A Guide to Green Choices:

To help local governments continue the extensive work they have already done in fostering green communities, the Ministry of Community and Rural Development has developed A Guide to Green Choices (PDF 1.5 MB) to provide practical advice and ideas in making land use decisions.
 

This Guide is expected to work in tandem with many other programs and projects already underway, including Living Water Smart and the BC Climate Action Plan. Many of the ideas proposed in this Guide are eligible for funding through various provincial government programs including: Towns for Tomorrow; LocalMotion; the LiveSmart Green Cities Awards; and, the Canada-UBCM Agreement on the Transfer of Federal Gas Tax Revenues. In addition to the funding programs, the Guide is also linked with the BC Climate Action Tool Kit.
 

The document is structured around seven major issues that B.C. local governments face in their work to advise green land use decisions.
 

Download the full version of A Guide to Green Choices (1.5 MG)
 

• Introduction (196 KB)
• Document Organization (393 KB)
• Issue One: A Need for Green Settlement Patterns (592 KB)
• Issue Two: Valued Natural Features Need Protection (248 KB)
• Issue Three: Settlements Must be Integrated With Nature
  (271 KB)
• Issue Four: Vital Communities Need Vital Economies
  (320 KB)
• Issue Five: Transportation Links Could Do More for Communities
  (418 KB)
• Issue Six: Social Aspects of Sustainability Need Attention
  (213 KB)
• Issue Seven: We Need a Strong Local Food Supply (279 KB)
• Conclusion   (219 KB)

Please contact the Intergovernmental Relations and Planning Division for further information at:

Intergovernmental Relations & Planning Division
Ministry of Community Development
6th Floor
800 Johnson Street
PO Box 9841 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9T2
 
Phone:
250-387-4037 in Victoria
 
For toll free access call Enquiry BC:
Call 604-660-2421 in Vancouver or 1-800-663-7867 elsewhere in B.C. and request a transfer to
250-387-4037 in Victoria
 
Fax:
250-387-8720
 
Email:
Intergovernmental Relations and Planning