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Richard Strohman

COWICHAN REGION CLIMATE GATHERING IN DECEMBER 2024: “The planning team aimed to strengthen the important relationships that allow us to build a stronger and more aligned collective approach to caring for our environment and increasing our resiliency,” stated Cindy Lise, co-moderator

February 25, 2025


“The Climate Gathering was an opportunity to celebrate the incredible climate action work in the Cowichan region. We had a fabulous team, and we were able to make a dream vision a reality and added layers of detail to make the Climate Gathering a success. There are many benefits to sharing, coordinating and collaborating,” stated Cindy Lise. The gathering brought networks from across the region together for further relationship building and identification of opportunities to work together.

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LIVING WATER SMART IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: “The Cowichan Region Climate Gathering was successful because each member of the planning team brought their unique perspective from their organization and place. We worked at building relationships among ourselves,” stated Keith Lawrence, lead person from the Cowichan Valley Regional District and co-moderator of the Cowichan Region Climate Gathering in December 2024

February 25, 2025


“I see myself as merely a narrator speaking about a shared experience that we all had in planning the Cowichan Region Climate Gathering. I have that role because I was involved in the earlier stages. And so, I hold that and I carry that with me as an obligation or responsibility to be able to share that story. Our whole planning team very much lived that experience of coming together and it becoming a lived experience for all 150 participants who were present,” stated Keith Lawrence.

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