The Compass

2025 Archive

• December 17, 2025 Recurring flood risk requires sustained response; Funding intakes & Webinars
• December 10, 2025 Reviews recommend 911 reform; BC cannabis survey
• December 3, 2025 Executive addresses referred resolutions; Funding & Resources update
• November 28, 2025 UBCM formal submission on M216; input deadline extended
• November 26, 2025 Bill M216 opposition; Electoral Area Directors' Forum; Bail reform analysis
• November 19, 2025 Response encouraged to the professional reliance bill
• November 13, 2025 Time needed for the Province to get Heritage Conservation Act right
• November 6, 2025 UBCM expresses concern with private members bill
• November 5, 2025 Funding and resources update; Convention hotel block
• October 29, 2025 Housing design catalogue; 2026 hotel block
• October 22, 2025 HCA feedback closes tomorrow; SSMUH amendments; Mary Sjostrom
• October 15, 2025 Heritage Conservation Act webinars; Housing legislation; New waste fees
• October 8, 2025 HCA Engagement; Convention survey; Water resource management
• October 3, 2025 CAO & Elected Official engagement for Heritage Conservation Act
• September 26, 2025 Convention 2025: Eby addresses delegates; Update on Heritage Conservation Act changes
• September 25, 2025 Convention 2025: Session on Cowichan Tribes; Addresses from party leaders
• September 24, 2025 Convention 2025: Province pauses Heritage Conservation Act changes
• September 23, 2025 Convention 2025: Involuntary care; State of BC’s economy
• September 22, 2025 Convention 2025: Report quantifies need for supportive housing
• September 17, 2025 Convention plenary focused on BC finances; Minister Robertson to give federal address
• September 10, 2025 Clarity needed on property buyout policy; Convention session on Cowichan title decision
• September 3, 2025 Streamlining UBCM resolutions; Funding & resources update
• August 27, 2025 Annual highlights; SPF deadline; Convention registration
• August 21, 2025 UBCM 2025 Resolutions & Annual Report
• August 20, 2025 Infrastructure Projects Act implementation; Nominations for RCMP contract management committee
• August 13, 2025 New CEPF Intake; Executive Nominations Report
• August 6, 2025 Funding & Resources; Small Talk & EA Forum topics; Executive meeting highlights
• July 30, 2025 Feedback invited on Heritage Conservation Act, Prompt payment legislation
• July 23, 2025 Last call for nominations; Health Authority review
• July 16, 2025 Event Safety Commission recommendations; Input sought on CleanBC
• July 9, 2025 Marcy Grossman at Convention; Cannabis policy feedback
• July 2, 2025 Convention registration; Resolutions responses; Funding and Resources
• June 25, 2025 Input requested on BC’s liquor to go policy
• June 18, 2025 Feedback opportunity for CleanBC
• June 11, 2025 Asset management and funding core infrastructure
• June 4, 2025 Analysis of housing and supply act implementation; Nominations for UBCM Executive; EDMA feedback
• May 21, 2025 Bill 15 concerns unabated; Potential changes to in-camera meetings
• May 20, 2025 Strategic Priority Fund now open for applications
• May 14, 2025 Density Bonus Bylaws date; Community Excellence Awards
• May 7, 2025 Funding and Resources; Floodplain technical committee invitation
• May 5, 2025 Bill 15 provides province with override powers for major capital projects
• April 23, 2025 UBCM resolutions deadline June 15; CCBF recipient reporting
• April 16, 2025 Macroeconomic impacts of the trade war; Local government awareness week
• April 9, 2025 Amending procurement policies, C2C funding, Nasal naloxone pilot
• April 2, 2025 UBCM makes case for infrastructure stimulus funding
• March 26, 2025 EDMA Regulations: opportunity for input
• March 19, 2025 CCBF Regional Workshops | Provincial housing guidance
• March 12, 2025 Opportunity for feedback on Emergency & Disaster Act regs; RD Forum; BC Flood Strategy; Bill 44
• March 5, 2025 Referred resolutions / In memoriam: Alice Maitland / Funding & Resources
• February 26, 2025 Community Excellence Awards open for applications
• February 19, 20025 Empowering your CAO in an unsettled and uncertain time
• February 12, 2025 Funding & Resources update: February 2025
• January 29, 2025 Regional District Chair & CAO Forum registration open
• January 22, 2025 Judge rules provincial legislation on single housing development unconstitutional
• January 15, 2025 Carole James, Terry Lake & Mike Bernier to lead LGLA panel on engagement
• January 8, 2025 Funding & Resources update / Committee appointment openings

