Doing Business Differently

The Story of the 2008 Vancouver Island Learning Lunch Seminar Series is told in the words of those who embraced the concept and made it happen. The story describes how this pilot fits into a bigger picture; and how the program elements that comprise Convening for Action on Vancouver Island are linked. Each success builds on the last, and paves the way for the next.

To download a report-style, PDF version of the following web story, click on either the link above or the image above. Also, to access the online version complete with links to other web stories, click on 2008 Vancouver Island Learning Lunch Seminar Series exceeds expectations for doing business differently.

About the Learning Lunch Series

The Learning Lunch Seminar Series promotes a consistent provincial approach to rainwater management and green infrastructure. In 2008, participating Vancouver Island local governments represented some 250,000 people.

• The Cowichan Valley series comprised a set of three sessions held during the June - July 2008 period. access links to a comprehensive set of 16 web stories describing all aspects of the Cowichan Valley series, click on Promoting a consistent approach to Rainwater Management & Green Infrastructure to achieve liveable communities in balance with ecology.
  
  
• The Comox Valley series comprised a set of three sessions held during the September - November 2008 period. To access links to a comprehensive set of 28 web stories describing all aspects of the Comox Valley series, click on Nature Knows No Boundaries: Making Green Choices to Create Liveable Communities & Protect Stream Health.

The Learning Lunch Seminar Series is the first step in building a regional team approach so that there will be a common understanding and consistent messaging regarding on-the-ground expectations for rainwater management and green infrastructure.

Posted Janaury 2009