Seminar theme is "Regional Plans - Pathway to Water Sustainability"
Lessons learned by the Regional District of Nanaimo and Metro Vancouver in undertaking bold water-centric planning initiatives will be shared. A desired outcome is that participants will understand WHAT alignment of regional processes with local actions looks like.
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British Columbia's ‘Green Communities’ legislation creates new opportunity for water sustainability action
How do local governments align law, policy and technical tools to achieve a desired outcome? Stories provide a focus. The vision for the second seminar in the series is that participants will learn from the sharing of stories.
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Links to PowerPoint Presentations and YouTube Videos
Seminar #2 had an inter-regional focus, with the goal of sharing and learning from stories about bold water-centric planning initiatives on both sides of the Georgia Basin.
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Eric Bonham connects the dots between John Muir in 1903 and CAVI in 2009
Get out of our silos, cross the boundaries and take a collaborative approach to our future on Vancouver Island. In the late 19th century, John Muir said when we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe.
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Ed von Euw contributes to inter-regional sharing at 2009 Comox Valley Learning Lunch Seminar Series
Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island are learning from each other, and are moving in the same direction. Metro Vancouver is moving from STORMwater to RAINwater management.
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