Rainwater Management

Glen Westendorp (120p) – Town of Comox
The Water Balance Model gives the Town a tool to analyze potential land development impacts, and evaluate the effectiveness of proposed alternative on-site solutions.

Chris Jensen (90p)
The Ministry of Community and Rural Development has an increasing role in ensuring that local governments are advancing and changing the ways they plan and design their communities for the better.

Released in 2002, the Guidebook set in motion a chain of outcomes that has resulted in British Columbia being recognized internationally as a leader in implementing a natural systems approach to rainwater management in the urban context.

The rapid growth and success of the present second generation of the Water Balance Model has fuelled a level of user interest and need that has made it clear that the time has come for the next bold leap forward in the evolution of this web-based tool.

Glen Westendorp (120p) – Town of Comox
Membership will help raise public awareness that the Town's approach to rainwater/stormwater management is in alignment with the philosophy that is being implemented in other Vancouver Island communities to prevent development impacts.

Terry Underwood, TRU Engineering (120p)
The Willowglen subdivision in the Town of Oliver was used as a case study example to illustrate the application of scenario modelling to achieve performance targets, while at the same time making the exercise realistic.

UBC-Okanagan logo
Organized by APEGBC, the workshop was initiated by the City of Kelowna to provide Southern Interior design professionals and others with hands-on training in a computer lab setting.

Beyond building partnerships and strengthening local sustainability initiatives, the VICT goal is to build capacity for change on Vancouver Island. VICT is the 'local government' part of the CAVI partnership umbrella, and is building relationships across disciplines and jurisdictions.

2007 Vancouver Island Showcasing Innovation Series
The 2007 series was the catalyst for Island-wide networking and relationship-building that generated enthusiasm for a regional team approach to living water smart and building greener communities.

Rob Lawrance (120p) – City of Nanaimo Environmental Planner
The first City of Nanaimo public building to meet a LEED Silver standard is the Oliver Road Community Centre, completed in 2007. The lessons learned from this precedent-setting project are transferrable to other communities that are considering LEED policies.