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BOWKER CREEK INITIATIVE IN THE CAPITAL REGION: “Creek restoration opportunities typically arise with little warning, and the detailed plan and long-term vision will help all its partners be ready,” wrote Tanis Gower, Bowker Creek Initiative Coordinator, in an article that recognized re-development of Oak Bay High School as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity (December 2009)


“Change is slow in the urban environment. It usually happens with re-development of individual lots as buildings wear out or as population density increases. With re-development comes opportunity for creek restoration or creek day-lighting. Having a detailed plan and long-term vision will help all partners be ready. The Bowker Creek Initiative has produced a plan – the Bowker Creek Blueprint – that includes policy recommendations,” wrote Tanis Gower.

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BOWKER CREEK FORUM PREVIEW: “Leading up to the Bowker Creek Forum, a set of four stories progressively foreshadowed and/or elaborated on what would be covered at the Forum,” stated Kim Stephens, Program Coordinator, Water Sustainability Action Plan for British Columbia (February 2010)


“Publishing stories in advance meant that we could achieve three outcomes: progressively establish expectations; enable participants to tell their stories in their own words; and provide a written record of our ‘convening for action in BC’ history as we created it. The weekly stories on waterbucket.ca website also provided the Bowker Creek Steering Committee with flexibility to issue news releases (complete with web links) to inform target audiences,” stated Kim Stephens.

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BOWKER CREEK FORUM: A Celebration of the 100-Year Blueprint for Watershed Restoration – “The Bowker Creek Forum creates an opportunity for local municipal staff and others to learn about urban watershed management successes and challenges from the Bowker Creek Initiative,” stated Jody Watson, Chair, Bowker Creek Initiative (December 2009)


FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT: “The Bowker Creek Forum creates an opportunity for local municipal staff and others to learn about and share urban watershed management successes and challenges,” stated Jody Watson. The Bowker Creek Initiative is a collaboration between local governments, community groups, post-secondary institutions and private citizens, to improve the health of Bowker Creek and its watershed.

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BOWKER CREEK FORUM: A Celebration of the 100-Year Blueprint for Watershed Restoration – “An absorbent topsoil layer has emerged as a fundamental building block for achieving water sustainability outcomes through implementation of green infrastructure practices,” stated Ray Fung, Chair, Green Infrastructure Partnership (January 2010)


SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT: The Bowker Forum will be the venue for the provincial launch of the TopsoilLaw and Policy and Technical Primer Set. “The targeted water sustainability outcomes are: less irrigation water use; and reduced rainwater runoff. Susan Rutherford of West Coast Environmental Law and Remi Dube of the City of Surrey are the co-leads for the topsoil initiative. Susan synthesized the experience of participating municipalities in order to create the Law & Policy Primer. Remi was responsible for the Technical Primer,” stated Raymond Fung.

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