Funding for Community Infrastructure

Whereas the Lower Mainland is seeing unprecedented levels of immigration and increasing pressures to build more housing, roads, employment lands and associated community infrastructure: And whereas there is a need for local governments to meet a variety of servicing demands in rapidly growing communities: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM advocates for the Province to invest in long term infrastructure programming for communities including for roads, bridges, schools, hospitals and community buildings; And be it further resolved that UBCM advocates to the federal government to renew Infrastructure Canada funding.