BC communities are experiencing unprecedented challenges with the health care system, which include the closure of emergency rooms, long wait times for surgery, difficulties in finding a family physician, problems with the recruitment and retention of health care professionals,…
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The Province has issued a memorandum advising local governments that, effective October 3, 2022, the Ministry of Attorney General’s Tribunals, Transformation and Independent Offices Division (TTIOD) will assume all responsibilities for the Bylaw Adjudication Program. Previously…
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UBCM and the BC Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions (MMHA) are pleased to extend a call for expressions of interest for local government staff to join a working group on the role of local governments in supporting BC’s plan to decriminalize people who use drugs. Interested…
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A university-based initiative, with support from the Public Health Agency of Canada, has developed a free map-based tool that provides an overview of environmental equity in more than 150 local governments in Canada. The HealthyPlan tool is a publicly-available resource that…
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The Federation of Canadian Municipalities has issued a statement re-iterating its request, consistent with UBCM’s position, that the federal government absorb all retroactive costs associated with the 2017-2023 RCMP Collective Agreement. The federal government recently advised…
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The public education campaign, Breathing, includes a two-part video series (Part 1; Part 2) highlighting how difficult it can be for call takers to differentiate between accidental calls and real emergencies.
According to E-Comm, approximately 20 per cent of all calls…
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The resolutions and Annual Report that will be considered at the 2022 UBCM Convention are now available.
The Annual Report highlights the work undertaken by UBCM on behalf of its members over the past year. In addition to summaries of Executive and Committee accomplishments, the…
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We are closing in on the August 19th final deadline for UBCM member elected officials to pre-register for the Child-Minding Program during the 2022 UBCM Convention in Whistler. August 19th also marks your last opportunity to take advantage of the advance discount rates…
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New Procurement Trade requirements will come into force effective September 23, 2022. The Province has been working with the Federal government to meet BC’s trade reporting obligations under the Comprehensive European Trade Agreement (CETA).
If local governments are…
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On September 13th and 14th, the BC RCMP Commanding Officer (CO) and Criminal Operations Officer (COO) will be holding in-person, private meetings with BC local governments regarding their local policing issues. In addition to having ongoing meetings locally with detachment…