FALL 2025 SEASON IN REVIEW: “Never has storytelling been more important than it is today. And that is because deep knowledge is being lost at an alarming rate,” stated Kim Stephens, Waterbucket eNews Editor and Executive Director, Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia
Note to Reader:
Published by the Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia, Waterbucket eNews celebrates the leadership of individuals and organizations who are guided by the Living Water Smart vision. Storylines accommodate a range of reader attention spans. Read the headline and move on, or take the time to delve deeper – it is your choice!
Downloadable versions are available at Living Water Smart in British Columbia: The Series. Stories are structured in three parts: One-Minute Takeaway, Editor’s Perspective, and the Story Behind the Story.
The edition published on November 25, 2025 was a re-cap of the 10 stories published during the Fall 2025 season.
EDITOR’S PERSPECTIVE / SEASON IN REVIEW – by Kim Stephens
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SEASON IN REVIEW: Headlines and Defining Quotable Quotes
SEPTEMBER 16, 2025: season preview for the fall schedule of Waterbucket eNews
To read the complete story, download a PDF copy of coming this fall on Waterbucket eNews
SEPTEMBER 23, 2025: The Mid-Year Report for 2025 provides an understanding of the rationale, collaborations and resources that make the Partnership effective
To read the complete story, download a PDF copy of Context for Partnership’s Mid-Year Report for 2025
SEPTEMBER 30, 2025: River Magic, tales from a life on 1000 rivers
To read the complete story, download a PDF copy of River Magic, tales from a life on 1000 rivers
OCTOBER 7, 2025: The Silent Death of Agriculture in Metro Vancouver
To read the complete story, download a PDF copy of The Silent Death of Agriculture in Metro Vancouver – When Farmland Protection Isn’t Enough
OCTOBER 14, 2025: Kelowna’s Water Security Plan, a template for One Water
To read the complete story, download a PDF copy of Kelowna’s Water Security Plan, a template for One Water
OCTOBER 21, 2025: Trouble in the headwaters (flooding, landslides, drought)
To read the complete story, download a PDF copy of Increased frequency, magnitude, duration and LIABILITY of floods
OCTOBER 28, 2025: how to dance with a tiger and lead change / Part D of Chronicle of Green Infrastructure Innovation for the years 1997 thru 2005
To read the complete story, download a PDF copy of Leaps of faith and calculated risks – convening for action in Metro Vancouver
NOVEMBER 4, 2025: Advancing municipal asset management in a changing world
To read the complete story, download a PDF copy of Advancing municipal asset management in a changing world – the story is the context
NOVEMBER 12, 2025: BC’s Water Sustainability Act, unique and innovative
To read the complete story, download a PDF copy of British Columbia’s Water Sustainability Act, unique and innovative
NOVEMBER 18, 2025: Partnership for Water Sustainability in British Columbia delivers results across boundaries
To read the complete story, download a PDF copy of Seed change through the power of relationships and networks
About the Partnership for Water Sustainability in BC
Technical knowledge alone is not enough to resolve water challenges facing BC. Making things happen in the real world requires an appreciation and understanding of human behaviour, combined with a knowledge of how decisions are made. It takes a career to figure this out.
The Partnership has a primary goal, to build bridges of understanding and pass the baton from the past to the present and future. To achieve the goal, the Partnership is growing a network in the local government setting. This network embraces collaborative leadership and inter-generational collaboration.
