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The Compass  2025 Archive October 29, 2025  Housing design catalogue; 2026 hotel blockOctober 22, 2025  HCA feedback closes tomorrow; SSMUH amendments; Mary SjostromOctober 15, 2025  Heritage Conservation Act webinars; Housing legislation; New waste feesOctober 8, 2025  HCA Engagement; Convention survey; Water resource managementOctober 3, 2025  CAO & Elected Official engagement for Heritage Conservation ActSeptember 26, 2025  Convention 2025: Eby addresses delegates; Update on Heritage Conservation Act changesSeptember 25, 2025  Convention 2025: Session on Cowichan Tribes; Addresses from party leadersSeptember 24, 2025  Convention 2025: Province pauses Heritage Conservation Act changesSeptember 23, 2025  Convention 2025: Involuntary care; State of BC’s economySeptember 22, 2025  Convention 2025: Report quantifies need for supportive housingSeptember 17, 2025  Convention plenary focused on BC finances; Minister Robertson to give federal addressSeptember 10, 2025  Clarity needed on property buyout policy; Convention session on Cowichan title decisionSeptember 3, 2025  Streamlining UBCM resolutions; Funding & resources updateAugust 27, 2025  Annual highlights; SPF deadline; Convention registrationAugust 21, 2025  UBCM 2025 Resolutions & Annual ReportAugust 20, 2025  Infrastructure Projects Act implementation; Nominations for RCMP contract management committeeAugust 13, 2025  New CEPF Intake; Executive Nominations ReportAugust 6, 2025  Funding & Resources; Small Talk & EA Forum topics; Executive meeting highlightsJuly 30, 2025  Feedback invited on Heritage Conservation Act, Prompt payment legislationJuly 23, 2025  Last call for nominations; Health Authority reviewJuly 16, 2025  Event Safety Commission recommendations; Input sought on CleanBCJuly 9, 2025  Marcy Grossman at Convention; Cannabis policy feedbackJuly 2, 2025  Convention registration; Resolutions responses; Funding and ResourcesJune 25, 2025  Input requested on BC’s liquor to go policyJune 18, 2025  Feedback opportunity for CleanBCJune 11, 2025  Asset management and funding core infrastructureJune 4, 2025  Analysis of housing and supply act implementation; Nominations for UBCM Executive; EDMA feedbackMay 21, 2025  Bill 15 concerns unabated; Potential changes to in-camera meetingsMay 20, 2025  Strategic Priority Fund now open for applicationsMay 14, 2025  Density Bonus Bylaws date; Community Excellence AwardsMay 7, 2025  Funding and Resources; Floodplain technical committee invitationMay 5, 2025  Bill 15 provides province with override powers for major capital projectsApril 23, 2025  UBCM resolutions deadline June 15; CCBF recipient reportingApril 16, 2025  Macroeconomic impacts of the trade war; Local government awareness weekApril 9, 2025  Amending procurement policies, C2C funding, Nasal naloxone pilotApril 2, 2025  UBCM makes case for infrastructure stimulus fundingMarch 26, 2025  EDMA Regulations: opportunity for inputMarch 19, 2025  CCBF Regional Workshops | Provincial housing guidanceMarch 12, 2025  Opportunity for feedback on Emergency & Disaster Act regs; RD Forum; BC Flood Strategy; Bill 44March 5, 2025  Referred resolutions / In memoriam: Alice Maitland / Funding & ResourcesFebruary 26, 2025  Community Excellence Awards open for applicationsFebruary 19, 20025  Empowering your CAO in an unsettled and uncertain timeFebruary 12, 2025  Funding & Resources update: February 2025January 29, 2025  Regional District Chair & CAO Forum registration openJanuary 22, 2025  Judge rules provincial legislation on single housing development unconstitutionalJanuary 15, 2025  Carole James, Terry Lake & Mike Bernier to lead LGLA panel on engagementJanuary 8, 2025  Funding & Resources update / Committee appointment openings 2024 Archive
