Written submission criteria

Written submissions are accepted before April 17, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. (PST). We welcome submissions after this deadline, but please note that they will not be part of the “What We Heard Report.” Submissions may be publicly shared. Send your written submission to:

• E-mail to: livingwatersmart@gov.bc.ca or
• Mail to:
  Water Protection and Sustainability Branch
  Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy
  PO Box 9362 STN PROV GOVT
  Victoria BC V8W 9M2

Submissions should be no longer than two pages. Content longer than two pages will not be read. Please submit in Microsoft Word or PDF format and include:

• The name and purpose of your organization (if applicable).
• Your connection to the topic of watershed security.
• Your response to the Intentions Paper summary or Intentions Paper for the Watershed Security Strategy and Fund.

Please do not include any third-party or personal information such as personal telephone numbers, photographs, or stories that identify private individuals. Please ensure your submission:

1. Does not contain profanity or is defamatory, threatening, hateful, personally disparaging, harassing, indecent, vulgar, obscene, illegal, immoral or sexually explicit (partially masking profanity or other unacceptable language by substituting asterisks or other symbols into a word is not acceptable if the word remains recognizable)
2. Does not appear to, or does actually, infringe the copyright, trade-mark, right of privacy, right of publicity or any other intellectual property or other proprietary right of any third party
3. Does not contain information about, or images (e.g., photographs, videos or illustrations) of, any person other than the person submitting the content
4. Does not advertise any product, person or organization, or directs attention to another website for personal gain
5. Does not provide links to, or information about, other sites that contain unlawful, objectionable or inappropriate content
6. Does not make unproven or unsupported accusations against individuals, groups or organizations

Personal information is collected by the Ministry of Citizens’ Services on behalf of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy under the authority of section 26(c) and 26(e) of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, for the purposes of soliciting feedback on government initiatives. If you have any questions about the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information, please contact: Director, Citizen Engagement, PO Box 9484, STN PROV GOVT Victoria BC, V8W 9W6, ph: 250-208-3591, citizenengagement@gov.bc.ca.