2008 Learning Lunch Seminar Series leads to "Cowichan Valley Dialogue" on rainwater managementConsistency at local government front counters is key to establishing shared expectationsThe Cowichan Valley Regional District has begun a dialogue with its member municipalities regarding implementation of a consistent regional approach to rainwater management and green infrastructure. Local government leaders endorse a "regional team approach" in the Comox ValleyMillard/Piercy watershed is the pilot for a watershed-based land use planning frameworkThe Millard/Piercy Gaps Analysis Project is being undertaken as a regional pilot for watershed-based land use planning across jurisdictions in the Comox Valley. Busy Place Creek in the Cowichan Valley is a pilot for a water-centric approach to land use planningWalkabout at Learning Lunch Seminar helps pull concepts together for local government participantsThe Cowichan Valley Regional District is proceeding with development of a master drainage plan for Busy Place Creek south of the City of Duncan. The plan is serving as a pilot process to inform a water-centric approach to land use planning. Brooklyn Creek established a precedent for inter-municipal collaboration to resolve drainage issues in the Comox ValleyTown of Comox and City of Courtenay developed a joint approach to implementation of a suite of solutions that were keyed to rainwater runoff volume reduction at the sourceThe Learning Lunch Seminar Series provides the springboard for bottom-up regional action to communicate, cooperate, collaborate and coordinate in the Comox Valley. At Seminar #3, Derek Richmond (City of Courtenay)and Glen Westendorp (Town of Comox) told the story of Brooklyn Creek to illustrate a regional team approach.
Sediment and Erosion Control in the CIty of CourtenayCity develops a guide for responsible construction activityThe City of Courtenay ia in the process of developing and implementing an Erosion and Sediment Control Bylaw through an inclusive and collaborative approach that educates and informs stakeholders. The bylaw is a tool that will assist with getting the "right thing" done to protect the environment from the effects of erosion and sediment.
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