Environment committee  I would say, again, that I think climate is one of the most significant factors right now because it's impacting not only supply—that means water being available for communities to do business and to have safe drinking water and for ecosystems to be able to survive—but also the o

Environment committee  Thanks for that question. This is a $15-million fund that was supported by the Province of B.C. and is being delivered in partnership with MakeWay Foundation. The way that the funding has been designed and delivered has been in collaboration with an indigenous advisers circle, w

Environment committee  All of the work we have done to date demonstrates that watersheds impact all elements of our economic and community security—so that's personal security—as we've seen in the climate events across the country but particularly in B.C. with the floods, the wildfires and the drought.

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and committee members. I'm speaking to you today from the unceded traditional territory of the Songhees and Esquimalt nations. Since 2021, Watershed BC has partnered with two philanthropic organizations that administer $42 millio

Environment committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair.

Environment committee  Good morning, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you as part of this important study on fresh water. My name is Zita Botelho, and I am the director of Watersheds BC. I'm calling in from the unceded territories of the Songhees an