WATCH Citizen Science is excited to share that our work on the St. Clair River is being featured on the Blue Fish Radio Show. In the episode, WATCH Director Kris Lee discusses how citizen science is helping communities better understand and protect the St. Clair River. The conversation highlights WATCH’s history, the importance of local…
The My Story Community Exhibition brought our community to life through creativity, connection, and shared experience. With over 30 participants, from ages 6 to 70, stories unfolded through art, writing, and personal expression, each one reflecting a unique connection to the land, water, and place we call home. More than just an exhibition, My Story…
We recently took journeys back through the ages, from the time of primordial Earth, though the ascent of civilization, and to hypothetical futures our species may take. The star of that journey, is water. When I think of it – there are four quiet miracles of water, in how it sustains life. Life does not merely exist in water,…
Beat the February blues with a light luncheon, great company, and a splash of curiosity. Join WATCH Citizen Science and the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 18 for an interactive community event celebrating our shared waterways — the Sydenham, Snye, and St. Clair River
Your Page. Your Story. Your Voice. Celebrate the beauty of our local waterways and the natural world through creativity.Residents from Sombra to Dresden including Walpole Island and Mitchell’s Bay are invited to be a page in our community’s story by contributing creative works in any medium that inspires you art, writing, music, photography, dance, sculpture,…
Students Spark Inspiration at the My Story Student Exhibition The My Story Student Exhibition lit up Wallaceburg District Secondary School on Friday November 14 as students unveiled powerful artwork and deeply personal stories about their connection to local waterways. The school library was transformed into a bright and welcoming gallery where creativity and community came…
The Modern Era Rianne de Klerk tugged mightily as the large membrane filter released from its housing. The filter, as tall as she, had that faint salt tang of the sea, and the once white exterior of the filter was now marbled with a patina of minerals and biofilm. She unpackaged the new filter and…
Thank You for Visiting Thank you for stopping by the My Story Exhibition! This show is inspired by our local waterways, the Sydenham, Snye, and St. Clair rivers. Each artwork tells its own story of how water touches our lives, sparks creativity, and shapes memories in our community. We would love to hear what you…
The Industrial Revolution Young Hamish McRae jauntily whistled an old ditty from his homeland of Scotland as he strode off the dirt street and onto the property of the Premier Electric Light Company. He considered himself lucky. He and his wife had settled down in this growing and bustling young town of Wallaceburg, Ontario a…
The Medieval Era / The Late Age Of Enlightenment Father Edmund closed the doors of the abbey and made the walk through the old, twisted oaks to the millhouse he helped build so long ago, when he was first ordained. It was so long ago, he mused, but even as an old man now, he still…