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ICBC has announced plans to increase the length of new driver’s licence numbers (DLNs). Numbers on existing driver licences are seven (7) digits and will not change; but beginning in 2023, numbers assigned for new driver licences will be eight (8) digits. Indigenous and local…
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The Electoral Area Directors’ Forum agenda has been finalized and is available on the UBCM website. This event will take place on April 5 and 6 at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport in Richmond, BC.
Registration for the event is open until March 25, 2022. The Forum cost is $…
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Each month we provide an update on UBCM funding programs and information on other programs, events, and resources that may be of interest to local governments and First Nations.
Local Government Program Services
Applications are currently being accepted for the following funding…
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The Regional District CAO and Chair Forum returns in 2022 as an in-person event, on March 22 (afternoon) and March 23 (morning). The event will be held at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria, BC. Please register by March 11, 2022.
The Forum cost is $45 plus tax, and includes…
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The federal government intends to deliver correspondence to contract partners in the coming weeks, providing cost projections associated with the new RCMP collective agreement. Despite this action, UBCM continues to request that the federal government cover all retroactive costs…
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The minutes of the 2021 Annual Convention are now available. These minutes comprise the official record of the proceedings of the 2021 Annual Convention, held virtually from September 14-17, 2021.
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The Province is conducting engagement on updates to British Columbia’s Geographical Naming Principles, Policy, and Procedures to further reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Interested local government representatives are asked to register in advance to participate in virtual…
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The BC Government launched engagement on a new provincial Watershed Security Strategy and Fund on January 25, and has prepared a discussion paper to provide background information and enable input on a broad range of watershed security related themes. The themes include…
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On March 2, 2022, the Ministry of Attorney General, in partnership with UBCM, will be hosting a town hall meeting with local governments on the bylaw adjudication program. Local government senior staff members interested in attending may RSVP to Alvin Lau, Senior Policy &…
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The Government of Canada has launched two consultations on measures to reduce methane emissions from landfills. The first seeks input on proposed methane emission reduction regulations, while the second invites feedback on a proposed greenhouse gas offset system protocol.…