LIVING WATER SMART IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: “Engaging citizen lake stewards throughout the province would extend the ability of government, as we face climate change,” says Eric Bonham, a director of the BC Lake Stewardship Society
“Major breakthroughs happen when decision-makers in government work with grass-roots visionaries in the community to create the future desired by all. Collaboration grows from a shared vision about the future and commitment to action. This is the ‘top down and bottom up’ approach. Engagement of community through stewardship is a credible formula to be encouraged and mainstreamed at every opportunity. Collaboration, teamwork and a recognition that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts is the energy that stokes creativity and determination,” stated Eric Bonham.