normal.
Weathering the Waters: Building climate resilience that pays off
Join us to explore Canada’s adaptation progress, the rising costs of delay (water, floods, drought), and new ways to finance resilience.
Designed to Fail: How fossil fuel infrastructure undermines municipal finances
This event presents research about the high costs of infrastructure in North American cities.