 2024 Archive December 18, 2024  Post-Pandemic mental health / NextGen 911 / EA Director Forum / Bylaw AdjudicationDecember 11, 2024  Body worn camera implementation / Resources and OpportunitiesDecember 4, 2024  Funding & Resources update | Consultation open for aquacultureNovember 27, 2024  Council & Board feedback on mandatory codes of conduct, enforcement; UBCM Executive meeting highlightsNovember 20, 2024  Provincial cabinet heightens focus on local governmentNovember 13, 2024  John Horgan; Local Government Leadership Academy registrationNovember 6, 2024  UBCM priorities for new government; MLAs with local govt experience; Electoral Area ForumOctober 30, 2024  Hotel blocks for Convention 2025October 23, 2024  Input requested from local governments on vacant lands, flood policy, and moreOctober 16, 2024  Prioritizing infrastructure, housing & emergency management in the provincial electionOctober 9, 2024  Funding and resources opportunities update for OctoberSeptember 25, 2024  Remuneration best practices / ICYMI from UBCM 2024UBCM 2024 Convention:  September 12, 2024  UBCM releases priorities for the provincial electionSeptember 11, 2024  Director Kaehn withdraws nomination for UBCM PresidentSeptember 5, 2024  Discussion paper on responsible conduct for local elected officialsSeptember 4, 2024  Funding & Resources update for SeptemberAugust 28, 2024  UBCM's 2024 Annual Report is hereAugust 21, 2024  Active Transportation Funding; Environment Act Review; Convention resolutions; UBCM candidate videosAugust 14, 2024  Nominations for UBCM Executive; Bylaw Adjudication; Long Service AwardsAugust 7,2024  Funding and resources update for August | New Fire Safety Act enactedJuly 31, 2024  UBCM withdraws from decrim litigation; George Stroumboulopoulos keynote; UBCM Executive nominations & meeting highlightsJuly 24, 2024  Update from the RCMP Contract Management CommitteeJuly 17, 2024  Feedback on new emergency management asks for funding, flexibilityJuly 15, 2024  Province steps back from enacting shelter criteria legislationJuly 10, 2024  UBCM seeks feedback on Provincial consultation for treaty and non-treaty agreementsJuly 3, 2024  CCBF renewed for another 10 years in BCJune 26, 2024  Fall intakes for CEPF announced | Survey for members on Provincial engagementJune 19, 2024  2024 Convention: Ride the Wave | New disaster resilience funding June 12, 2024  Resolutions & Provincial action; Convention session proposal deadlineJune 5, 2024  Nominations now open for UBCM Executive | Contract policing updateMay 29, 2024  Changes to the Housing Supply Act | Local government finance studyMay 15, 2024  Indigenous engagement requirements; Convention session proposals; Policing modernization + moreMay 8, 2024  Decriminalization changes approved | Highlights from Executive MeetingsMay 1, 2024  UBCM Executive advocates for added shelter spaces, community safety support, and moreApril 24, 2024  Body-worn cameras; RCMP pay decision; UBCM Convention session proposalsApril 17, 2024  Federal budget proposes significant housing investmentApril 10, 2024  Housing amendments to give inclusionary zoning authority to local governmentsApril 3, 2024  A UBCM analysis of federal housing investmentMarch 27, 2024  UBCM seeks intervenor status for public consumption caseMarch 13, 2024  Contribute to Decriminalization Working Group | Focus on infrastructure awarenessMarch 6, 2024  Canada Community-Building Fund negotiations, Provincial resolution responses, Funding opportunitiesFebruary 28, 2024  Highlights from UBCM Executive MeetingFebruary 22, 2024  BC Budget 2024: Takeaways for local governments  February 21, 2024  Housing Summit underscores need for local government finance reformFebruary 14, 2024  Housing Summit Day 2: Infrastructure and Responding to Population GrowthFebruary 13, 2024  Housing Summit Day 1: Building Capacity to Address BC's Housing CrisisFebruary 7, 2024  Sean Fraser confirmed as Housing Summit speaker | Final day to pre-register for SummitFebruary 2, 2024  Transit-oriented development | Engagement about proposed Land Act changesJanuary 31, 2024  A Conversation on development finance; Proposed Land Act ChangesJanuary 29, 2024  Special Edition - Kahlon confirmed to speak at Housing SummitJanuary 24, 2024  Housing Summit will focus on surging population and new legislationJanuary 17, 2024  UBCM Announces 2024 Housing SummitJanuary 10, 2024  Funding and resource updates for January 2024  2023 Archive
