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The Fraser Basin Council invites Indigenous and rural BC communities of less than 10,000 people to express interest in taking part in a Community Climate Preparedness Virtual Workshop Series in the fall or winter of 2020/21. This series will consist of four training…
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With the 2020 UBCM Convention moving to a virtual format, UBCM has adapted this year’s resolutions process. The following outlines important resolutions information for 2020, and provides some updates and new information since the first article that was published on…
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The delayed intake deadline for this year’s Asset Management Planning program is approaching on September 11, 2020. Matching grants of up to $15,000.00 are being offered.
The intent of the program is to assist local governments in delivering sustainable services…
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UBCM continues to work with Emergency Management BC (EMBC) through the UBCM-EMBC Flood and Wildfire Advisory Committee to address the modernization of provincial emergency management legislation. Engagement is expected to continue until the tabling of new legislation, which has…
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Grants to assist BC local governments and First Nations to undertake wildfire prevention activities have been renewed under the 2021 Community Resiliency Investment (CRI) program announced last week by the Province.
Under the 2021 FireSmart Community Funding…
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A new initiative by the provincial government is helping to keep employers and workers connected as British Columbia continues on the path towards economic recovery. A streamlined variance application process is now available for employers and workers to jointly apply…
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UBCM will be hosting a series of webinars on the twenty-one (21) draft recommendations of the UBCM Special Climate Action Committee. The webinars will seek feedback on a series of recommendations on buildings, transportation, waste management, resilience, governance, and…
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The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, on March 23, 2020, reached an agreement with the federal government to resolve three long-standing disputed items under the Police Service Agreements. The Settlement Agreement between BC and Canada is retroactive to April 1,…
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Earlier this year, UBCM was informed that the Province would not be tabling new 911 emergency communications legislation during the spring 2020 legislative session. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, UBCM was involved in reviewing the existing framework as part of a provincial…
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As part of its ongoing efforts to monitor the financial impacts of the pandemic on local government operations and services, UBCM is conducting a survey on local government staffing decisions.
The survey requests information on layoffs to date, re-assignment of…