The POLIS community bids a fond farewell to our wonderful communications director Ellen Reynolds who has been such an important and integral part of POLIS since 2004. Ellen has contributed extensively to both the Water Sustainability Project and to POLIS' recent organisational development phase (including helping to create and maintain our great website!). We wish her all success and happiness in her new position as Communications Director at the Canadian Women’s Health Network.
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November 2007
Farewell to Our Wonderful Communications Director Ellen Reynolds
Water governance: cross-jurisdictional complexities from global to personal
Dr. Rod Dobell presented a talk entitled "Water governance: cross-jurisdictional complexities from global to personal" at the one-day conference: Water – Ours to Protect, organised by the Greater Victoria Water Watch Coalition on November 17.
Common Energy: Developing Network Governance to Move UVic Beyond Climate-Neutral
Jamie Biggar was a guest speaker at the POLIS Discussion Series on Ecological Governance, Nov 7, 2007. His talk was titled: "Common Energy: Developing Network Governance to Move UVic Beyond Climate-Neutral."
October 2007
The Ethics of Engagement: An Ethnobiologist's Perspective
Kelly Bannister authors "The Ethics of Engagement: An Ethnobiologist's Perspective" in Academic Matters: The Journal of Higher Education, October 2007 p.16-17. View article. View October issue.
POLIS Welcomes Biology Student Bernette Laliberte
POLIS is very pleased to welcome biology student Bernette Laliberte as a LE,NONET research apprentice working with Dr. Kelly Bannister on the Chemainus Biodiversity Education Project from October 2007 through March 2008.
Aboriginal Water Issues
Jack Smith of Halalt First Nation was a guest speaker at the POLIS Discussion Series on Ecological Governance, October 3, 2007 on the topic of "Aboriginal Water Issues". View article in the Chemainus Courier November 2007.
September 2007
Oliver Brandes Presents "webinar" on Water Sustainability Hosted by Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Oliver Brandes presented at a "webinar" on water sustainability hosted by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities on Sept 26, 2007. Listen to audio podcast and view PDFs of the webinar presentations.
Halalt First Nation's "Honor Our River Day"
POLIS supports the Halalt First Nation's "Honor Our River Day" celebration on the Chemainus River Sept 14, 2007 to raise awareness of biological and cultural importance of water and threats to the local watershed.
Oliver Brandes Writes about CRD Purchase of Part of Leech River Watershed
An opinion piece by Oliver Brandes about the CRD purchase of part of the Leech River Watershed appeared in the Times Colonist on September 7. Read the op-ed.
August 2007
POLIS's Water Sustainability Project Profiled in Alternatives
POLIS's Water Sustainability Project is profiled in the August 2007 special edition of the Canadian journal Alternatives. The special issue focuses the "soft path" for water and features articles by POLIS research associates Oliver Brandes and Tony Maas describing POLIS's work in this area.
