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    GLOBAL REACH OF WATERBUCKET.CA STORYTELLING PLATFORM: “Waterbucket.ca is a treasure to be mined by future generations. If I was a university student, it would be a goldmine for study,” stated Michael Blackstock, independent Indigenous scholar and co-founder of the Blue Ecology Institute


    Content posted on waterbucket.ca helps others achieve their goals. Blue Ecology is a prime example. Stories on the Blue Ecology page on waterbucket.ca have magnified the awareness of Michael Blackstock’s work globally. After watching him in the Partnership for Water Sustainability’s Blue Ecology video, Dr. Serpil Oppermann at Cappadocia University in Turkey was overjoyed when she contacted Michael Blackstock and he accepted her invitation to contribute a chapter to the “Bloomsbury Handbook to the Blue Humanities” book that she is co-editing.

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    LIVING WATER SMART IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: “With unwavering vision and courage, Lynn Kriwoken brought water management in British Columbia from a jurisdictional backwater to the most progressive in Canada,” stated Mike Wei, former Deputy Comptroller of Water Rights


    “”In the 1990’s, water management in BC lagged decades behind other Canadian jurisdictions. Lynn Kriwoken saw a future of recurring drought, conflicts and urgent need for strong water legislation for BC. With single-mindedness, she articulated her vision to successive governments (NDP and Liberal) and convinced them to take legislative action. Amazingly, Lynn led these and other legislative reforms over a very short and politically unstable period of two decades, a testament to her ability to work effectively across bi-partisan lines,” stated Mike Wei.

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    VISION WITH A TASK IS THE HOPE OF THE WORLD: “Living Water Smart is a timeless story about the value of water in all its forms and its message continues to resonate with people today,” says Lynn Kriwoken, recipient of the Partnership for Water Sustainability’s 2025 Watershed Moments Award


    Lynn Kriwoken is a former Executive Director in the BC Ministry of Environment. In government, Lynn was a leader who made a difference behind the scenes with her vision and ability to make things happen. She was the Living Water Smart champion, and her passion and leadership drove it. “We took a different approach with British Columbia’s Water Plan. Rather than a boring, bureaucratic plan that starts with a vision, mission, goals, actions and words and more words…we started with a design. It was a different approach for government,” stated Lynn Kriwoken.

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    LIVING WATER SMART IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: “The Partnership for Water Sustainability’s waterbucket.ca website records history in the making while also providing a platform for individuals and groups to share their success stories,” stated Mike Tanner, founding chair of the intergovernmental waterbucket.ca partnership which was formed in 2004


    Mike Tanner is the waterbucket.ca visionary. His leadership got the website off the ground and online within 12 months of the inaugural meeting of founding partners in 2004. He did the heavy lifting that brought together provincial ministries and so many others for a common purpose. “Somebody had to put up the initial seed funding to build support for the waterbucket.ca idea. And that is what I was able to bring from BC Hydro with a $5000 contribution from the Power Smart program. Champions within other agencies quickly jumped on board and we were on our way,” stated Mike Tanner.

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    LIVING WATER SMART IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: “The region’s continued health and sustainability demands that we treat it as one system, not as a composite of separate and jurisdictionally distinct entities,” stated Joan Sawicki, former cabinet minister and Parliamentary Secretary for the Georgia Basin Initiative


    “The region’s continued health and sustainability demands that we treat it as one system, not as a composite of separate and jurisdictionally distinct entities. As Parliamentary Secretary for the Georgia Basin Initiative, I had a visionary document and strong personal support from Minister Marzari at the top. And I had Erik Karlsen’s on-the-ground connections with Basin communities and their issues. All I had to do was run with it, And that’s what we did!. The Georgia Basin Initiative was successful because we had the right people at the right time,” stated Joan Sawicki.

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    MELTING GLACIERS, HEALTHY WATERSHEDS, AND YOU: “It is a story about making a positive difference in the world, influencing change, stewardship and the important role of citizens in all this,” stated Lynn Kriwoken – career water champion, president of the Whistler Lakes Conservation Foundation


    “It is not just about the science; it is about people. It is about our history, our experience, our connection to place. It is the values we hold, the decisions we make and the stories we pass on to our children and grandchildren. The mindset that we are all part of the problem, and all part of the solution. The work that we are doing today in Whistler is part of a continuum that started with the stewardship of the resources and the land by the people of the Squamish and Lil’wats First Nations and the continuation of story over generations,” stated Lynn Kriwoken.

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    LIVING WATER SMART IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: “My water career started in the field with scientists and progressed into policy then leadership roles. Now I am happy to have my feet back in the water as citizen scientist,” stated Lynn Kriwoken, former Executive Director in the BC Ministry of Environment


    “One afternoon in the summer of 2020 I was enjoying the sparkle of Alta Lake from my deck, when an excited neighbour appeared waving a membership form, telling me I should join this new lake group. Freshly retired from a 30+ year water career with the provincial government, my feet barely back on the ground, I said sure, why not? Not retired, just re-wired. My nvolvement allows me to make a contribution as a citizen scientist to protect the place I love. WLCF has since evolved to more of stewardship, citizen science focus,” stated Lynn Kriwoken.

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    CELEBRATION OF LIVING WATER SMART, THE FIRST DECADE: “In 2008, ‘Living Water Smart, British Columbia’s Water Plan’ was the Province’s call to action, and to this day transcends governments,” wrote Kim Stephens in an Op-Ed published by the Vancouver Sun in June 2018


    “The hard work of hope has resulted in a policy, program and regulatory framework that enables community-based action to adapt to the New Normal. Living Water Smart successes are defined by collaboration and a ‘top-down / bottom-up’ approach. This brings together decision-makers and community advocates. The legislative piece is the Water Sustainability Act, one of several game-changers. A historic achievement, the Act recognizes the connections between land and water – what happens on the land matters,” stated Kim Stephens

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    WATER SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN: The Partnership’s Water-Centric Planning community-of-interest provides a legacy record for preserving stories about “Living Water Smart, British Columbia’s Water Plan” and adapting to a changing climate


    “The partnership umbrella provided by the Water Sustainability Action Plan has allowed the Province to leverage partnerships to greatly enhance the profile and resulting impact of Living Water Smart. In effect, the Action Plan partners are functioning as the on-the-ground Living Water Smart implementation arm with local government, allowing my team to focus on legislative reform. Living Water Smart comprises 45 commitments grouped into five themes. The Action Plan has played a key delivery role in two of the five,” stated Lynn Kriwoken.

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    LIVING WATER SMART: A PLAN FOR WATER SUSTAINABILITY – “Living Water Smart: British Columbia’s Water Plan lays out the vision and the steps needed to protect our rivers, lakes, streams and watersheds. This plan will make B.C. a leader in water stewardship,” stated BC Environment Minister Barry Penner (June 2008)


    “Living Water Smart is a blueprint for cultural, environmental, industrial, community and agricultural change that will help safeguard the province’s water resources into the future. Drawing on a variety of policy measures, including planning, regulatory change, education, and incentives like economic instruments and rewards, the plan commits to new actions and builds on existing efforts to protect and keep B.C.’s water healthy and secure. More than 40 actions and targets will keep the province’s water healthy and secure,” stated Minister Penner.

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