Dive Into The Water Brothers Season 5 - Unboxing and Info

 

The Water Brothers Season 5 is now playing on a screen near you and to celebrate I was able to share my Unboxing this morning of these great items

The Water Brothers Season 5 is part of the continuing voyage through the challenges our water planet faces. Past seasons have included info from rising tides to plastic perils and urban water crises. This season brothers Alex and Tyler Mifflin focus on Ontario's waters and each episode provides valuable insights and inspires action. This show carries the message of water conservation forward, championing sustainable practices and advocating for a healthier, more resilient planet. Now is the time to dive into The Water Brothers Season 5!

Canada’s favorite water ambassadors Alex and Tyler Mifflin are back and taking viewers on a journey to investigate some of the most pressing environmental challenges facing us today and highlight solutions that can help better protect our most precious resource. 

Watch The Water Brothers Season 5 as well as the previous seasons online at https://www.tvo.org/programs/the-water-brothers or Season 5 televised episodes Thursdays on TVO

For more info visit these links

Website: https://thewaterbrothers.ca

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thewaterbrothers

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thewaterbrothers

Twitter: https://twitter.com/thewaterbros

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thewaterbrothersTV

Celebrate Earth Week with Luna, Chip and Inkie: Adventure Rangers Go

There are lots of ways to celebrate Earth Week. You can help with a local community clean-up (see April 23rd on our local list), upcycle items into a craft project or find ways to reduce waste. Those are just some of the eco-friendly ways families can mark Earth Week.  We think that teaching children about stewardship and protecting the environment at an early age is the best way to go. Another great way is for them to learn from their favourite characters, and this week Luna, Chip and Inkie: Adventure Rangers Go provides some great episodes to do just that.

Knowledge Kids has curated a new Earth Week focused episode to air each day this week of their new animated original series Luna, Chip and Inkie: Adventure Rangers Go. The episodes are available free and commercial free on the Knowledge Kids app and website knowledgekids.ca. The episodes centre around time in nature and teach lessons on being good stewards to the environment. 

 

THIS WEEK'S EPISODES: 

THE GREAT SEA LION SAVE - 🌎 Earth Week 🌎

Broadcast Premiere: Monday, April 18th, 2022

Knowledge Kids App & website premiere: Monday, April 18th, 2022

A bark for help leads the Adventure Rangers to a sea lion trapped on a rock. Can Luna,

Chip and Inkie work together as a team, or is this sea lion going to stay stuck?

WAY TOO EAGER BEAVER - 🌎 Earth Week 🌎

Broadcast Premiere: Tuesday, April 19th, 2022

Knowledge Kids App & website premiere: Monday, April 18th, 2022

When the Rangers take the Mini-Moosers on a camping hike, Chip is eager to get to

their destination so they can start having fun. But will he miss all the amazing sights and

sounds along the way?

MARKED CRABSENT - 🌎 Earth Week 🌎

Broadcast Premiere: Wednesday, April 20th, 2022

Knowledge Kids App & website premiere: Monday, April 18th, 2022

Mr. Crumple’s pet crab, Herman, has gone missing and Luna, Chip and Inkie are on the

case! It seems like the Adventure Rangers are asking the right questions but are they

listening to the answers?

OCTO GAL - 🌎 Earth Week 🌎

Broadcast Premiere: Thursday, April 21st, 2022

Knowledge Kids App & website premiere: Monday, April 18th, 2022

Inkie figures the best way to solve a sticky situation is to do whatever her hero, Octogal,

would do. But when the Rangers need to help a lost baby whale, she discovers that she

has superpowers of her very own.

THE GREAT FROG UNCLOG - 🌎 Earth Week 🌎

Broadcast Premiere: Friday, April 22nd, 2022

Knowledge Kids App & website premiere: Monday, April 18th, 2022

The Adventure Rangers and their neighbors are overwhelmed by a leaping, hopping

and croaking frog-vasion! Can Luna, Chip and Inkie find out why the croakers are here

or will Eagle Creek end up turning into Frogtown?

Centre in the Square Highlights Empowered Women with Akashinga – The Brave Ones

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I first heard about the Akashinga on a segment of The Jim Jefferies Show last year.  I learned that these women are now the front lines of the conservation efforts in Zimbabwe and are responsible for capturing poachers. It was an amazing story about empowering women and creating change in communities. 

