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DOWNLOAD A COPY OF: “Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Leaps of faith and calculated risks – convening for action in Metro Vancouver” – released by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in October 2025

Note to Reader:

Published by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia, Waterbucket eNews celebrates the leadership of individuals and organizations who are guided by the Living Water Smart vision. Stories are structured in three parts: One-Minute Takeaway (REPRODUCED BELOW), Editor’s Perspective, and the Story Behind the Story.

The edition published on October 28, 2025 featured the third installment of the Chronicle of Green Infrastructure Innovation in Metro Vancouver. Part C covers the period 1997 through 2005. This sweeping narrative weaves quotable quote to tell the story of what led up to publication of Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for British Columbia in 2002, and the impact of what followed in the wake of publication.

 

ONE MINUTE TAKEAWAY for the extremely busy reader

The Chronicle of Green Infrastructure Innovation in Metro Vancouver is a sweeping narrative. It brings to life an exciting period in local government “convening for action” history. There was critical mass to implement changes in development practices. The context for action was the need to accommodate an extra million people by Year 2030 yet preserve regional livability.

 

Build a network to foster innovation

The Chronicle is an easy read. Think of it as an oral history for the past three decades. The interested reader can quickly scroll through it and get a sense of an era. Heavy on images and light on text, the Chronicle weaves a storyline using quotable quotes that reveal the stories behind the story. With this edition of Waterbucket eNews, we release Part C. It covers years 1997 through 2005.

 

Why the stories behind the story as told in the Green Infrastructure Chronicle matter today

Circa 2000, drainage was a galvanizing issue. It was front-and-centre in the movement for sustainable development and regional livability. A large cast of characters was involved. Many were introduced in Parts A and B of this chronicle. The salmon crisis was the catalyst for action. Salmon survival is much like the canary in the coal mine as an early warning sign of danger.

 

Images are mostly from the Partnership’s library. Some are from the public domain and Creative Commons.

To Learn More:

Waterbucket eNews stories are structured in three parts: One-Minute Takeaway, Editor’s Perspective and Context for Busy Reader, and the Story Behind the Story. To read the complete 3-part storyline, download a PDF  copy of Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Leaps of faith and calculated risks – convening for action in Metro Vancouver.

 

DOWNLOAD A COPY: https://waterbucket.ca/wcp/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2025/10/PWSBC_Living-Water-Smart_Leaps-of-Faith-and-Calculated-Risks-Part-C_2025.pdf