2024 Archive

• December 18, 2024 Post-Pandemic mental health / NextGen 911 / EA Director Forum / Bylaw Adjudication
• December 11, 2024 Body worn camera implementation / Resources and Opportunities
• December 4, 2024 Funding & Resources update | Consultation open for aquaculture
• November 27, 2024 Council & Board feedback on mandatory codes of conduct, enforcement; UBCM Executive meeting highlights
• November 20, 2024 Provincial cabinet heightens focus on local government
• November 13, 2024 John Horgan; Local Government Leadership Academy registration
• November 6, 2024 UBCM priorities for new government; MLAs with local govt experience; Electoral Area Forum
• October 30, 2024 Hotel blocks for Convention 2025
• October 23, 2024 Input requested from local governments on vacant lands, flood policy, and more
• October 16, 2024 Prioritizing infrastructure, housing & emergency management in the provincial election
• October 9, 2024 Funding and resources opportunities update for October
• September 25, 2024 Remuneration best practices / ICYMI from UBCM 2024

UBCM 2024 Convention: 

• September 20 | Day 5 John Rustad promises infrastructure program for local governments
• September 19 | Day 4 Premier Eby answers questions from UBCM delegates
• September 18 | Day 3 Funding needed for infrastructure
• September 17 | Day 2 Supporting housing needs across the province
• September 16 | Day 1 Climate change and emergency management

• September 12, 2024 UBCM releases priorities for the provincial election
• September 11, 2024 Director Kaehn withdraws nomination for UBCM President
• September 5, 2024 Discussion paper on responsible conduct for local elected officials
• September 4, 2024 Funding & Resources update for September
• August 28, 2024 UBCM's 2024 Annual Report is here
• August 21, 2024 Active Transportation Funding; Environment Act Review; Convention resolutions; UBCM candidate videos
• August 14, 2024 Nominations for UBCM Executive; Bylaw Adjudication; Long Service Awards
• August 7,2024 Funding and resources update for August | New Fire Safety Act enacted
• July 31, 2024 UBCM withdraws from decrim litigation; George Stroumboulopoulos keynote; UBCM Executive nominations & meeting highlights
• July 24, 2024 Update from the RCMP Contract Management Committee
• July 17, 2024 Feedback on new emergency management asks for funding, flexibility
• July 15, 2024 Province steps back from enacting shelter criteria legislation
• July 10, 2024 UBCM seeks feedback on Provincial consultation for treaty and non-treaty agreements
• July 3, 2024 CCBF renewed for another 10 years in BC
• June 26, 2024 Fall intakes for CEPF announced | Survey for members on Provincial engagement
• June 19, 2024 2024 Convention: Ride the Wave | New disaster resilience funding 
• June 12, 2024 Resolutions & Provincial action; Convention session proposal deadline
• June 5, 2024 Nominations now open for UBCM Executive | Contract policing update
• May 29, 2024 Changes to the Housing Supply Act | Local government finance study
• May 15, 2024 Indigenous engagement requirements; Convention session proposals; Policing modernization + more
• May 8, 2024 Decriminalization changes approved | Highlights from Executive Meetings
• May 1, 2024 UBCM Executive advocates for added shelter spaces, community safety support, and more
• April 24, 2024 Body-worn cameras; RCMP pay decision; UBCM Convention session proposals
• April 17, 2024 Federal budget proposes significant housing investment
• April 10, 2024 Housing amendments to give inclusionary zoning authority to local governments
• April 3, 2024 A UBCM analysis of federal housing investment
• March 27, 2024 UBCM seeks intervenor status for public consumption case
• March 13, 2024 Contribute to Decriminalization Working Group | Focus on infrastructure awareness
• March 6, 2024 Canada Community-Building Fund negotiations, Provincial resolution responses, Funding opportunities
• February 28, 2024 Highlights from UBCM Executive Meeting
• February 22, 2024 BC Budget 2024: Takeaways for local governments  
• February 21, 2024 Housing Summit underscores need for local government finance reform
• February 14, 2024 Housing Summit Day 2: Infrastructure and Responding to Population Growth
• February 13, 2024 Housing Summit Day 1: Building Capacity to Address BC's Housing Crisis
• February 7, 2024 Sean Fraser confirmed as Housing Summit speaker | Final day to pre-register for Summit
• February 2, 2024 Transit-oriented development | Engagement about proposed Land Act changes
• January 31, 2024 A Conversation on development finance; Proposed Land Act Changes
• January 29, 2024 Special Edition - Kahlon confirmed to speak at Housing Summit
• January 24, 2024 Housing Summit will focus on surging population and new legislation
• January 17, 2024 UBCM Announces 2024 Housing Summit
• January 10, 2024 Funding and resource updates for January 2024