Damien Mander was a member of the Royal Australian Navy who served three years in Iraq until 2009. Then he decided to put the skills he used in the military to train people to fight against poachers in Zimbabwe. He started training men but quickly discovered that women were better suited to the work as they were better at de-escalating violent confrontations and took fewer bribes. The group, Akashinga (the brave ones), are an all-female ranger unit recruited from women who survived domestic abuse or were single mothers, abandoned wives, or orphaned by AIDS. These women have undergone training similar to those received by special forces and protect their local ecosystems from poachers. 

Info via National Geographic 

Earlier this week we had the opportunity to attend the National Geographic presentation of Akashinga: The Brave Ones at Centre in the Square.  There we learned first-hand about the journey of Damien Mander who created this elite group of women and Vimbai Kumire who leads the squad. 

We were enthralled in the story from beginning to end.  We learned how Damian Mander took his love of diving to the highest level by becoming a member of the special forces and how his yearn to fulfill a need for combat drastically changed when he saw what was happening to the animals in Africa. 

After starting IAPF, the International Anti-Poaching Foundation, he wanted a sustainable model that would impact the environment and communities in the surrounding area.  He found that by empowering the women that were most vulnerable created change for conservation effort and the villages these women were from. He named the project Akashinga which translates to The Brave Ones. 

  

When Vimbai Kumire took the stage, she spoke on how becoming a Ranger in this pilot project had given her a new lease on life.  She no longer felt helpless in a society that only valued men as breadwinners.  While the women in her squad were once ridiculed for taking on this service, they are now local heroes and changing the ways that the next generation thinks of women. 
  

The women who have graduated into the program received identical law enforcement training and fulfill the same role as a male ranger, learning skills such as leadership, unarmed combat, patrolling, camouflage and concealment, first aid, dangerous wildlife, democratic policing, search and arrest, human rights, crime scene preservation, crisis management, firearm safety and use, information gathering and conservation ethics. Their duties are to work with the community in order to stop illegal wildlife crime. The team is exposed to danger in their role, as are all male rangers – an unfortunate reality of conservation work. Women however have proven to be more effective at de-escalating situations as opposed to antagonizing them. 

Info from IAPF 

The Akashinga is now in its second year and continues to train women to become Rangers in Africa.  Several arrests have been made without any injuries to the Rangers.  Their presence continues to deter the illegal wildlife trade and has been impactful on the environment, the preservation of animals and their communities.

To learn more about this topic visit https://www.iapf.org/iapf-establishes-female-anti-poaching-force-akashinga 

  

  

March 22 Is UN #WorldWaterDay - See How REALice Canada Can Help Conserve Water

This post is part of the REALice Canada blog team working with Thrifty Mom Media to tell this story and as such I have been compensated. As always we only post our opinions.

If you are wondering what #WorldWaterDay is. The best definition is on the UN Water ABOUT Page. Here is an excerpt from it

Why a World Water Day?

World Water Day is an international observance and an opportunity to learn more about water related issues, be inspired to tell others and take action to make a difference. World Water Day dates back to the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development where an international observance for water was recommended. The United Nations General Assembly responded by designating 22 March 1993 as the first World Water Day

Over the years the topics have been about clean drinking water, preservation of the world's water supply and this year's theme is water and jobs.  We think that REALice takes all of these ideas and combines them when it comes to their product.

What Is REALice?

REALice® is a technology helping ice arenas around the world save money, emissions and the environment. With this technology, less energy is needed, the return on investment is real, the savings are substantial and REALice creates hard and resilient ice. 

This means a lot to a community like Kitchener-Waterloo because we have so many ice surfaces in the area.  We have indoor rinks in arenas and both the City of Kitchener City Hall and the City of Waterloo's Public Square have arena grade ice.  For a list of ice rinks in the area visit our PUBLIC SKATING NEAR KITCHENER WATERLOO post.

Did you know that rinks has been created and maintained using extremely hot water - 70°C and even more? That's because hot water reduces the air bubbles in water, and fewer air bubbles gives you a smoother surface.

