2008 Cowichan Valley Learning Lunch Series: List of Water Bucket Stories

July 13, 2008 - Posted in 2008 Cowichan Valley Learning Lunch Seminar Series, Uncategorised

 

 

 

Promoting a consistent approach to Rainwater Management & Green Infrastructure to achieve liveable communities in balance with ecology

The Learning Lunch Seminar Series promotes a consistent provincial approach to rainwater management and green infrastructure. The Cowichan Valley Regional District and City of Courtenay were the host local governments for the Vancouver Island pilot program. In total, the participating Vancouver Island local governments that represented some 250,000 people.

• The Cowichan Valleyseries comprised a set of three sessions held during the June – July 2008 period.
• The Comox Valley series comprised a set of three sessions held during the September – November 2008 period.

The Learning Lunch Seminar Series is the first step in building a regional team approach so that there will be a common understanding and consistent messaging regarding on-the-ground expectations for rainwater management and green infrastructure. The Seminar Series is part of the implementation program for  Beyond the Guidebook: The New Business As Usual, and is precedent-setting in its scope.

 

List of Water Bucket Stories 

Fifteen stories about the Cowichan Valley Learning Lunch Seminar Series are posted on several of the communities-of-interest that comprise this Water Bucket Website. These stories provide insight into the philosophy and educational objectives behind the seminar series; at the time of posting, they also established expectations for series participants. Each story is complete with links to other related resouces.

1. CONVENING FOR ACTION COI: “Learning Lunch Seminar Series” promotes consistent provincial approach to rainwater management and green infrastructure— Desired outcome is liveable communities in balance with ecology
2. CONVENING FOR ACTION COI:  Vancouver Island is the pilot region for the Learning Lunch Seminar Series — Program promotes consistent provincial approach to rainwater management and green infrastructure
3. RAINWATER MANAGEMENT COI: “Learning Lunch Seminar Series” promotes consistent provincial approach to rainwater management in British Columbia— Pilot program for practitioner education supports Beyond the Guidebook implementation

 

Seminar #1 on June 6, 2008

•  VANCOUVER ISLAND WATER COI: Pilot program for “Learning Lunch Seminar Series” launched in the Cowichan Valley — Developing a regional green infrastructure policy framework through an inclusive and collaborative approach

 

Seminar #2 on June 20, 2008 

1. VANCOUVER ISLAND WATER COI: Cowichan Valley Learning Lunch Seminar #2 – focus on legal and policy strategies — Educational process sets stage for regional green infrastructure policy framework
2. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE COI: How to use the 2007 Green Infrastructure Guide as a planning resource and/or tool — Susan Rutherford provides legal content for Learning Lunch Seminar Series on Vancouver Island 
3. GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE COI: Lessons learned by the City of Courtenay in implementing its “soil sponge policy” — Kevin Lagan provides update at Cowichan Valley Learning Lunch Seminar #2
4. RAINWATER MANAGEMENT COI: Sediment and Erosion Control in the CIty of Courtenay –— City develops a guide for responsible construction activity 
5. RAINWATER MANAGEMENT COI: Develop with Care: Environmental Guidelines for Urban and Rural Land Development in British Columbi
6. RAINWATER MANAGEMENT COI: The Elephant in the Living Room — Changing the way British Columbians do business around water 
7. WATER-CENTRIC PLANNING COI: Living Water Smart – Changing the way British Columbians do business around water in the Cowichan Valley — Kate Miller uses the “elephant in the room” analogy to connect the dots between Living Water Smart and Beyond the Guidebook
   

 

Seminar #3 on July 11, 2008

1.  VANCOUVER ISLAND WATER COI: Cowichan Valley Learning Lunch Seminar #3 – focus on watershed targets for protecting stream health — Walkabout through Busy Place Creek drainage area helps pull concepts together for local government participants 
2. RAINWATER MANAGEMENT COI: Protect Stream Health: Set Achievable, Affordable and Effective Watershed Targets — Performance target methodology explained at Cowichan Valley Learning Lunch Seminar #3 
3. RAINWATER MANAGEMENT COI: Busy Place Creek in the Cowichan Valley is a pilot for a water-centric approach to land use planning — Walkabout at Learning Lunch Seminar helps pull concepts together for local government participants
4. RAINWATER MANAGEMENT COI: 2008 Learning Lunch Seminar Series leads to “Cowichan Valley Dialogue” on rainwater management — Consistency at local government front counters is key to establishing shared expectations

For a complete listing of stories about the Comox Valley Series, please click on 2008 Comox Valley Learning Lunch Seminar Series: List of Water Bucket Stories.

 

Posted December 2008