2023 Archive

• December 20, 2023 Housing policy manuals & regulations; Comment from UBCM president on housing legislation
• December 15, 2023 Long-term funding & capacity building plan needed for emergency management
• December 14, 2023 Housing policy manuals & regulations; Comment from UBCM president on housing legislation
• December 6, 2023 Funding and resources for local governments
• November 29, 2023 Focus on housing at UBCM Executive’s fall meeting
• November 23, 2023 UBCM asks Province to withdraw Bill 45
• November 15, 2023 Province introduces minimum density for transit-oriented development 
• November 8, 2023 New legislation for funding growth-related infrastructure and amenities
• November 3, 2023 Provincial housing legislation introduces sweeping changes for local governments
• November 1, 2023 Funding and resources update
• October 25, 2023 Emergency and Disaster Act Consultation, EA Director Forum and more
• October 18, 2023 New Short Term Rental legislation responds to UBCM recommendations
• October 11, 2023 Legislation to Limit Public Use of Illicit Drugs
• October 4, 2023 Convention hotel block | Emergency and Disaster Management Act
• September 25, 2023 Convention wrap up: key themes, interviews & resolution decisions
• UBCM 2023 Convention: 
  • September 22 | Day 5 Premier Eby | Trish Mandewo | Resolutions results 
  • September 21 | Day 4 Leader of the Opposition | Resolutions debate
  • September 20 | Day 3 Jen Ford | Future of forests
  • September 19 | Day 2 Emergency managemet legislation | 'Smoke is here to stay'
  • September 18 | Day 1 Decriminalization and the toxic drug crisis | Housing
• September 13, 2023 FireSmart shifting to allocation-based funding | Download Convention App
• September 6, 2023 Funding and Resources | Heritage Conservation Act engagement
• August 30, 2023 Convention registrations surge | Community Housing Fund | Body worn cameras update
• August 23, 2023 Wildfire impacts on RCMP policing resources | Messages from Executive candidates
• August 18, 2023 Provincial State of Emergency Declared
• August 18, 2023 2023 UBCM Annual Report
• August 16, 2023 Resolutions book for UBCM Convention
• August 9, 2023 Executive nominations | Reviewing UBCM’s resolutions process
• August 2, 2023 John Herdman is the 2023 Convention keynote speaker | Highlights from the July Executive meetings
• July 26, 2023 JULY 31st REMINDERS: Executive Nominations and Feedback on Decriminalization
• July 19, 2023 In memoriam: Claire Newman / Consultation on decriminalization happening today / Resolution responses from the Province
• July 12, 2023 Emergency Act legislation | Fire Commissioner survey | Asset Management conference
• July 5, 2023 Convention Registration is open | Housing Accelerator Fund opens | Funding opportunities
• June 28, 2023 Next Gen 911 funding | Decriminalization and controlled substance legislation engagement | RCMP collective bargaining nears final agreement
• June 22, 2023 Improvements in asset management | Recognition Awards | Resolutions deadline | Roadside worker safety
• June 14, 2023 UBCM Convention Registration | RCMP contract | Climate Action & Energy Awards
• June 7, 2023 Financial resiliency | Funding resources | Child care facilities design
• May 31, 2023 Underused Housing Tax | Building Code input | Mental health & leadership
• May 24, 2023 In Memoriam: Gary Paget | UBCM Executive nominations | Keeping It Rural Conference
• May 17, 2023 Provincial support needed for Short Term Rentals | Convention 2023 session proposal deadline | Accessible BC Act guidance
• May 10, 2023 Mental health and local elected leadership; Community Excellence Awards; Heat preparedness
• May 3, 2023 Decriminalization and Local Governments; Surrey Policing; and 2023 Advocacy Days
• April 26, 2023 Local Govt Awareness week; Convention session proposals; Complete Communities program
• April 19, 2023 Analysis of provincial housing, homelessness plans; old growth review; CCBF survey
• April 12, 2023 Feedback invited on cannabis regulations; Local Government Awareness Week; Housing summit presentations
• April 6, 2023 Housing BC Together video; Retractive RCMP costs; Old Growth session; Gaming consultation
• March 29, 2023 Construction industry capacity & housing demand; Extreme temperature funding
• March 22, 2023 Immigration policy & housing supply; Old growth session; Housing Accelerator Fund
• March 15, 2023 50 panelists confirmed for HousingBCTogether; Poverty Reduction Committee; Asset Management funding
• March 14, 2023 Consultation on provincial permitting for new homes – deadline March 21
• March 8, 2023 Housing BC Together; Resolution responses; Executive meeting highlights; NextGen 911
• March 1, 2023 Housing BC Together; Medical cannabis concerns; Regional District forum; Funding & Resources update
• February 28, 2023 BC Budget highlights
• February 22, 2023 UBCM housing summit; Province doubles funding for emergency preparedness
• February 15, 2023 Old growth implementation; Pat Wallace; RCMP Auxiliary program
• February 14, 2023 Registration opens for UBCM's housing summit
• February 8, 2023 Applications open for Excellence Awards; Fund supports reconciliation with urban Indigenous communities
• February 1, 2023 Illicit drug decriminalization; Elected official seminars; Funding & resources update
• January 25, 2023 Appointments to UBCM Executive; Group benefits for elected officials
• January 18, 2023 UBCM province-wide housing summit; RD Forum; Illicit drug decriminalization
• January 11, 2023 2023 Elected Official Seminars; RCMP policing; Evacuation route planning
• January 4, 2022 Funding & resources for local government; Coastal Marine Strategy

