Almost daily, we’re told that fixing B.C.’S affordable housing crisis is a simple matter of supply and demand, and that local governments aren’t doing enough to approve more housing to be built quickly. A new paper from UBCM, Building BC: Housing Completions & Population…
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There are less than 10 spots left for the 2022 LGLA Leadership Forum which will be held at the Radisson Hotel in Richmond, April 6-7-8, 2022. With plenty of networking opportunities, and sessions on Elections Education, Indigenous Realities, Social Media Conversations, Path to…
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Register now for a Webinar on the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA) that will provide guidance on the act, next steps in its implementation, implications for local governments and others, and examples of reconciliation in action. The…
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The UBCM-FCM Small Communities Travel Fund provides financial support to local government elected officials from British Columbia attending Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Board and Standing Committee meetings.
To be eligible for reimbursement of travel expenses…
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The federal and provincial governments have established a funding partnership of up to $830 million to connect all remaining underserved households in BC to high-speed internet services by 2030. BC intends to accelerate this commitment, with a plan to connect every household by…
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A Roadblock to Reconciliation, a Union of BC Indian Chiefs Discussion Paper, examines how driver’s licensing in B.C. is implicated in cycle of disempowerment and exclusion, exposing many Indigenous women and youth to risk of violence as they hitchhike along highways. The report…
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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 Forum program is now available. The event will be held at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria, BC. Please register by March 11, 2022.
The Forum…
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Members have an opportunity to complete UBCM’s survey on Indigenous Relations before it closes on March 31st. This survey is intended for local government staff and elected officials, and will be used to inform advocacy and update existing reconciliation and relationship…
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Provincial responses to many of the resolutions from the 2021 UBCM Convention are now available. UBCM will follow up with letters to the local governments that sponsored resolutions in 2021 in order to provide the relevant provincial responses to their resolution(…
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Applications are now being accepted for UBCM’s 2022 Community Excellence Awards. The awards recognize and celebrate UBCM members that have implemented projects or programs that demonstrate excellence in meeting the purposes of local government in B.C. The application deadline is…