HEART OF A LAKE
TOUR
This September Lake Ontario Waterkeeper brought its
Heart of a Lake Tour to three southern Ontario towns. Each show featured
an unforgettable presentation by Canadian music icon Gord Downie. Artists
Andrea Nann and Tanis Rideout performed special works of dance and poetry.
Waterkeeper Mark Mattson talked of environmental justice. The Tour was
inspired by ordinary people’s struggles to win back what they’ve
lost: clean water. Access to their harbours. The respect of government
and industry.
Heart of a Lake gave Lake Ontario Waterkeeper a chance to speak to thousands
of people about the connection between clean water and a healthy civil
society. And it was powerful: Theatres were packed. Local and national
media listened. Ordinary citizens were inspired to action.
“We
are here, not to bury the lake but to dig it out. To look for its
heart, to find it and win it back.” Gord Downie