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Keith Lawrence

DOWNLOAD A COPY OF: “Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Network of networks in Cowichan Region is like a forest ecosystem” – released by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in February 2025

February 25, 2025


“The Cowichan Region Climate Gathering was an opportunity to celebrate the incredible climate action work in the region,” stated Cindy Lise. “The planning team aimed to strengthen the important relationships that allow us to build a stronger and more aligned collective approach to caring for our environment and increasing our resiliency to the changing world. There are many benefits to sharing, coordinating and collaborating in our own region, and the Cultural ways of being teach us that there is so much more that we could do.”

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DOWNLOAD A COPY OF: “Living Water Smart in British Columbia: Adapting to floods and droughts in the Cowichan region” – released by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in January 2023

January 31, 2023


“Early in my career, working with agencies across Western Canada gave me an appreciation for the urgent need for collaboration between organizations. When I joined CVRD in mid-2013, I had a strong sense that this would be a place where I could work in a more collaborative setting.. There was a willingness to foster a collaborative framework between partnering organizations so that together we can respond to climate threats to our water resources. As local government, one of the roles that we can play is to support that stewardship culture,” stated Keith Lawrence.

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