Whereas the Comox Valley Social Planning Society has been in discussions with like organizations in the Capital Regional District, Cowichan and Nanaimo on sharing experiences and developing an Island wide collaboration; And whereas it has been demonstrated that collaborative, cooperative planning processes increase the efficiency and maximize the impacts of the investments that all levels of government are making in assisting communities to respond to the increasingly complex and inter-connected social issues they face: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request the provincial government to commit to providing local governments sustained financial support for local community social planning processes that serve to support and integrate responses to social issues throughout British Columbia.
