DOWNLOAD A COPY: “Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Create safe spaces for storytelling in the changing world of asset management” – released by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in March 2026
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 March 10, 2026 featured Gracelyn Shannon and Mike Matejka, co-chairs of Asset Management BC’s community-of-practice. They share the story behind the story of why and how they came to organize a safe space forum at the annual Asset Management BC conference. Local government people need a safe space to share their stories of struggle, they explain. Out of conversations come solutions to problems faced by everyone in local government.
ONE MINUTE TAKEAWAY for the extremely busy reader
“At our recent annual conference, Asset Management BC tried something different. We hosted a safe space forum for local government staff only. And Gracelyn and Mike facilitated it,” explains Arnold Schwabe, Executive Director.
The story is the context
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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: Create safe spaces for storytelling in the changing world of asset management.
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