A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY: “The Partnership is the evolution of many initiatives around water sustainability in BC. The Partnership is building on and continuing the work that has gone on before under the umbrella of the Water Sustainability Action Plan,” states Tim Pringle, founding President
Note to Reader:
The Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia, the non-profit society responsible for delivering the Water Sustainability Action Plan, reached the 10-year milestone on November 19, 2020. To mark the moment, the Partnership published Celebration of Our Story: Genesis / First Decade / What Next.
The storyboard below is the table of contents for Celebration of Our Story. Each storyboard is represents a “story within the story.” These are reproduced on waterbucket.ca as a set of 9 standalone articles.
Celebration of the Story of the Partnership for Water Sustainability
“Incorporation of the Partnership for Water Sustainability as an independent legal entity was a transformative decision in 2010, ” recalls Tim Pringle, founding president. “It ensured the legacy and sustainability of tools, resources and programs developed under the umbrella of the Water Sustainability Action Plan for British Columbia; and delivered through inter-governmental partnerships.”
“The Water Sustainability Action Plan has led to growing collaboration regarding the role of water sustainability in shaping our communities. Water sustainability is a metaphor for managing the built environment sustainably. Incorporating the Partnership as a legal entity is a natural outcome. This demonstrated record of collaboration is our strength going forward.”
Stories in the 9-Part Series
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY: “Replace short-term thinking with a long-term view that extends out 50, 100 or more years,” states Kim Stephens, Partnership Executive Director
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY: “In the beginning, the right people in the right place at the right time came together as a team to evolve into what became The Partnership,” stated Mike Tanner, former senior manager with BC Hydro Power Smart
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY: “The Water Sustainability Action Plan is the raison d’être for The Partnership,” observed Erik Karlsen when the water-centric roundtable morphed into a non-profit legal entity in 2010
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY: “Three droughts within five years focused attention on the need for a water conservation strategy for British Columbia,” states Ted van der Gulik, former Senior Engineer with the BC Ministry of Agriculture
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY: “British Columbia’s response to the National Action Plan to Encourage Municipal Water Use Efficiency defined our water sustainability journey during the 5-year period from 1992 through 1997,” states Kim Stephens
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY: “A precedent-setting Partnership Agreement defined the period from 1997 through 2002. The agreement set the stage for collaborative leadership in the 2000s,” states Eric Bonham, architect and driving force behind the agreement
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY: “A strength of The Partnership is being able to cross boundaries with comfort and draw players together for the benefit of the whole,” states Richard Boase, career environmental champion in local government
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY: “A top-down and bottom-up framework that leveraged partnerships defined the period from November 2002 through November 2010,” states Lynn Kriwoken, Living Water Smart champion within the provincial government
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE PARTNERSHIP FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY: “The Partnership is moving forward with a four-prong plan in this second decade. Plan elements are building blocks in reconnecting people, land and water,” states Peter Law, a founding director
To Learn More:
To read the complete story about the early history of the Partnership, download a copy of Celebration of Our Story: Genesis / First Decade / What Next. It is structured in two part parts. Part One sketches an outline of many ideas and nuances about the work of The Partnership. Part Two is a deeper dive as shown in the storyboard below.
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