2022 Archive

• December 21, 2022 Canada Community-Building Fund annual report
• December 14, 2022 Poverty reduction funding; RCMP contract update; Local Government fact sheets
• December 7, 2022 Resources for creating, updating Codes of Conduct; UBCM Executive nominations; Funding & Resources update
• November 30, 2022 New funding for front line policing; Executive highlights; FireSmart summit
• November 23, 2022 Safer Communities Action Plan; Nominations for UBCM Executive; LGLA Elected Official seminars
• November 16, 2022 Flood strategy input; Utilities Commission inquiry; Rural economic development funding; Open net pen
• November 9, 2022 Provincial connectivity funding intake; Agriculture resources for local governments
• November 2, 2022 New responsible conduct resource; Broadband service map; Funding & Resources
• October 26, 2022 Federal Cannabis Act Review; Consultation on Building Official Fees
• October 19, 2022 Repeat offender recommendations; Asset Management conference; Cyber Security
• October 12, 2022  UBCM seeks 911 service improvements; Cybersecurity; Group Benefits
• October 5, 2022 Eby housing plan; Firesmart; Building Code review
• September 28, 2022 Provincial response on 2021 resolutions; Asset Management BC conference program; RCMP contract committee input; Food costs and climate change input
• September 21, 2022 Permanent transit fund consultation; Convention survey, photos
• September 16, 2022 Premier Horgan; top media stories; final resolutions from UBCM convention
• September 15, 2022 Local government news from the UBCM Convention
• September 14, 2022 Local government news from the UBCM Convention
• September 13, 2022 Local government news from the UBCM Convention
• September 12, 2022 Local government news from the UBCM Convention
• September 7, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
• August 31, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
• August 24, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
• August 17, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
• August 12, 2022 2022 UBCM resolutions and annual report
• August 10, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
• August 3, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
• July 27, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
• July 20, 2022 Local government news and announcements from UBCM
• July 13, 2022 Heat Preparedness Webinar; UBCM Employment Opportunity
• July 6, 2022 Emergency preparedness grants renewed; Election resources; Funding & resources update
• June 22, 2022 UBCM Convention registration; Provincial Climate Preparedness & Adaptation strategy; FireSmart intake
• June 15, 2022 Input sought for convention forums; EMBC revised timeline; Extension for patio approvals; Input on bylaw adjudication
• June 8, 2022 Heat preparedness plan; Call for nominations to UBCM Executive; Asset Management & climate change
• June 1, 2022 2022 convention resolutions & session proposals; UBCM Executive meeting highlights
• May 18, 2022 Collective agreement concerns; Covid-19 results; Community Garden toolkits
• May 11, 2022 Policing townhall; Extreme heat funding; Disaster financial assistance
• May 4, 2022 Feedback requested on provincial responses to COVID-19; Policing recommendations; Single use and plastic waste prevention
• April 27, 2022 Ukrainian support; Convention session proposals; Excellence Awards; Bonding strategy for industrial projects; RCMP
• April 13, 2022 Local government discussions with Public Safety Canada; Emergency Management legislation
• April 8, 2022 Special Edition - Federal Budget 2022 Highlights
• April 6, 2022 Strategic Priorities Fund Intake; Annual Expenditure Reporting now available; Employment Opportunities; FireSmart Conference
• April 1, 2022 Strategic Priorities Fund Intake; Annual Expenditure Reporting now available; Employment Opportunities; FireSmart Conference
• March 23, 2022 UBCM report shows housing supply keeping pace with population growth
• March 16, 2022 Broadband input sought; Roadblock to Reconciliation
• March 9, 2022 Province responds to 2021 Resolutions; Local Government-Indigenous Relations survey; Child Care consultations
• March 2, 2022 UBCM Executive meeting; FireSmart Conference; LGLA Forum; Funding & Resources
• February 22, 2022 Budget takes aim at climate action, disaster recovery & emergency preparedness
• February 16, 2022 Internet speed report out; Funding for homelessness; Watershed security webinar; Physical capital workshop; C2C Reconciliation funding; PRIMECorp representative
• February 9, 2022 Throne Speech; RCMP Contract; RD Forum; EA Forum agenda; Funding & Resources update
• February 2, 2022 Watershed security; Indigenous relations survey; Bylaw adjudication; FireSmart conference; Convention minutes
• January 26, 2022 Province, UBCM commit to review local government finance
• January 19, 2022 Asbestos abatement licensing; Social Procurement
• January 12, 2022 RCMP Contract; 2 billion trees program; Fire Services Working Groups
• January 5, 2022 LGLA, EA Directors' Forums postponed; Changes to Accessible BC Act; Funding & Resources