 December 20, 2023  Housing policy manuals & regulations; Comment from UBCM president on housing legislationDecember 15, 2023  Long-term funding & capacity building plan needed for emergency managementDecember 14, 2023  Housing policy manuals & regulations; Comment from UBCM president on housing legislationDecember 6, 2023  Funding and resources for local governmentsNovember 29, 2023  Focus on housing at UBCM Executive’s fall meetingNovember 23, 2023  UBCM asks Province to withdraw Bill 45November 15, 2023  Province introduces minimum density for transit-oriented development November 8, 2023  New legislation for funding growth-related infrastructure and amenitiesNovember 3, 2023  Provincial housing legislation introduces sweeping changes for local governmentsNovember 1, 2023  Funding and resources updateOctober 25, 2023  Emergency and Disaster Act Consultation, EA Director Forum and moreOctober 18, 2023  New Short Term Rental legislation responds to UBCM recommendationsOctober 11, 2023  Legislation to Limit Public Use of Illicit DrugsOctober 4, 2023  Convention hotel block | Emergency and Disaster Management ActSeptember 25, 2023  Convention wrap up: key themes, interviews & resolution decisionsUBCM 2023 Convention:  September 13, 2023  FireSmart shifting to allocation-based funding | Download Convention AppSeptember 6, 2023  Funding and Resources | Heritage Conservation Act engagementAugust 30, 2023  Convention registrations surge | Community Housing Fund | Body worn cameras updateAugust 23, 2023  Wildfire impacts on RCMP policing resources | Messages from Executive candidatesAugust 18, 2023  Provincial State of Emergency DeclaredAugust 18, 2023  2023 UBCM Annual ReportAugust 16, 2023  Resolutions book for UBCM ConventionAugust 9, 2023  Executive nominations | Reviewing UBCM’s resolutions processAugust 2, 2023  John Herdman is the 2023 Convention keynote speaker | Highlights from the July Executive meetingsJuly 26, 2023  JULY 31st REMINDERS: Executive Nominations and Feedback on DecriminalizationJuly 19, 2023  In memoriam: Claire Newman / Consultation on decriminalization happening today / Resolution responses from the ProvinceJuly 12, 2023  Emergency Act legislation | Fire Commissioner survey | Asset Management conferenceJuly 5, 2023  Convention Registration is open | Housing Accelerator Fund opens | Funding opportunitiesJune 28, 2023  Next Gen 911 funding | Decriminalization and controlled substance legislation engagement | RCMP collective bargaining nears final agreementJune 22, 2023  Improvements in asset management | Recognition Awards | Resolutions deadline | Roadside worker safetyJune 14, 2023  UBCM Convention Registration | RCMP contract | Climate Action & Energy AwardsJune 7, 2023  Financial resiliency | Funding resources | Child care facilities designMay 31, 2023  Underused Housing Tax | Building Code input | Mental health & leadershipMay 24, 2023  In Memoriam: Gary Paget | UBCM Executive nominations | Keeping It Rural ConferenceMay 17, 2023  Provincial support needed for Short Term Rentals | Convention 2023 session proposal deadline | Accessible BC Act guidanceMay 10, 2023  Mental health and local elected leadership; Community Excellence Awards; Heat preparednessMay 3, 2023  Decriminalization and Local Governments; Surrey Policing; and 2023 Advocacy DaysApril 26, 2023  Local Govt Awareness week; Convention session proposals; Complete Communities programApril 19, 2023  Analysis of provincial housing, homelessness plans; old growth review; CCBF surveyApril 12, 2023  Feedback invited on cannabis regulations; Local Government Awareness Week; Housing summit presentationsApril 6, 2023  Housing BC Together video; Retractive RCMP costs; Old Growth session; Gaming consultationMarch 29, 2023  Construction industry capacity & housing demand; Extreme temperature fundingMarch 22, 2023  Immigration policy & housing supply; Old growth session; Housing Accelerator FundMarch 15, 2023  50 panelists confirmed for HousingBCTogether; Poverty Reduction Committee; Asset Management fundingMarch 14, 2023  Consultation on provincial permitting for new homes – deadline March 21March 8, 2023  Housing BC Together; Resolution responses; Executive meeting highlights; NextGen 911March 1, 2023  Housing BC Together; Medical cannabis concerns; Regional District forum; Funding & Resources updateFebruary 28, 2023  BC Budget highlightsFebruary 22, 2023  UBCM housing summit; Province doubles funding for emergency preparednessFebruary 15, 2023  Old growth implementation; Pat Wallace; RCMP Auxiliary