Climate Action Program - Bowen Island Municipality

Climate Action Strategy – 2025 Update

The previous Bowen Island Climate Action Strategy was adopted by Council on April 27, 2020.

Community Energy & Emissions Plan

2021 Bowen Island Community Energy and Emissions Plan

2017 CEEP Implementation Report

2016 Bowen Island Community Energy and Emissions Plan

Local Government Climate Action Reports

As a signatory to the BC Climate Action Charter, Bowen Island is required to file an annual Local Government Climate Action Report. This document lists corporate and community actions.

Climate Conversations

These workshops have brought together community members, council, and invited speakers on topics related to climate action. Rough notes and presentations follow:

July 29, 2021 – Climate Conversation: Water Conservation Innovation with the Bowen Island Garden Club

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Slides from Kathy Leishman’s presentation
Slides from Kim Stephen’s presentation

May 19, 2021 – Climate Conversation with MP Patrick Weiler

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Slides from MP Patrick Weiler’s presentation

February 4, 2021 – Climate Conversation: Community Energy & Emissions Plan Update

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September 2, 2020 – Climate Conversation: Nature and Ecosystems

Wednesday September 2, 2020, 4 pm to 6 pm.

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September 16, 2020 – Climate Conversation: Transportation

Wednesday September 16, 2020, 4 pm to 6 pm

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October 6, 2019: Farmland Preservation and Revitalization, co-hosted with Bowen Island Food Sovereignty

September 29, 2019: Climate Emergency and the Future of Food, co-hosted with Bowen Island Food Sovereignty

Groundwork Executive Summary
Communication & Engagement Report (22 MB PDF)
Agrarian Analysis (7.5 MB PDF)

March 30, 2019: Sea Level Rise Workshop presented by Living Oceans, sponsored by Islands Trust

September 7, 2018: Conservation Development

The Future of Bowen Island (Video)
Climate 2050 by David Hocking
Conservation Development by John Reid
Preserving Bowen Island Forests by John Dowler

November 5, 2017: BC Energy Step Code by James Glave

November 5, 2017: Electric Vehicle Update by James Glave

April 2, 2017: The Magic of Soils by Professor Phil Gregory

January 25, 2017: Community Energy & Emissions Plan Discussion

August 13, 2015: Feedback for Climate Leadership Team

March 3, 2016: Review of the Climate Leadership Team’s Recommendations to Government

April 4, 2016: Phil Gregory’s Presentation on Solar Panels

April 25, 2016: How We Report on Our Carbon Neutral Progress – 2015 CARIP Report Development

June 27, 2016: Heat Pumps (Video)

Resources

Community Energy Association’s Climate Action Dashboard for BIM
BC Climate Action Toolkit
BC Sustainable Energy Association
Built Green Canada
Canada Green Building Council
Climate Action Leadership (BC Government)
Climate Change (BC Government)
Electric Vehicle Rebate Promotion
Energy Explorer
Evergreen
Pembina Institute
Power Smart – BC Hydro
Provincial Government Resource List

Municipal planning initiatives

Bowen Island Official Community Plan Update: Towards a Sustainable Future, Consolidated version – December 2014. See Goal 4 (“To minimize Bowen Island’s contribution to global climate change”), Section 2.5 (Climate Change Mitigation), and related objectives and policies throughout.
Bowen Island 2020 Vision and Sustainability Framework 2008 (received as info)
Sustainability Framework Working Group Final Report
Green Building Standards for Residential Rezoning Policy 2007
Bowen Island Greenhouse Gas Action Plan 2007
Bowen Island Community Energy Planning Options Report 2003
Bowen Island Community Energy Use Profile 2002

Supportive initiatives:

Bowen Island Food Resiliency Society – Cosmetic Pesticide Survey Results
Recycling on the Island
Waterscape Bowen Island
Bowen Island Food Resiliency | KPU.ca – Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Other Supportive Municipal Sustainability Initiatives