NewsFunding opportunity: Integrating First Nations’ Knowledge & Perspectives Natural Assets InventoryFebruary 6, 2023The Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI) is inviting applications for projects bettering the practice of natural asset management (NAM) in Canada. MNAI is currently seeking interest from First Nations and Local Governments in British Columbia that want to work together... ...
NewsThe Province Op-Ed: We need to bring back reverence for waterJanuary 9, 2023Water holds a central place in community health and safety, but all too often we take it for granted. Read this Opinion piece by Mark Gifford, CEO of the Real Estate Foundation of BC, and Tara Marsden, former Senior Indigenous...
NewsInterview with Watersheds BC Director Zita Botelho on WaterTodayDecember 28, 2022 This in-depth interview on WaterToday with Watersheds BC Director Zita Botelho offers a wide-ranging view on how collaboration is key in water security. The conversation touches on global issues raised at the 2022 COP-15 Biodiversity Convention in Montreal, work...
NewsFuture of Good Editorial on Canada’s National Adaptation StrategyDecember 21, 2022 Zita Botelho, Director of Watersheds BC and co-Director of the Healthy Watersheds Initiative, was interviewed in this piece on Canada’s new National Adaptation Strategy (NAS) featured on FutureOfGood. Read for analysis of the NAS goals, where social purpose and...
NewsWatersheds BC at COP-15 in MontrealDecember 12, 2022 In December 2022, Watersheds BC Director Zita Botelho participated on a panel at the COP-15 Biodiversity Convention in Montreal, alongside colleagues working towards restoring health to ecosystems in a time of climate change. The event was hosted by WWF-Canada,...
NewsNew funding from B.C. a strong step towards a sustainable legacy for watershed healthApril 21, 2022 Today, the Province of BC announced it will provide $30 million for partnerships that empower local leaders to secure a sustainable future for their watersheds and the communities that depend on them. Of this funding, MakeWay Foundation and Watersheds...
NewsPartnering for fish-friendly flows in the Lower Fraser watershedSeptember 17, 2021 Anyone who has trudged through a grant application late into the night knows the effort it takes to translate an entire project into a memorable, convincing case for funding. Boxes must be checked, budgets must be drawn up… and,...
NewsReturning the Land to Restore the CultureSeptember 10, 2021Join Norm Allard, Lower Kootenay Band’s Community Planner, as he shares how restoring wetlands in the Creston Valley will revive their culture and ecosystems on CBC’s On The Coast with Gloria Macarenko. The Yaqan Nukiy Wetlands Restoration Project is one...
NewsCBC Daybreak North Interview: Wayne SalewksiMay 13, 2021Here is a great interview from CBC Daybreak North with Wayne Salewski, Chair of the Nechako Environment and Water Stewardship Society (NEWSS) about rebuilding land along the Chilako River. NEWSS is currently being funded by the Healthy Watersheds Initiative for...
News$27 million investment in BC watershed jobs will make our province stronger, healthier and more secureDecember 17, 2020Coree Tull, co-chair of the Watershed Security Coalition, acknowledges the significance of the Government of BC’s investment in watershed security to support those most heavily impacted by COVID-19. See the full announcement here.
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