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…
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UBCM will be hosting a series of webinars on the 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 social mobilization.
In…
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UBCM has secured the services of a professional virtual event planning company to bring the Convention to life for 2020. The company has over nine years of virtual events experience including hybrid and fully virtual conferences.
UBCM staff are collaborating with the events team…
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Following the recent decision by RCMP National Headquarters to terminate its previous Auxiliary Program on April 1, 2020, B.C. is evaluating options for the continued delivery of auxiliary policing services across the province. Options under consideration are…