Join us for the second Interfaith Water Ceremony hosted by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation Sacred Trust and supported by Sierra Club BC!
We invite you once again to join Rueben George, Charlene Aleck, and TWN Sacred Trust to come together to witness and participate in an interfaith water ceremony on the morning of Sunday, May 25th at Whey-ah-Wichen / Cates Park in North Vancouver. We invite you to join TWN, honoring many faiths, to paddle together – one heart, one mind, one prayer.
This May marks one year since the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project began commercial operations. We recognize that the active usage of the pipeline and corresponding oil tanker traffic represents a challenging stage in this work; however, we continue to have faith. We invite you to come together with us in prayer in this interfaith ceremony, renewing our commitment to care for the air, lands, and waters by sharing our various cultural teachings and responsibilities to water.
The event will start early in the morning with a paddle on Burrard Inlet. On the water, faith and spiritual leaders share prayers and offerings. There will be limited space in the canoes - we invite you to bring your own canoes, kayaks, paddle boards etc., and join us out on the water. We will then re-group on land and share a meal together. Please RSVP using Eventbrite so we can provide enough food for all attending. People will be welcomed to make an offering at the fire bowl and we will then hear from the faith and spiritual leaders who helped to shape the event. This is a kid friendly event :)
The day may be sunny or rainy – please bring water and sun/rain protection. You may want to bring a chair. Please share this invitation broadly!
Event timeline:
8:30 am - early start for those going on the water (very limited canoe access, it is suggested to come early or bring your own watercraft)
9:00 - 11:00 am on the water in canoes
11:00 – 11:30 am general public arrive and settle in. Fire bowl offerings welcome.
11:30 – 12:00 pm lunch provided
12:00 - 2:00 pm teachings from each spiritual community
More about the pipeline:
Over 34 billion taxpayer dollars have been spent on this dangerous pipeline and tanker project that puts the health of the water, salmon, orcas, and humans at risk. Climate impacts of more frequent and intense floods, landslides and wildfires make this project increasingly vulnerable to a spill that would devastate the surrounding lands and waters. As part of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s own assessment of the proposed project, leading risk assessment experts from Simon Fraser University put the risk of a spill at 79 – 87 percent over a 50-year period, meaning the project is a direct threat to the Tsleil-Waututh community and ways of life.
In this moment, we invite our faith and spiritual leaders to work together in caring for our lands and waters. We look forward to doing this work together.
Please contact:
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For Transit:
Take the 212 Bus from Phibbs Exchange to “Stop 54087 EB Dollarton Highway at 4000 Block” and the location is a 5-minute walk downhill from there.
For Car travel:
Limited free parking has been reserved for the Water ceremony in the lower parking lot, east of the boat launch. There should be ample parking elsewhere in the park at a rate of $3.00 per hour. Please arrive early to secure a spot.
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