Events & Webinars

The UBCM Group Benefits Plan is excited to announce our first webinar of 2025, led by Dr. Julie Clayton in partnership with Pacific Blue Cross. The webinar, scheduled for February 19, 2025, will explore Post-Pandemic Stress: what is the fallout of mental health as a result of a global pandemic, and what are the current trends in mental health and how can we respond to someone demonstrating challenges with mental health in the workplace? 

Register now to secure your spot.

Attendees at the 2025 Electoral Area Directors’ Forum will have the opportunity to hear from the newly appointed Minister of State for Local Government and Rural Communities, Honourable Brittny Anderson. 

Minister Anderson was first elected as the MLA for Nelson-Creston (now called Kootenay Central) in 2020. She was appointed the Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities in November 2024; and previously served as the Premier’s Special Advisor on Youth, as Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, and was a member of the Treasury Board. 

The agenda for the 2025 Electoral Area Directors’ Forum has been finalized. Thank you to all Electoral Area Directors who submitted topics for consideration. The Forum will take place February 6 – 7 in Richmond at the Radisson Vancouver Airport Hotel.

The agenda will include: 

The Office of the Fire Commissioner is holding a virtual information session about the Fire Safety Act for CAOs on December 5, 10 am PST. The 90-minute session will review the administrative elements of the FSA and invite attendees to ask questions.

The 2025 Local Government Leadership Academy (LGLA) Forum will be held March 12-14 at the Radisson Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond, BC. Registration is now open.

Register for LGLA

As part of Cyber Security Awareness Month, the RCMP Federal Policing Prevention and Engagement team will hold a cyber security webinar for BC local governments. Elected officials and staff members are welcome and encouraged to register for this webinar: Wednesday, October 30, 2024, 8:30am – noon.

Two training opportunities regarding asset management are coming this fall, developed by Asset Management BC. An in-person workshop on Levels of Service (September 27), and an online workshop series on writing long-term financial plans for asset management (October). Both workshops are aligned with asset management commitments established under the renewed 2024-34 Canada Community-Building Fund Agreement.

UBCM and the First Nations Leadership Council are pleased to announce that Kimberly Murray, Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools, will be one of the speakers at the Provincial Community to Community Forum on September 16, 2024. 

We are pleased to announce that UBCM and First Nations Leadership Council will be co-hosting the 7th Province-wide Community to Community Forum in Vancouver on September 16, 2024.

First Nation and local government leaders and senior staff are invited to gather for a day of dialogue that will focus on building relations, advancing reconciliation, and exploring ways to work together. This important event will foster collaboration and deepen understanding toward a more inclusive future for all communities across BC. More details to follow. We look forward to seeing you there.