Last month, BC’s Auditor General released “An Audit of Biodiversity in BC” regarding the provincial government’s efforts to protect biodiversity in the province. Although the report received some attention in the media, the coverage certainly paled in comparison to any previous report related to financial accountability. Unfortunately, the Auditor General’s…
One of the challenges that local governments face in making land use decisions is acquiring accurate ecological information to support their decision making. Most regional districts can’t afford to invest in scientific studies to look at every corner of their jurisdiction and most residents are naturally averse to development destroying…
Did you know that Amarillo, Texas received 48 cm of snow this week? The previous record? 25 cm in 1903. One of the frustrating things about climate change is both how hard and how easy it can be to see the impacts of our changing climate in our own backyards.…
For all those who love data, (and really, who doesn’t?) the BC government has consolidated and released hundreds of datasets and mapping tools in the DataBC Catalogue at www.data.gov.bc.ca. In addition to data on natural resources, the website also includes information on education, transportation and other government departments. For the…
A Field Guide to Conservation Finance by Story Clark. Published in 2007 by Island Press. Two years ago I had the privilege of hearing Story Clark speak at the annual Seminar Series hosted by the Land Trust Alliance of BC. In addition to being an engaging, dynamic speaker, Story has…
I wanted to share a positive new change to the farm tax assessment process that I learned about at the Islands Agriculture Show last weekend. This was the second year for the IAS, which combines a trade show with workshop sessions. Every seat in the session I attended on farm…
I have taken a lot of training courses over my 50 working years, many of them extremely valuable to me. Things like public speaking and accounting have proved their worth time and time again, but the most exciting and most life changing was the “Quest Workshop and Leadership Program” I…
– by Ian Fawcett I don’t know of any charitable organization, or any other “not-for-profit” organization, that doesn’t try to gain a greater “return” than the value of the resources they “invest” in their work. That’s how they continue to exist, pay the bills, and get their work done. That’s…
– by Bill Turner With the establishment of Change Canada Consultants Ltd., we take a fresh approach to making a better world. Change Canada Consultants Ltd. (CCC) is based on the notion that we can do good in the world by doing well in business. A portion of the revenue…
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