programFebruary 14, 2023  Registration opens for UBCM's housing summitFebruary 8, 2023  Applications open for Excellence Awards; Fund supports reconciliation with urban Indigenous communitiesFebruary 1, 2023  Illicit drug decriminalization; Elected official seminars; Funding & resources updateJanuary 25, 2023  Appointments to UBCM Executive; Group benefits for elected officialsJanuary 18, 2023  UBCM province-wide housing summit; RD Forum; Illicit drug decriminalizationJanuary 11, 2023  2023 Elected Official Seminars; RCMP policing; Evacuation route planningJanuary 4, 2022  Funding & resources for local government; Coastal Marine Strategy  2022 Archive
 2022 Archive December 21, 2022  Canada Community-Building Fund annual reportDecember 14, 2022  Poverty reduction funding; RCMP contract update; Local Government fact sheetsDecember 7, 2022  Resources for creating, updating Codes of Conduct; UBCM Executive nominations; Funding & Resources updateNovember 30, 2022  New funding for front line policing; Executive highlights; FireSmart summitNovember 23, 2022  Safer Communities Action Plan; Nominations for UBCM Executive; LGLA Elected Official seminarsNovember 16, 2022  Flood strategy input; Utilities Commission inquiry; Rural economic development funding; Open net penNovember 9, 2022  Provincial connectivity funding intake; Agriculture resources for local governmentsNovember 2, 2022  New responsible conduct resource; Broadband service map; Funding & ResourcesOctober 26, 2022  Federal Cannabis Act Review; Consultation on Building Official FeesOctober 19, 2022  Repeat offender recommendations; Asset Management conference; Cyber SecurityOctober 12, 2022   UBCM seeks 911 service improvements; Cybersecurity; Group BenefitsOctober 5, 2022  Eby housing plan; Firesmart; Building Code reviewSeptember 28, 2022  Provincial response on 2021 resolutions; Asset Management BC conference program; RCMP contract committee input; Food costs and climate change inputSeptember 21, 2022  Permanent transit fund consultation; Convention survey, photosSeptember 16, 2022  Premier Horgan; top media stories; final resolutions from UBCM conventionSeptember 15, 2022  Local government news from the UBCM ConventionSeptember 14, 2022  Local government news from the UBCM ConventionSeptember 13, 2022  Local government news from the UBCM ConventionSeptember 12, 2022  Local government news from the UBCM ConventionSeptember 7, 2022  Local government news and announcements from UBCMAugust 31, 2022  Local government news and announcements from UBCMAugust 24, 2022  Local government news and announcements from UBCMAugust 17, 2022  Local government news and announcements from UBCMAugust 12, 2022  2022 UBCM resolutions and annual reportAugust 10, 2022  Local government news and announcements from UBCMAugust 3, 2022  Local government news and announcements from UBCMJuly 27, 2022  Local government news and announcements from UBCMJuly 20, 2022  Local government news and announcements from UBCMJuly 13, 2022  Heat Preparedness Webinar; UBCM Employment OpportunityJuly 6, 2022  Emergency preparedness grants renewed; Election resources; Funding & resources updateJune 22, 2022  UBCM Convention registration; Provincial Climate Preparedness & Adaptation strategy; FireSmart intakeJune 15, 2022  Input sought for convention forums; EMBC revised timeline; Extension for patio approvals; Input on bylaw adjudicationJune 8, 2022  Heat preparedness plan; Call for nominations to UBCM Executive; Asset Management & climate changeJune 1, 2022  2022 convention resolutions & session proposals; UBCM Executive meeting highlightsMay 18, 2022  Collective agreement concerns; Covid-19 results; Community Garden toolkitsMay 11, 2022  Policing townhall; Extreme heat funding; Disaster financial assistanceMay 4, 2022  Feedback requested on provincial responses to COVID-19; Policing recommendations; Single use and plastic waste preventionApril 27, 2022  Ukrainian support; Convention session proposals; Excellence Awards; Bonding strategy for industrial projects; RCMPApril 13, 2022  Local government discussions with Public Safety Canada; Emergency Management legislationApril 8, 2022  Special Edition - Federal Budget 2022 HighlightsApril 6, 2022  Strategic Priorities Fund Intake; Annual