Green Infrastructure Community-of-InterestThe Green Infrastructure Community-of-Interest is a communication platform for informing British Columbians about a 'design with nature' approach to community development. (Read more...) Water Bucket provides 'home' for telling the story of British Columbia's Green Communities InitiativeThe Green Communities Initiative provides a framework for helping local governments in British Columbia create more compact, more sustainable and greener communities. (Read more...) Re-Inventing Rainwater Management: A Strategy to Protect Health and Restore Nature in the Capital RegionModern rainwater management looks at the dynamics of the entire watershed and identifies how development can use 'green infrastructure' to maintain natural systems and protect buildings. It works to restore the function of trees, soil and open space. (Read more...) Green Communities Initiative: British Columbia leverages provincial funding to influence local government actionsEnvironmental Science & Engineering Magazine publishes article about BC's Water Sustainability Action PlanThere is a greater incentive for local governments to demonstrate how their innovation and integration will be effective in meeting the goals of both the Green Communities Initiative and Living Water Smart. (Read more...) Green Infrastructure Partnership launches 'Topsoil Primer Set' at Bowker Creek ForumJust How Do You Obtain a Performing Topsoil Layer, to Advance Rainwater Management and Water Conservation Goals?The 'Topsoil Primer Set' synthesizes the experience of City of Surrey, the City of Courtenay and the District of North Vancouver in pioneering implementation of absorbent landscape policies and requirements. (Read more...) |






