👨‍🔬💧 When you ask a 5-year-old what Dad does for work…

According to Arlo:

“Daddy makes me chicken fingers, plays video games with me, cuddles me when I’m sick, and takes me for bike rides.” ❤️

Honestly… pretty important work too 😄

But this week, Arlo’s dad — Colin Campbell, AKRC Hub Operator (Keewatin Hub Office) — came into the classroom to show what he also does for our communities!

Colin brought in a hands-on water activity for the students:
🫙 Jar 1 – really dirty
🫙 Jar 2 – kinda dirty
🫙 Jar 3 – clean

The kids quickly nailed which was clean and which was dirty 👍

Then came the twist…

Three jars of crystal-clear water 👀

Suddenly it wasn’t so easy! The class had lots of mixed answers, which opened the door to an important lesson — sometimes water can look clean but still have tiny bugs we can’t see that can make us sick.

Colin showed how his work helps keep our drinking water safe by adding a special chemical test 💧

✨ “If the water turns pink… it’s good to drink!” ✨

The kids LOVED it — lots of curiosity, lots of laughs, and lots of great questions. They even asked him to come back for the older grades! 😂

Miigwech to Colin for taking the time to share this important work and help teach our future water protectors 💙🌎