Expenditure Reporting now available; Employment Opportunities; FireSmart ConferenceApril 1, 2022  Strategic Priorities Fund Intake; Annual Expenditure Reporting now available; Employment Opportunities; FireSmart ConferenceMarch 23, 2022  UBCM report shows housing supply keeping pace with population growthMarch 16, 2022  Broadband input sought; Roadblock to ReconciliationMarch 9, 2022  Province responds to 2021 Resolutions; Local Government-Indigenous Relations survey; Child Care consultationsMarch 2, 2022  UBCM Executive meeting; FireSmart Conference; LGLA Forum; Funding & ResourcesFebruary 22, 2022  Budget takes aim at climate action, disaster recovery & emergency preparednessFebruary 16, 2022  Internet speed report out; Funding for homelessness; Watershed security webinar; Physical capital workshop; C2C Reconciliation funding; PRIMECorp representativeFebruary 9, 2022  Throne Speech; RCMP Contract; RD Forum; EA Forum agenda; Funding & Resources updateFebruary 2, 2022  Watershed security; Indigenous relations survey; Bylaw adjudication; FireSmart conference; Convention minutesJanuary 26, 2022  Province, UBCM commit to review local government financeJanuary 19, 2022  Asbestos abatement licensing; Social ProcurementJanuary 12, 2022  RCMP Contract; 2 billion trees program; Fire Services Working GroupsJanuary 5, 2022  LGLA, EA Directors' Forums postponed; Changes to Accessible BC Act; Funding & Resources  2021 Archive
 2021 Archive December 15, 2021  Executive November meeting highlights; Vaccine mandates; Seniors' transportation survey; Appointments soughtDecember 8, 2021  UBCM, FCM call for local govt participation in disaster response committeeNovember 30, 2021  Response from Minister Eby; Retroactive RCMP costs; 2022 Convention hotel blockNovember 24, 2021  Policing modernization; Throne Speech; EA Director Forum; ALR housing flexibilityNovember 17, 2021  What the weather is telling us; UBCM seeks clarity from Minister Eby on housing commentsNovember 10, 2021  Old Growth deferrals; LGLA Forum; Decriminalization for personal possessionNovember 3, 2021  Regulation urged for short-term rentals; Surrey Policing transition; Funding & Resources updateOctober 27, 2021  Legislative amendments to development approvals and to code of conduct; RCMP body worn cameras; EAD Forum; Asset Management seriesOctober 20, 2021  Province seeks input on forest policy modernizationOctober 6, 2021  Funding & resources update; Illicit Drug decriminalization webinarSeptember 29, 2021  Public safety modernization; Decriminalization of illicit drugs; First Nation-Municipal CED FundingSeptember 22, 2021  Planning for Truth and Reconciliation day; Convention survey; 2020 resolution responses; Evacuation grants; FireSmart BCSeptember 17, 2021  Convention Round Up Day 4: Premier commits to MOU on finance; Convention surveySeptember 16, 2021  Convention Round Up Day 3: Preparing for the next heat dome; Resolutions Decisions; Mercer comes full circleSeptember 15, 2021  Convention Round Up Day 2: Financial resiliency policy paper endorsed; Resolutions decisions; UBCM election resultsSeptember 14, 2021  Convention Round Up Day 1: Truth & Reconciliation; MOU on First Nations NegotiationsSeptember 13, 2021  Convention Kick-Off Networking Night; UBCM Budget & Auditor's ReportSeptember 8, 2021  Forest policy workshop; UBCM support for PHO; Accessibility Act; Convention resolutionsSeptember 1, 2021 : Convention panel to feature Dix, Henry & Wagstaffe; Cabinet panel sessions; Funding & ResourcesAugust 25, 2021 : Truth & Reconciliation; Affordable Housing session; Networking at UBCM conventionAugust 18, 2021 : Countdown to Convention; FireSmart; Community to Community ForumAugust 12, 2021 : Convention resolutions; Local Govt Finance Policy Paper; Annual Report; Nominations ReportAugust 11, 2021 : Convention program; DRIPA action plan; National Infrastructure Assessment; Funding & ResourcesJuly 28, 2021 : DRIPA consultation extended; Executive meeting highlights; FireSmart BC webinar; Auxiliary Program updateJuly 21, 2021 :  Provincial State of Emergency, Decriminalization policy process; New meat regulationsJuly 14, 2021 : Hon. Murray Sinclair highlights Convention panel; ALR residential flexibility; Forest policy engagementJuly 7, 2021 :  