Grantee Projects

Explore the grants that REFBC has awarded since 2009.

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2018

Waterlution

Fresh Water

$32,000

To expand the Great Water Challenge program, which trains and empowers youth to lead workshops and webinars on watershed history, conservation, and stewardship.

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2018

Langara College

Real Estate Profession

$9,500

To expand delivery of their Advanced Strata Management course, which covers legislation, regulations, and industry standards. Online delivery will support access for learners across BC.

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2018

Vancouver Island Real Estate Board

Built Environments
Real Estate Profession

$25,000

To expand the Real Estate Energy Efficiency Program (REEP), which trains REALTORS® on home energy labelling, rebate programs, and renovation options to improve efficiency.

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2018

SFU Centre for Dialogue

Built Environments

$150,000

To conduct research and modelling to demonstrate how community GHG emissions can be reduced through integrated land use and transportation planning. Research will be complemented by a multimedia communications and engagement strategy.

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2017

Rivershed Society of BC

Fresh Water

$60,000

To support Sustainable Living Leadership Program graduates in developing community watershed projects along the Fraser River, providing education, planning resources and seed funding for community freshwater leaders.

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2017

Foodlands Cooperative of BC

Food Sovereignty

$120,000

To create a cooperative land trust for BC (starting with a pilot at Ceres Circle Farm, near Kelowna), design a community governance plan, and develop resources (templates, strategic and financial plans, governance models) to support other farms in entering into trust.

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2017

Tsleil-Waututh Nation

Land Use
Built Environments

$150,000

To develop a community climate change resilience plan, which will include policies for managing resource and development consultations in their territory. The Nation will also create resources to support other communities to develop resilience plans.

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2017

Makeway (formerly Tides Canada Initiatives Society)

Fresh Water

$120,000

For a public engagement campaign (led by the Canadian Freshwater Alliance) to increase BC knowledge and support communities in the implementation of the Water Sustainability Act. This will include local water dialogues, digital engagement, public opinion polls, and opportunities for networking and capacity building among local freshwater organizations.

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2017

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Foundation

Food Sovereignty

$225,000

To improve bioregional food system modelling, create tools and policy recommendations, and expand the model to two new jurisdictions: the Okanagan and the Township of Langley.

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2017

Clean Technology Community Gateway

Built Environments

$225,000

In partnership with T'Sou-ke First Nation, CTCG will develop a model for energy-efficient housing for Indigenous communities. This project includes Comprehensive Community Planning mentorship, a housing framework, and resources to help communities navigate common barriers.

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2017

Living Lakes Canada

Fresh Water

$20,000

To work with regional and provincial partners to develop a vision and strategy for an open source water data hub and water monitoring framework for the Columbia Basin.

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2017

Grasslands Conservation Council of BC

Land Use

$20,000

To launch the Priority Grasslands Initiative, which will use GIS modelling to create detailed maps of grasslands in the East Kootenay and Cariboo-Chilcotin regions. Each grasslands portfolio will include GIS maps, links to supporting data, and recommendations for managing human impacts.

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2017

Okanagan Nation Alliance

Fresh Water

$60,000

To gather Syilx (Okanagan) traditional ecological knowledge and apply learnings (laws, practices, responsibilities) to the watershed planning process for the Kettle River.

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2017

Islands Trust

Land Use
Fresh Water

$9,180

To launch a pilot project for monitoring groundwater at well sites on Salt Spring Island.

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2017

Regional District of East Kootenay

Land Use

$7,500

To identify and map areas of high cultural and heritage value in the Columbia Valley - including historic use, topography, settlement patterns, cultural adaptions, and environmental attributes - as part of an Archeological Overview Assessment.

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2017

Sierra Club of BC Foundation

Land Use

$90,000

For mapping endangered rainforest ecosystems and conservation values on South Vancouver Island, to inform regional planning, support First Nations-led land use planning, facilitate financing options, and strengthen a shared conservation vision.

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2017

The Salmo Watershed Streamkeepers Society

Fresh Water

$10,274

To support a multi-sector watershed planning team in reviewing and updating the Salmo/Pend d'Oreille Watershed Aquatic Ecosystem Health Improvement Plan (SWAP), and to share the model with other communities in the Columbia Basin.

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2017

Vancouver Economic Commission

Built Environments

$40,200

To research underutilized industrial sites in Vancouver and advance understanding of industrial trends, challenges, and barriers to collocation, in order to provide practical solutions and guide policy development for industrial real estate.

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2017

Simon Fraser University (SFU)

Built Environments
Food Sovereignty

$24,400

To host a two-day symposium with the aim of creating a shared Framework for Action on Health and Climate Change, bringing together issues of health, land use, and climate change to develop better community and regional planning.

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2017

Community Energy Association

Built Environments

$80,000

To support a program to accelerate local government leadership on energy and climate action.

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2017

Cowichan Valley Regional District

Built Environments

$50,000

For events and community engagement on a place-making program that will strengthen residents' connection to neighbourhoods, community, and nature.

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2017

Fraser Basin Council

Fresh Water

$105,000

For work with the Nechako Watershed Roundtable to undertake three initiatives to help advance the implementation of the Nechako Watershed Strategy.

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2017

Mount Arrowsmith Biosphere Region Research Institute

Fresh Water

$42,300

To undertake a multi-year wetland mapping and monitoring project with the Regional District of Nanaimo, leading to the development of a wetlands and groundwater action plan and policy recommendations.

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2017

POLIS Project on Ecological Governance

Fresh Water

$405,000

To support three years of research, regulatory reform, capacity building, and engagement on water governance and implementation of the Water Sustainability Act (WSA).

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