Green Shores wins the prize for top environmental idea in the RISE competition!

On the evening of 22 October at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver, the winners of the RISE ideas competition were announced and Green Shores won “Best Environmental Idea.” The competition asked the question: “How can we design Metro Vancouver communities to adapt and thrive in the context of a 1metre rise in sea level?” The Green Shores team consisted of DG Blair (Stewardship Centre for BC/ Green Shores program), Deborah Carlson (West Coast Environmental Law) and Cathy LeBlanc (BC Ministry of Community, Sport, & Cultural Development). Check out our entry at:
http://www.sfu.ca/rise/news/blog/Winners.html