Filmmakers
Alex Harris sees media as a critical tool to uplift voices, elicit empathy, inspire action, communicate science, and create change. She values ongoing community relationships and is humbled to work alongside dedicated environmental stewards and community leaders.
Miranda MacDougall was born and raised in Windsor, Ontario and now resides between Vancouver and Salt Spring. She holds a BFA in Acting, and has had the privilege of working alongside world-renowned theatre and film makers/creators. She works as an actor in both film and theatre and is also an accomplished film director, writer and producer. She is a new landowner of a forest and section of creek in the Ganges watershed and is looking forward to stewarding it with Callum Gunn, a sixth generation Salt Spring Islander.
Contributors
John Millson is a Salt Spring island resident who is enthralled by its natural world and deeply appreciative of the rich benefits this provides. A geologist and environmentalist, John is passionate about what makes watersheds tick — geologically, hydrologically, and (perhaps) spiritually.
Stqeeye' Learning Society is a Quw'utsun run non-profit charity, supporting the restoration and stewardship of wetlands and the watersheds at Xwaaqw’um.
Briony Penn, a fifth generation Salt Spring Islander, is a naturalist, writer, educator, and broadcaster well known in BC for her indomitable spirit and tireless devotion to protecting endangered species and sensitive ecosystems. She has been working on environmental education issues for her entire career as an instructor with the University of Victoria Environmental Studies program, as a consultant on a wide range of community environmental education projects and as a volunteer with many environmental NGOs, including the Water Preservation Society.
Funding Partner
Nancy (Grant) Braithwaite was a fourth generation Salt Spring Islander and a lifetime supporter of the Water Preservation Society. Her large bequeath of nearly $6 million dollars to the Salt Spring Foundation resulted in the Nancy Grant Fund which supports environmental and social justice causes on Salt Spring. The money she provided to the WPS for this film, "Freshwater Salt Spring" was her last bequest before her death in 2021.