EDITOR'S NOTEBOOK
I remember it was our CEO John Geiger who first came to me about a story idea he received from acclaimed writer Candace Savage about a planned billion dollar irrigation project on the South Saskatchewan River. Knowing the depth and care she gives to sharing important environmental stories, particularly from the Prairies, I leapt at the chance to work with her. Coupled with Saskatoon-based photographer David Stobbe’s keen eye, Candace’s piece came together beautifully: a thoughtful tale of a river in the drought-prone Prairies, put to work since the 19th century and supporting a heavy load of ever-growing agriculture, industry and urban expansion. As Métis Elder and Water Walker Marjorie Beaucage shares in the piece, “A river is the lifeblood of Mother Earth and Mother Earth is suffering a lot right now — a lot — with the droughts and the floods and the fires and all the harm that we’ve caused her. How is it that we are treating water like an unlimited resource?”
- Michela Rosano, Senior Editor |
