Year
2015
Number
C23
Sponsor(s)
Burnaby
Whereas demonstrated oil spill emergency response times for the April 8, 2015 English Bay oil spill have been uncoordinated and inadequate; And whereas there is need for a national, transparent, independent emergency response agency; And whereas local governments currently do not have access to sufficient resources to compensate for the mobilization costs of response services related to emergencies of this nature; Therefore be it resolved that UBCM and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities call upon the federal government to develop a comprehensive emergency response plan and procedure for oil spill related emergencies that includes due recognition of and compensation for the role of local government emergency response services.
Convention Decision
Not Admitted for Debate