Water sustainability literally flows from a community's land ethic. If we treat the land with respect, the water resource will be protected. That is the essence of integration. Read More
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. In a session titled “Steal This Idea!”, innovators from across Canada shared their breakthrough examples of municipal sustainability in a range of sectors. Read More
GreenLink Conference – Living Water Smart Panel
The panel described the suite of tools that enable water-centric planning and water smart choices. Read More
OKIM allows landowners to obtain information on metered water use, calculated theoretical water demand, and land use data for their properties. Read More
The 2010 Gaining Ground Conference was targeted to practitioners and advocates across a range of fields working to advance and accelerate urban sustainability. Read More
“We will use this coming together of BC's local leaders to share and learn from each other's experiences, and gain ideas to move our own communities forward,” said Harry Nyce. Read More
The District is exploring how it will align local actions with the provincial and regional policy framework for water sustainability in general, and rainwater management in particular. Read More
What potential crises is British Columbia facing presently or in the future regarding water? What is the state of current Provincial policies? What changes are needed and what lessons can we learn from other areas facing similar challenges? Read More
Annual events bring peers together to share information, challenges and successes; and are intended to give all regions of Canada a clearer vision on how to reach long-term infrastructure sustainability. Read More
First, it is a new magazine for raising awareness of BC success stories, secondly, it has a growing library of information resources on the BC experience and third, it houses made in BC tools for use by practitioners on-the-ground. Read More
A scenario comparison tool to assess green infrastructure effectiveness, achieve a lighter 'water footprint' and protect stream health. Learn More
The Water Conservation Calculator illustrates how specific water conservation measures can yield both fiscal and physical water savings for communities. Learn More
This Landscape Irrigation Scheduling Calculator uses real-time daily evapotranspiration (ET) rates determined from climate stations located within British Columbia. Learn More
This Agricultural Irrigation Scheduling Calculator uses real-time daily evapotranspiration (ET) rates determined from climate stations located within British Columbia. Learn More
