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2009

THE STORY OF THE PENTICTON FORUM: Smart Planning & Living Water Smart – Approaches & Tools for Doing Business Differently in BC


How do we align our efforts at three scales – provincial, regional and local – to do business differently, prepare communities for change, and choose to be water smart? The foregoing challenge statement provided context for advancing a ‘regional team approach’ at the Penticton Forum. “The Province’s Living Water Smart and Green Communities initiatives provide a framework and direction for convening for action in the Okanagan, on Vancouver Island and in Metro Vancouver,” stated Glen Brown.

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Creating Value from Wastewater: Robert Kennedy Jr lends his credibility to UBC nutrient recovery technology


Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will lend his environmental expertise to advance North American application of nutrient removal technology developed by Dr. Don Mavinic and his team of researchers at the University of British Columbia. Their researchhas been all about producing a sustainable and marketable fertilizer. They have produced a slow-release and non-burning fertilizer from sewage.

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WATER BALANCE FORUM HOSTED BY CITY OF SURREY: Curriculum built around a regional team approach to “Living Water Smart and Making Green Choices in the Metro Vancouver Region” (March 2009)


The Surrey Forum is a first step in advancing a regional team approach to rainwater management and green infrastructure that will align local actions in Metro Vancouver with provincial goals as stated in Living Water Smart, BC’s Water Plan. “We are adapting the experience gained and the lessons learned from the Vancouver Island pilot program. We envision that the Surrey Forum will be a transformational event and a catalyst for action ,” stated Raymond Fung.

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Nutrient Recovery: Creating Value from Waste at Metro Vancouver’s Lulu Island Sewage Treatment Plant


To demonstrate the potential for sustainable wastewater treatment solutions, UBC researchers have developed the technology to capture phosphorus and ammonia from high concentration streams and recycle them into environmentally safe fertilizer. “The UBC research effort has been all about producing a sustainable and marketable fertilizer; and we have succeeded! We have demonstrated that we can produce a slow-release and non-burning fertilizer from sewage,” stated Dr. Don Mavinic.

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Metro Vancouver Reference Panel shares water-centric vision with Regional Engineers Advisory Committee – “The region needs to turn innovative ideas into real action,” stated Christianne Wilhelmson, Panel Co-Chair (February 2009)


“When we met with elected representatives in July 2008 to present our assessment of the Metro Vancouver’s strategy document, we endorsed the proposed Goals, Strategies and Action Strategies…and with suggestions to make it stronger. At that time we also challenged Metro Vancouver to provide visionary leadership, focusing on protecting the marine environmetn and recovering resources from our waste. In meeting with REAC we wanted to challenge them to show leadership as well,” stated Christianne Wilhelmson.

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