Northern Projects Make List of Finalists for 2022 Land Awards

Three northern projects are among 21 finalists nominated for the 2022 Land Awards.

Put on by the Real Estate Foundation of BC, the awards seek to honour innovation and leadership in sustainable, equitable, and socially just land-use and real estate practices.

In the Land Use and Conservation category, the Gathering Voices Society gets a nod for their Tsilhqot’in Wildfire Management Project.

Nominated in the Fresh Water category is the Skeena Knowledge Trust for their Knowledge Mobilization Across the Skeena Watershed project.

And Tea Creek Farm in Kitwanga gets a nod in the Food Lands category.

In total, there are 5 categories, each with 4 nominees, judged on creativity, impact, collaboration, engagement, and project future.

A Gala to hand out the awards will take place at the Anvil Centre in New Westminster on June 9th.

Full List of Nominees, more information at this link:

• Gathering Voices Society (Tsilhqot’in Wildfire Management Project)
• Okanagan Similkameen Stewardship Society (Wildlife Habitat Stewards)
• Province of BC, Lil’wat Nation, and N’Quatqua First Nation (Tenquille Lake Visitor Use
  Management Project)
• Stewardship Centre for British Columbia (Green Shores)

• BOMA BC (Greater Victoria District 2030)
• Community Garden Builders (Temporary Community Gardens)
• Fraser Basin Council (First Nations Home EnergySave)
• Tsawwassen First Nation (Tsawwassen First Nation Comprehensive Housing Strategy)

• First Nations Fisheries Council of British Columbia (Water for Fish)
• Okanagan Nation Alliance (Developing Water Responsibilities Plans Using the Syilx
  Methodology)
• Skeena Knowledge Trust (Knowledge Mobilization Across the Skeena Watershed)
• Stqeeye’ Learning Society (Xwaaqw’um Village Watershed Restoration)
• Wildsight (Columbia River Field School)

• B.C. Investment Agriculture Foundation (Farmland Advantage)
• Institute for Sustainable Food Systems at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU Farm
  Schools Program)
• Lil̓wat Nation (Qwal̓ímak Nlep̓cálten/Mosquito Garden)
• Tea Creek (Tea Creek Farm)

• Association of Interior Realtors (Building Climate Resilience in the Okanagan: A
  Homeowner’s Resource Guide)
• British Columbia Lung Foundation (Radon in Real Estate: Transforming BC’s Indoor
  Environments)
• Soroptimist International of Vancouver (Housing for Women by Women)
• Vancouver Island Real Estate Board (Real Estate Energy Efficiency Program)