In fact, ice made with air bubbles in it is fragile, brittle, cracks easily - and quickly becomes uneven.  Avid hockey and skating sport fans know that this spells trouble for the athletes.

 

Plus  Heating all of that water, as you can imagine, takes a lot of energy. From boilers working overtime to produce hot water, to compressors needed for cooling, an ice rink requires major energy resources.

 

This is where REALice comes in.

Key benefits REALice are

• Less use of compressors and boilers

• Less use of dehumidifiers

• Less rust on structural beams

• Less water used and wasted

• Verified natural gas consumption reduction of 79%

• Average reduction in electricity of 12%

• Average savings of about $1,000 to $1,200 per month

In addition to these savings, REALice is maintenance free and no extra energy, sources, or systems are needed. It's an immediate improvement in ice quality and costs. It’s greener and better for the environment.

REALice is world recognized technology that allows rinks to make their ice more efficiently.

 

For more information about REALice we suggest visiting their website and social channels listed below

 

Website:  http://www.realice.ca/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/canadarealice/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/REALiceCanada

Also be sure to check out the article in Macleans Magazine. See their tweet below for the full article link.

Thanks to @MacleansMag for the coverage. #realiceca https://t.co/GyUy96BiRF

— REALice® Canada (@REALiceCanada) February 24, 2016

What Are You Doing For #WorldWaterDay?

We want to know what you are doing for World Water Day? Leave a comment below to let us know what you and your family are doing to mark World Water Day 2016.

RecycleDrive Program Enters It's Fourth Year

As many of you know I am a CAA Ambassador and I am thrilled to tell you about the RecycleDrive Campaign! Read more below about what you can do to help the environment, help our community
and possibly grab some FREE lawn bags!

 

RecycleDrive Program Enters It's Fourth Year

CAA South Central Ontario and Ontario Tire Stewardship have partnered up to once again bring the RecycleDrive program to Ontario communities. It is a fantastic campaign that helps you recycle more than just tires! This program allows you recycle accepted items for FREE and gives you a chance to help beautify you community!

What Will The RecycleDrive Program Accept?

1. Tires (without rims)
2. Motor Oil
3. Oil Filters
4. Batteries

and when we say batteries we mean ALL KINDS OF BATTERIES!

• Household Batteries
• Automobile Batteries
• Marine Batteries

Chances are you have at least one of these items kicking around your house, garage and/or shed.

What Does The RecycleDrive Program Do For My Community?

Not only are you diverting these environmentally harmful products from landfills, the RecycleDrive program includes a Community Campaign! As listed on the campaign website

The AARS location that collects the most tires will designate a local school to receive $20,000 worth of greenery and products made from recycled tires to beautify the community school building, grounds or play space of their choice

Always looking to make our planet better for the next generation is so important. Listen to this great song by artist Jack Johnson about THE 3 Rs



I am sure that will inspire you to do what you can, but to give you an extra incentive, we wanted to let you know that the first 50 people who visit a participating AARS location with their recyclables will receive a FREE pack of yard waste bags!

When and Where Do I Drop Off My Items For The RecycleDrive Program?

Beginning Tuesday October 14th and running until October 30, 2014 is the time period for the RecycleDrive program. Locally in the Kitchener Waterloo area the AARS location for the items to be dropped off at is

Precision Kaster Auto
466 Phillip St.
Waterloo, ON N2L 5J2
519-725-4951

If you are outside of the area you can view other participating Ontario locations here

Keep in mind that the first 50 people who visit a participating AARS location with their recyclables will receive a FREE pack of yard waste bags, so you'll want to be quick to get in on the freebie!

What Else Can I Do To Help?

Remember that the community that collects the most tires will receive the beautification prize so be sure to SHARE this post! Use the hashtag #RecycleDrive and tweet to @CAASCO and RethinkTires to let them know you have participated!

*NOTE  According to CAA, Canada has one of the highest ratios of car ownership in the world. It is close to one vehicle for every two people. That is why the CAA Autogreen program was created. It helps everyone make simple eco-driving choices! Since CAA Autogreen begain the RecycleDrive program, it has collected 472 automotive and marine batteries, over 7,000 tires, 3,400 pounds of household batteries, and almost 8,000 litres of oil!