Showcasing Green Infrastructure Innovation on Vancouver Island: Summary Report on the 2007 Series

The projected growth of Vancouver Island and resulting cumulative impacts are drivers for reassessing where and how land is developed, and water is used. To promote a new way-of-thinking related to infrastructure policies and practices, CAVI-Convening for Action on Vancouver Island organized Showcasing Green Infrastructure Innovation on Vancouver Island: The 2007 Series.

The goal in showcasing innovation and celebrating successes is to promote networking, build regional capacity, and move ‘from awareness to action’ – through sharing of green infrastructure approaches, tools, experiences and lessons learned as an outcome of designing with nature. To download a copy of a summary document that  elaborates on what was showcased at each event, please click on either the adjacent image or the following link to Summary Report on Green Infrastructure Innovation on Vancouver Island: The 2007 Series

“There are a lot of good things happening in communities throughout Vancouver Island, but those stories had not been getting out,” reports Kim Stephens, Program Coordinator for the Water Sustainability Action Plan for British Columbia,  “Through many one-on-one conversations, we found those stories; and then we pulled together a partnership of three regional districts and their member municipalities to host a series of one-day events.”