Small and medium sized businesses - comprising over 98% of all businesses in BC - have been hit hard by COVID-19. In response, the Province has launched the Small and Medium-Sized Business Recovery Grant program. The Program will invest up to $300 million in targeted…
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The newly constituted UBCM Executive held its first, quarterly committee and board meetings virtually over November 17-20. The meeting set priorities and work plans for UBCM’s subcommittees for the coming year. The Executive as a whole also reviewed and adopted priorities for…
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The BC Court of Appeal has approved a City of Coquitlam application to appeal an order by the BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) that allowed Fortis to abandon a decommissioned gas pipeline running through City lands. The order had directed the City and Fortis to share the cost of…
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The Electoral Area Directors’ Forum will be held virtually on February 2 (afternoon) and February 3 (morning), 2021. Registration is now open. Delegates who attend the Forum and also wish to attend the LGLA event on Feb 3 and 4 will receive a $25 discount on the LGLA…
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Nominations are being sought for one UBCM representative on the provincial Road Safety Strategy Committee. The Committee is a multi-stakeholder body tasked with overseeing and setting strategic direction on road safety priorities in British Columbia. Nominations will be accepted…
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The BC Alliance for Healthy Living wants to hear from local government staff working on active transportation in communities with populations between 1,000 and 30,000. Staff can fill out the ‘Small Town Leaders in Active Transportation’ survey by November 30. The…
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The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy will be holding webinars on changes to the site identification process within the Environmental Management Act and Contaminated Sites Regulation that will come into effect on February 1, 2021. These changes aim to…
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The final count for the 2020 provincial election is now complete, and once again the Legislative Assembly has a substantial contingent of MLAs with local government experience. The next Parliament will include 33 MLAs that have served as a Mayor, Councillor, Area Director or…
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The federal government has launched the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) with the objective of providing broadband service to 98% of Canadians by 2026. The UBF is designed to connect Canadians living in rural and remote communities to high-speed Internet at speeds of at least 50/…
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LGLA will be holding its 2021 Leadership Forum on February 3-4, 2021. This online Forum theme is “Leading in Unprecedented Times: Drafting a Blueprint for the New Normal” and will be presented in a virtual format.
The Forum will explore how the events of 2020 have impacted…