Whereas there are an increasing number of aboriginal affairs issues that could have significant regulatory and financial implications for local governments and their taxpayers; And whereas UBCM is the organization that represents the collective interests of local government in British Columbia through the Memorandum of Understanding between the Province of British Columbia and UBCM on Local Government Participation in The New Relationship with First Nations dated September 26, 2012: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM enhance the Aboriginal Committee with the mandate and adequate resources to monitor and analyze emerging issues and legislation, both federal and provincial, to ensure that BC local governments are properly represented on these important matters.