Active Transportation Grants; Provincial Accessibility Committee; In Memoriam: Michael Coleman; UBCM Executive nominationsJune 30, 2021 : Tentative deal with RCMP union; Convention Registration; UNDRIP; Community Resiliency FundingJune 23, 2021 : 2021 Convention Theme and Registration; Expert Panel on Supply and Affordability Final Report; FireSmart BC workshops, LUC terminationJune 16, 2021 : Climate Preparedness & Adaptation; RCMP Contract; Hazardous Waste RegulationsJune 9, 2021 : Advocacy Days; MMIWG action plan; EA Director meeting; Auxiliary policingJune 2, 2021 :  UBCM response to CARIP cancellation; Forestry Policy Intentions paper; UBCM Executive nominationsMay 31, 2021 : Special Edition — Time for mourning and call to actionMay 26, 2021 :  UBCM paramountcy response, Road safety strategyMay 19, 2021 : Advocacy Days 2021, Asset Management Awareness, Resolution submissionsMay 12, 2021 : Local Government Awareness Week; FireSmart Symposium; Internet speed studyMay 5, 2021 : Funding & Resource Update; Internet Speed Study UnderwayApril 28, 2021 : Updated 2021 resolutions process; Excellence Awards deadline extended; Rail proximity initiative; Railway Association webinar; RCMP UpdateApril 21, 2021 : Preventing & responding to elected official conduct issues; Provincial resolution responsesApril 20, 2021 : Special Edition - Provincial Budget HighlightsApril 19, 2021 : Special Edition - Federal Budget 2021 HighlightsApril 14, 2021 : Mercer coming to 2021 UBCM Convention; Local Government Awareness Week; Housing Needs fundingApril 7, 2021 : Active Transportation planning grant; Funding & Resources update; Convention MinutesMarch 31, 2021 :  Doubling federal gas tax; Professional governance webinar; Electric vehicle rates; Entrepreneurship pilot extended; DFO consultation; ScholarshipsMarch 24, 2021 : External resources for Councils & Boards; RCMP dispatch costs; 2021 CEO ForumMarch 17, 2021 : UBCM advocacy update; Internet speed study; FireSmart symposium; Firearms legislation; Small Communities travel fundMarch 10, 2021 : Campaign finance changes; Development Approval funding; Reforming the Police ActMarch 3, 2021 :  Executive Meeting Highlights; C2C Forum; Funding & Resources; Drought Level ProposalFebruary 24, 2021 : Strengthening Communities' Services funding; Excellence Awards; Asset Management funding; Agricultural wildfire support; 2 Billion Trees; Universal broadband; FireSmart Symposium February 17, 2021 : RCMP Contract committee nominations; EA Forum follow-up; Child care planning webinarFebruary 10, 2021 : Streetlight conversion application; Aquaculture Act; Net Pen transition; BC Economic SummitFebruary 3, 2021 :  UBCM Police Act submission; Economic recovery funding; Rail safety; Childcare planningJanuary 27, 2021 : Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund; RCMP Fraud Awareness; Building Officials Qualifications Webinar; LGLA Registration ExtendedJanuary 20, 2021 :  Anticipating RCMP unionization; Approaching funding deadlines January 13, 2021 :  UBCM advocacy update; EA/LGLA forums; RCMP contract feedbackJanuary 6, 2021 :  Federal Gas Tax Fund annual report; Procedure bylaw guide; Funding & Resources update  2020 Archive
 2020 Archive December 16, 2020 : Housing Supply Panel; Disaster Mitigation Funding: New Poverty Reduction intake; EA ForumDecember 9, 2020 : Federal UNDRIP legislation; Guidance for meetings; Throne SpeechDecember 2, 2020 :  UBCM Climate Action Recommendations; New COVID Resilience, Flood Hazard, Small Biz Funding  November 25, 2020 : Coquitlam granted appeal of BCUC order; EA Director Forum; Short term rental guide November 18, 2020 : Small Communities Active Transportation Survey; Contaminated Sites Regulation Amendments WebinarsNovember 10, 2020 :  Universal Broadband Fund; MLAs with local govt experienceNovember 5, 2020 :  Safe Restart funds for local Government; February 2021 LGLA ForumNovember 4, 2020 :  RCMP contract; Gas Tax Fund; Funding & Resources updateOctober 28, 2020 :  Federal Housing Initiatives; UBCM Planners and Calendars; RCMP Contract Update October 21, 2020 : Election platforms compared; Organic Infrastructure & Collection programOctober 14, 2020 :  2020 Election PlatformOctober 7, 2020 : Electronic meetings guidance; PRIMECorp; Funding & Resources updateSeptember 30, 2020 :  Emergency Program Act; Rapid Housing; Hospitality sector measures September 24, 2020 : Convention Day 3: Leaders’ addresses; UBCM election results; Convention evaluationSeptember 23, 2020 : Convention Day 2: Resolution decisions; Throne Speech; Community Excellence Award winnersSeptember 22, 2020 : Convention Day 1: Leadership Reimagined; Public Transit Post-COVIDSeptember 21, 2020 : Party leaders' speeches; Federal address at ConventionSeptember 17, 2020 :  $540 million for local government operationsSeptember 16, 2020 :  Old growth; plastics bylaws; EA Directors session; first responders consultation September 9, 2020 : Life after COVID; Housing needs report; Gaps in seniors careSeptember 2, 2020 : Confronting systemic racism; Active transportation grants; Funding & resources updateAugust 26, 2020 :  Convention session announced, Annual Report, FireSmart funding, Indigenous-Local Government databaseAugust 19, 2020 : UBCM convention resolutions released; Community to Community fundingAugust 12, 2020 :  Convention Keynote Margaret Atwood; Economic recovery; Executive nominationsJuly 29, 2020 :  Final call for UBCM Executive nominations; Updates to resolutions process; Community climate preparedness July 22, 2020 :  $1 billion earmarked for local govt, transit; RCMP settlement update; Emergency Program ActJuly 15, 2020 :  COVID-19 impacts to local government; climate action resolutions; Convention updateJuly 8, 2020 :  Auxiliary policing; Convention updates; Funding & resourcesJune 30, 2020 : 2020 Convention resolutions process; call for nominations for UBCM Executive; registration opens next week; strata insurance legislationJune 24, 2020 : Provincial relief framework; Public transit advocacyJune 17, 2020 : MMWIG calls for justice; Fisheries Act work; 2019 resolutions additional responses; Excellence awards deadlineJune 10, 2020 : RCMP unionization update; Executive meeting highlights; Improving online meetingsJune 3, 2020 :  Accelerated Gas Tax Fund delivery; Funding & Resources update May 27, 2020 : UBCM Convention going virtual; New patio service processMay 13, 2020 : Advocacy for property tax deferral, transit funding & stimulus frameworkMay 7, 2020 : BC's Restart Program; Funding & Resources; Local Government Awareness WeekMay 4, 2020 : Electronic public hearings allowed during pandemicApril 30, 2020 : Planning for the 2020 UBCM ConventionApril 27, 2020 : COVID-19 Updates: Rural Internet Service; Housing Vulnerable Populations; ICBC; Tree Planting April 23, 2020 : UBCM endorses call for Federal funding supportApril 21, 2020 : Orphaned wells funding; Enforcement ticketing; Rural & Indigenous health frameworkApril 16, 2020 : Changes to property tax framework; Expanded CERB eligibilityApril 9, 2020 : COVID-19 Provincial Orders Support Team and Call Centre, Guidance to Social Service ProvidersApril 3, 2020 : Financial impact of COVID-19 on local governmentsApril 2, 2020 : Guidelines for enforcement of COVID-19 orders; Support for renters & landlordsMarch 30, 2020 :  COVID-19 update: critical supplies inventory; substance use risk mitigationMarch 26, 2020 : COVID-19 Update: New Ministerial OrdersMarch 25, 2020 : UBCM COVID-19: Update 3 for Local GovernmentsMarch 18, 2020 :  COVID-19 Update #2March 13, 2020 :  COVID-19 and Local Government PreparednessMarch 11, 2020 : Caribou recovery planning; Housing Needs Funding; CARIPMarch 4, 2020 : Property Tax Relief Legislation; Short-Term Rentals; ALR ResidencesFebruary 26, 2020 : Advocacy Days, Snuneymuxw FN, Evacuation Route Planning, EPA FeedbackFebruary 19, 2020 : Budget Highlights; Provincial Responses to 2019 ResolutionsFebruary 12, 2020 : Throne Speech; Climate Action; Accessibility Legislation; Funding UpdateFebruary 5, 2020 :  Poverty Reduction Planning; Excellence in Sustainability; Child Care ResourceJanuary 29, 2020 : ALR Residential Options; Gas Tax Fund Workshops; Thermal Energy Systems ReviewJanuary 22, 2020 : Micromobility Project, LGLA Forum, Mayors Caucus, Climate ActionJanuary 15, 2020 : 2020 Resolutions; Old Growth Consultation; EAD ForumJanuary 8, 2020 :  Emergency Program Act; Funding & Resources; EA Directors' Forum  2019 Archive
