An RBC Blue Water Gallery has been opened in the redesigned Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottowa. The Gallery is an interactive exhibit which will provide visitors with opportunities to learn, observe and participate in activities designed around water. The first of its kind in Canada, the RBC Blue Water Gallery will explore the critical role of water as one of five permanent galleries in the museum.
 

The RBC donation will also be uses by the RCGS, publisher of environmental magazine; Canadian Geographic. These funds will create ‘Watershed Protection in Canada’ an interactive bilingual website to encourage and facilitate personal and community-based involvement in watershed stewardship. Using a variety of tools, guides and online maps, Canadians will be able to access information and learn about how they can become actively involved in watershed protection. RBC will also be the key supporter of far north expeditions focused on fresh water in the Arctic in 2010 and 2011.
 

Gordon M Nixon, president and CEO of RBC said: “We are proud to support two environmental pioneers that are doing critical work in educating Canadians about how to protect our fresh water resources. Canada can be a global leader in water stewardship, and RBC is pleased to be associated with these initiatives.”
 

RBC Blue Water Day is a series of events and activities in communities and RBC's 1,200 branches across Canada to celebrate the work of some of the 200 RBC Blue Water Project grant recipients to date and to raise awareness about the value and vulnerability of our water resources. Activities include educational water events, water contests and trivia, in-branch displays and a webcast highlighting the successes of two RBC Blue Water grant recipients. RBC will also announce more than 20 Leadership Grant recipients for 2010, selected from over 160 applicants.