Water Balance Model wins Premier's Award for Innovation and Excellence
VANCOUVER – The Lower Mainland’s exceptional B.C. public service employees were the focus of a ceremony in February 2009 hosted by Premier Gordon Campbell, where the recipients of regional Premier’s Innovation and Excellence Awards acknowledging their creativity and dedication were announced. The Water Balance Model for British Columbia was one of the award winners.
The Story of the Water Balance Model
Award finalists told their stories in a series of professionally made videos. Each 2-minute video was built around a visual metaphor. The Water Balance Model video features:
- Ted van der Gulik, Chairof the Inter-Governmental Partnership that developed the web-based tool; and
- Kim Stephens, Program Coordinator for the Water Sustainability Action Plan for British Columbia, who created the vision for the Water Balance Model in 2000.
Creating Our Future
“The Water Balance Model is a means to an end,” states Ted van der Gulik, in explaining what the visual metaphor meant to him and Kim Stephens. “The challenge that we have been posing since 2002 is this: What do we want this province to look like in 50 years and beyond?“
“The Water Balance Model is a tool that will help us create our future,” adds Kim Stephens. “To get to the big picture, it starts with the smallest pieces. The Water Balance Model links the site to the stream to the watershed.”
To view the video, click on this link to the story of the Water Balance Model.
To Learn More:
To read the complete story posted elsewhere on Water Bucket, click on Premier Gordon Campbell recognizes the Water Balance Model for its innovation and excellence.
Original story posted in February 2009
This abridged version posted in March 2010