2021

Whereas long term care services are for people who can no longer be cared for in their own homes or in an assisted living residence in a protective and supportive environment; And whereas the significant coronavirus death rate of long-term care residents is attributed to residing in facilities with shared roomsspaces, inadequate ventilation systems, limited access to isolation rooms, and limited supports for residents with dementia or complex cognitive and physical needs at the expense of their health safety, privacy and dignity in their end of life care: Therefore be it resolved that UBC

Whereas there is lack of reasonable online access to health records such as x-rays and other diagnostics to allied health professionals, which includes, but is not limited to: physiotherapists, occupational therapists, medical imaging, psychologists, recreational therapists, respiratory therapists, social workers, speech language pathologists and audiologists, dietitians, perfusionists, nurse practitioners and chiropractors; And whereas access to health history is important in providing quality health care for British Columbians: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the provincial gov

Whereas the opioid crisis and mental health challenges affect at least 1 in 5 BC residents and has been compounded by the COVID-19; And whereas evidence shows that access to upstream services such as counselling related specialties and physicaloccupational therapy decreases opioid use andor provides better health intervention outcomes, but these are not accessible to many residents as they are not covered and are much too expensive through fee for services; And whereas communities are currently struggling to meet the needs of our residents, between funding of community programs and incre

Whereas it is understood that opioid addictions continue to cause an ever growing record number of heart breaking deaths and debilitations across the country; And whereas while we understand the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia have lerecognized these impacts, it remains critically important to advocate for a national public health emergency through the municipal voices provided by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities UBCM and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities FCM: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM requests the Government of Canada and the Provin

Whereas most local governments in BC have accounts with BC Hydro with several meters and several locations, and they are invoiced for the aggregate consumption of electricity on those meters; And whereas many local governments have undertaken power generation initiatives through BC Hydros net metering program which limits reimbursement to only the connected meter and prohibits the application of any excess power generation capacity to the aggregate invoice; And whereas the BCUCs June 23, 2020 decision on BC Hydros application to amend Net Metering Service under Rate Schedule 1289 encourag

Whereas many local governments and communities rely on the 299 million dollars the snowmobile industry provides to rural communities in British Columbia for economic stability and development; And whereas communities and snowmobile clubs care about maintaining existing meaningful Recreation Sites and Trails Partnership Agreements with the Province for respectful stewardship of the lands, and in particular BC Snowmobile Federation member Snowmobile Clubs are the largest partner of established Recreation Sites and Trails in BC; And whereas site level objectives under Section 56 of Forest Ra

Whereas exposure to particulate matter in smoke can cause chronic and acute impacts to cardiovascular and respiratory systems; And whereas open burning is a significant source of particulate matter emissions in BC, and is commonly used by the agriculture industry as a convenient and affordable way to dispose of unwanted vegetative debris; And whereas the BC Open Burning Smoke Control Regulation requires people to ensure that every reasonable alternative for reducing, reusing or recycling vegetative debris is used in order to minimize the amount of the vegetative debris to be open burned:

Whereas ongoing reliance on rodenticide does not control pests in the long term, is expensive and creates unnecessary exposure pathways to toxic chemicals in addition to the suffering of target wildlife, and the documented killing of non-target wildlife; And whereas current legislation prevents municipalities from enacting bylaws to regulate the use of rodenticides in and around buildings on private property: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province to create a new category of applicable land use sector called Urban Interface Areas in addition to the existing Forestry and Agric

Whereas the public and wildlife conservation organizations are concerned about provincial regulations for recreational wolf hunting practices and believe that these practices should be re-examined for scientific and ethical reasons; And whereas very little scientific evidence exists about the size of the wolf population or the sustainability of impacts of unrestricted harvesting levels on bio-diversity related to habitats and wildlife ecology, especially at the regional level: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request the provincial government to implement a moratorium on recreational wo

Whereas the current process for making decisions to rehabilitate or euthanize all species of juvenile wildlife is inconsistent throughout the Province of BC and is left to various local authorities personal opinion, some of whom lack training or experience in wildlife rehabilitation or assessment; And whereas people have a responsibility because the most common reason for orphaned wildlife is human-caused road kill, hunted, habitat interference, and the general public does not want orphaned wildlife to be left to die or shot as is often the current practice: Therefore be it resolved that