The Girl Who Wanted To Swim: Tackling Sewage At The Source
Mar 30, 2022
On our final episode of Season
3, we hear how a 6th grade science fair project led to receiving
the Order of Nova Scotia for youth environmentalist and clean water
advocate, Stella Bowles. At just 11 years old, Stella learned about
the 600 straight pipes flushing unprocessed sewage from homes
directly into the LaHave river behind her home. What started as a
science fair project catapulted her community - and all three
levels of government - into action to clean up the LaHave. Now 18
years old and $15.7 million in government funds allocated later,
Stella sits down with Jay to share her story.
On
the Last Word we hear from more youth of all ages – five-year old
Rishi, 8-year-old Aashrith,
10-year-old Aurelia, 12-year-old Tasman, and 13-year-old Shreya.
They share why water is
important to them and what they are doing to protect it, plus a
call to action for adults everywhere.
Read the full guest bio for Stella
Bowles here.