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Register now for the Electoral Area Directors’ Forum. This re-scheduled event will be held on April 5 - 6 at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport in Richmond, BC. The LGLA Forum will immediately follow from April 6-8 at the same location.
Due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in…
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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO) has begun their Wave Two engagement on the modernization of the Fisheries Act. Local governments can register and attend an upcoming technical briefing; or review recorded presentations. Feedback can be provided on the DFO website.…
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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 2022 LGLA Leadership Forum is just five weeks away from its return to a live venue at the Radisson Hotel in Richmond, April 6-7-8, 2022. This year’s program includes plenty of opportunity to network at the Forum’s two receptions, and hear some exciting speakers, including…
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The BC Government Province is holding a webinar for local government elected officials and staff as part of its engagement for a new provincial Watershed Security Strategy and Fund. The webinar will introduce a discussion paper that explores broad range of…
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The UBCM Executive held its quarterly committee and board meetings virtually over February 16-18. A full slate of Committee meetings was held and Executive members welcomed a delegation from the Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Honourable Josie Osborne.
Highlights of the…
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Finance Minister Selina Robinson delivered the provincial budget in the legislature today. Budget 2022 includes significant new funding commitments of interest to local governments including emergency preparedness and disaster recovery, climate action, and homelessness.
UBCM has…
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Asset Management BC is hosting a series of virtual workshops in March, June, and September that build on the structure of the 2021 Risks and Rewards conference with sessions on Physical, Natural, and Human Capital. AMBC kicks off the series with a Physical Capital…
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A second intake of the Strengthening Communities’ Services Program, a component of the Canada-BC Safe Restart Agreement, has been announced. The program aims to address unsheltered homelessness that has been exacerbated by COVID-19 and related community impacts.
With the second…
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In 2021, the provincial Ministry of Citizens' Services, UBCM, and the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) collaboratively launched an independent study to better understand the factors contributing to the difference in internet speeds between data published on the…