Category: SSIWPA Events and News

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Film on SSI: Watershed Guardians of the Fraser River

When: April 17th

Time: 7:30 – 9:00 pm

Where: Salt Spring Public Library

Documentary by Jocelyn Demers with participation of the Vancouver Aquarium, David Suzuki Foundation and UBC Department of Geography.

The region is the most productive salmon river in the world: it supports Orcas, sturgeon, and is Canada’s most significant stopover for millions of migrating birds of the Pacific flyway.

Watch the trailer at: www.mondefilms.com

This film presents an in-depth view of the rich ecosystems of the Fraser River watershed, and the people who champion their protection.

Event by donation to Pull Together.

Hosted and presented by Transition Saltspring.

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Conserving our Shorelines Event – Saanich

Conserving Our Shorelines – Creating Solutions Through Collaboration

Tuesday April 17,  5 – 7pm

Shoal Centre 10030 Resthaven Dr, Sidney

The shorelines are dynamic environmental, social and economic spaces in British Columbia. With a lens on the Saanich Peninsula, join us as we explore success stories, partnerships, and ways forward. Speaker session and panel discussion.   Light refreshments provided

RSVP to Anne Marie a.goodfellow@oceans.ubc.ca

More information: www.oceancanada.org/ocp-events/

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Recent changes . . .

In January 2018 SSIWPA revised the steering committee’s terms of reference to include revision of its name and a change in our website address. The name change to “Salt Spring Island Watershed Protection Alliance” better reflects our purpose and structure, and the use of our acronym in the new url – ssiwpa.org – is shorter and clearer. A link to the revised steering committee terms of reference that authorized the changes is provided here.

SSIWPA also revised the terms of reference for the Technical Working Group to better align its purpose with protocols that guide the steering committee member agencies. A copy of the revised TWG terms of reference can be viewed here.

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SSIWPA library moved to Google drive

In support of stability changes and speed improvements, SSIWPA temporarily migrated its online public library to Google Drive. A link is provided in the main menu of our website that directs readers to the new library location which contains all relevant documentation related to SSIWPA’s structure, operation and fields of study. As of 2019, the SSIWPA document library is located here on our website as a public resource.

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New Practices: Water Balance Objectives in BC

Partnership for Water Sustainability BC e-newsletter January 30, 2018 released a new report entitled “Water Balance Approach on Vancouver Island” dated January 2018.

Understanding the infrastructure assets of watersheds, and the services they provide to the human and built environment, as well as the natural environment, requires both a science-based approach, and also changes to policy and regulatory framework that supports sustainable design and development in practice.

Hydrological science has recognized three pathways of water flow from cloud to stream:

  1. surface runoff,
  2. shallow interflow, and
  3. deep groundwater.

 

There is a need, on Vancouver Island, to bridge the gap that will  integrate new water pathway information with land use design, and development strategies and outcomes.

The report claims that drainage engineering practices need to change in order to catch up and make a difference in managing water balance for sustainability in all types of communities.  It provides case examples and a rationale for an integrated approach that will bridge the gap between policy and action, and will provide a new standard of practice.