Proposed Electoral Area Boundary Changes

Whereas the BC Electoral Boundaries Commission will be considering population growth, demographics and geography along with size, shape and boundaries of BCs electoral districts and potentially change the size or number of electoral districts; And whereas Members of Legislative Assembly are challenged to cover the huge distances in the Peace Region, sometimes in adverse weather conditions, to meet with constituents about issues unique to the Peace including rural and remote health care, restrictions on backcountry snowmobile usage, caribou habitat recovery initiatives, hydro-electric dams, hunting regulations, the impact of old growth forest policies and water licensing: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the Province of BC to not reduce the number of Members of Legislative Assembly in the NCLGA Boundaries.