The Province of British Columbia’s Expectations and Programs for Green Communities
“The Ministry is fostering partnerships, collaboration, innovation and integration through the Green Communities Initiative. Ultimately it is grant programs that provide the incentives that influence behaviour; and reward those who meet program objectives for doing business differently on-the-ground,” states Glen Brown.
Green Infrastructure on Vancouver Island: City of Langford turns the sustainability corner
The first Westhill subdivision in the City of Langford is known as Parkdale Creek and is being developed in three phases. While green may be the colour of the day, affordability is key to any development since the stock market meltdown of 2008.
Small Communities in British Columbia Working to Create Vibrant Downtowns
“Having already successfully completed projects in Maple Ridge, Squamish, and Oliver, Smart Growth was looking for a fourth candidate. Prince George was an excellent candidate,” reports Christine McLaren in The Tyee, a daily online magazine.
Resilient Cities Conference in October 2009 will focus on ‘urban strategies for transition times’
The sixth in the series of Gaining Ground Summits will be held in Vancouver in October 2009, and will be a three-organization conference to demonstrate how to achieve settlement in balance with ecology.
Vancouver Convention Centre Features Canada’s Largest Green Roof
The Vancouver Convention Centre's most visual feature is the massive, six-acre green roof. It's Canada's largest and the biggest non-industrial living roof in North America.
East Clayton Sustainable Community: Lessons Learned On-the-Ground in Surrey, British Columbia
The three objectives or learning outcomes in featuring East Clayton were: provide the sustainability context; review the implementation experience for private and public rainfall capture systems; and reflect on lessons learned.
Innovative Rainwater Management in the South Campus Neighbourhood at the University of British Columbia
According to David Grigg, the neighbourhood plan for the northeast area of the UBC South Campus includes an innovative rainwater management system for underground storage of rainwater runoff and pumping to sustain summer baseflow in an environmentally sensitive creek channel.
World class innovation at Southeast False Creek informs Metro Vancouver Reference Panel
“The desired outcome can be achieved by managing sewage and rainwater as resources, not waste. The Liquid Waste Management Plan is a powerful regulatory tool because it enables Metro Vancouver municipalities to integrate community design with desired outcomes at a regional scale and individual actions at a site scale,” stated Susan Rutherford.
Public Realm Plan for Vancouver’s East Fraserlands development wins national honour
The Phase 1 Rezoning Public Realm Plan for East Fraserlands in the City of Vancouver was awarded a National Honour in 2008 by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects.
Ministry of Community Development Circular informs BC local governments about ‘Beyond the Guidebook’
“Beyond the Guidebook supports and/or complements other provincial initiatives that will influence the form and function of the built environment and green infrastructure,” wrote Glen Brown.