‘Green Value’ strategy for Vancouver Island launched at the ‘Creating Our Future Workshop’
The Creating Our Future Workshop that was held on June 3rd in conjunction with the Gaining Ground Summit was the kick-off event in a strategy to persuade local governments on Vancouver Island to adopt “green value” approaches to planning for and accommodating settlement growth. The Real Estate Foundation hosted the workshop under the umbrella of the Convening for Action on Vancouver Island (CAVI) Partnership.
“Our goal is to have at least two local governments per year adopt a green value approach to approving development applications and project designs. A commitment to water sustainability is part of an overall green value strategy”, notes Tim Pringle, Executive Director of the Real Estate Foundation.
For more information about the ‘Green Value strategy’, please click on this link to the Convening for Action community-of-interest.
CAVI Partnership
The CAVI Partnership includes the British Columbia Water & Waste Association, the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia, the provincial Ministries of Environment and Community Services, and the Green Infrastructure Partnership. For more information about CAVI, contact sustainabilitycoordinator@shaw.ca
Previously, the CAVI Leadership Team made a presentation at the 2007 Annual Conference of the Association of Vancouver Island Coastal Communities which was held in Qualicum Beach. For more on that story, please click here.
Posted May 2007