Keystone Blog

On Thursday, November 18, 2010, I attended the Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia 2010 Land Awards Gala. I attended as a representative of the Appraisal Institute of Canada – BC Association; a gold sponsor of this event.

“The Land Awards recognize initiatives which demonstrate leadership, innovation and collaboration related to the sustainable use and conservation of land in British Columbia. The awards highlight dynamic, forward-thinking people and organizations- leaders in creating sustainable communities and making BC a better place to live.”[1]

There are three categories:

• Private sector
• Government / public sector
• Non-profit organization

Of 48 nominations there were nine finalists; see below. There is a link to a video of each of the finalists and the winner is highlighted in green. It is worth a watch as through cooperation between government, business and industry, residents, etc. possibilities in our own communities are endless. Prepare to be inspired as the realization that protecting our land and water and making our community a better place is within our grasp. Keystone Appraisals would like to applaud all the nominees for their efforts of working towards sustainable land use and conservation.

Private Sector:

• Dockside Green for the Dockside Green initiative (VIDEO)
• Living Forest Communities for the Elkington Forest Project (VIDEO)

Public Sector:

• BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands for the BC Brownfield Renewal Strategy (VIDEO)
• Coastal First Nations-Great Bear Initiative and Nanwakolas Council for the Great Bear Rainforest Agreements 2000-2010 (VIDEO)
• Columbia Shuswap Regional District for the Salmon Arm Landfill phase I closure, phase II expansion and landfill gas upgrade (VIDEO)

Non-Profit Sector:

• Atira Women's Resource Society for the Maxxine Wright Centre project (VIDEO)
• SFU Community Trust for the UniverCity initiative (VIDEO)
• Stewardship Centre for BC Society for the Green Shores program (VIDEO)
• Wildsight for the Lake Windermere Project (VIDEO)