 2019 Archive December 18, 2019 :  Excellence Award; Alternate EA Directors; Pathways to Collaboration; Gas Tax; LGLA; CWFDecember 11, 2019 : Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing; Responsible Conduct; Funding & Resources UpdateDecember 4, 2019 : Commercial Vehicle Licensing; Leadership Academy; Executive HighlightsNovember 27, 2019 :  Climate Action Special Committee; Convention Finance Report; Indigenous Cultural TrainingNovember 20, 2019 : 911 Call Levy; Provincial Climate Preparedness & Adaptation StrategyNovember 6, 2019 : Community Safety Amendment Act; LGLA & EA Forums; Community Wellness; C2C FundingOctober 30, 2019 :  UNDRIP; Emergency Program Act Modernization; Cannabis EdiblesOctober 23, 2019 :  Cullen Commission; Volunteer Fire Dept. Funding; Gillian Trumper October 9, 2019 :  Expediting Cannabis Retail Approval; Campaign Tracker; Child Care fundingOctober 2, 2019 : Convention Resolutions and Evaluation, UBCM Group Benefits Review Deadline TodaySeptember 27, 2019:  Convention Round Up Day 5: Resolutions DecisionsSeptember 26, 2019:  Convention Round Up Day 4: Resolution Decisions; Emergency Program Act; Climate AwardsSeptember 25, 2019:  Convention Round Up Day 3: Resolution Decisions; Community Excellence Award Winners; Action on Short-Term RentalsSeptember 24, 2019:  Convention Round Up Day 2: Cannabis Revenue Sharing; Rural Dividend Fund; Permanent Transit FundingSeptember 23, 2019:  Convention Round Up Day 1: Money Laundering; Strong Fiscal FuturesSeptember 18, 2019:  Election Advocacy; Emergency Program Act; Accessibility LegislationSeptember 11, 2019 :   Remuneration Guide for Councils & Boards; Treaty Negotiations Policy; Funding & ResourcesSeptember 4, 2019 :  Climate Action; Asset Management Funding; BC Animal Health Act August 28, 2019 : Housing Investment; Climate Action; Benefits ReviewAugust 21, 2019 : Commercial Vehicle Licensing; Emergency Preparedness Funding; Toward Parity ProjectsAugust 14, 2019 : 2019 Convention Resolutions; Executive Nominations; Energy Utilities InquiryJuly 31, 2019 : Plastics Action Plan; Marine Debris; Renovictions; Executive HighlightsJuly 24, 2019 : RCMP Bargaining Agent; Fire Fighting Eligibility ChangeJuly 17, 2019:  Convention Finance & Sponsorship Review; Interior Forest Consultation; Funding UpdateJuly 10, 2019:  Convention Registration; Ride-Hailing Regulations; Call for NominationsJune 26, 2019 : Resolution Process; ALR Legislation & Non-market HousingJune 19, 2019 : FireSmart Funding; Private Managed Forest ConsultationJune 12, 2019:  Funding & Resources Update; Call for NominationsJune 5, 2019:  MMIWG Report Released, Forestry Engagement, Community ChallengeMay 29, 2019:  Emergency Preparedness, UBCM Executive Highlights; RCMP Advisory BoardMay 23, 2019:  ALC No Longer Reviewing Cannabis ProductionMay 15, 2019 : Local Government Awareness Week; Remuneration SurveyMay 8, 2019 :  Remuneration of Local Elected Officials; Code of Conduct Survey May 1, 2019:  RCMP Input; Excellence Awards; Convention Proposals; Cannabis SurveyApril 24, 2019:  Codes of Conduct Survey; Gas Tax ReportingApril 17, 2019:  Cannabis Costs Survey; Caribou Recovery Consultation; Housing NeedsApril 10, 2019:  In Memoriam: Nils Jensen; Convention Sponsors; Funding UpdateApril 3, 2019 : Land Owner Transparency Act; Double Gas Tax Transfer; Caribou RecoveryMarch 27, 2019 : Poverty Reduction; Caribou Recovery; Bylaw AdjudicationMarch 20, 2019:  Budget Highlights; Reconciliation; Building Code ChangesMarch 13, 2019:  Asset Management Planning; Community Excellence Awards; Funding UpdateMarch 6, 2019 : Advocacy Days; Employer Health Tax; Executive Meeting HighlightsFebruary 27, 2019 : Provincial Resolution Responses; Toward Parity Webinar; Rail ProximityFebruary 19, 2019 : Provincial Budget HighlightsFebruary 13, 2019 : Auditor General for Local Government; Throne Speech HighlightsFebruary 6, 2019 : C2C Forum; Funding Update; In Memoriam: Furney & GoodacreJanuary 30, 2019:  Elected Officials Benefits; Mayors’ Caucus; Parksville SymposiumJanuary 23, 2019:  Local Gov Resolutions; 2018 Grant Activities; Rail Safety Committee RepJanuary 16, 2019:  Forest Practices Consultation; UBCM Executive AppointmentsJanuary 9, 2019:  Edible Cannabis; Gas Tax Fund; Ride Hailing; Funding & Resources   Breadcrumb Home The Compass