2021 Archive

• December 15, 2021 Executive November meeting highlights; Vaccine mandates; Seniors' transportation survey; Appointments sought
• December 8, 2021 UBCM, FCM call for local govt participation in disaster response committee
• November 30, 2021 Response from Minister Eby; Retroactive RCMP costs; 2022 Convention hotel block
• November 24, 2021 Policing modernization; Throne Speech; EA Director Forum; ALR housing flexibility
• November 17, 2021 What the weather is telling us; UBCM seeks clarity from Minister Eby on housing comments
• November 10, 2021 Old Growth deferrals; LGLA Forum; Decriminalization for personal possession
• November 3, 2021 Regulation urged for short-term rentals; Surrey Policing transition; Funding & Resources update
• October 27, 2021 Legislative amendments to development approvals and to code of conduct; RCMP body worn cameras; EAD Forum; Asset Management series
• October 20, 2021 Province seeks input on forest policy modernization
• October 6, 2021 Funding & resources update; Illicit Drug decriminalization webinar
• September 29, 2021 Public safety modernization; Decriminalization of illicit drugs; First Nation-Municipal CED Funding
• September 22, 2021 Planning for Truth and Reconciliation day; Convention survey; 2020 resolution responses; Evacuation grants; FireSmart BC
• September 17, 2021 Convention Round Up Day 4: Premier commits to MOU on finance; Convention survey
• September 16, 2021 Convention Round Up Day 3: Preparing for the next heat dome; Resolutions Decisions; Mercer comes full circle
• September 15, 2021 Convention Round Up Day 2: Financial resiliency policy paper endorsed; Resolutions decisions; UBCM election results
• September 14, 2021 Convention Round Up Day 1: Truth & Reconciliation; MOU on First Nations Negotiations
• September 13, 2021 Convention Kick-Off Networking Night; UBCM Budget & Auditor's Report
• September 8, 2021 Forest policy workshop; UBCM support for PHO; Accessibility Act; Convention resolutions
• September 1, 2021: Convention panel to feature Dix, Henry & Wagstaffe; Cabinet panel sessions; Funding & Resources
• August 25, 2021: Truth & Reconciliation; Affordable Housing session; Networking at UBCM convention
• August 18, 2021: Countdown to Convention; FireSmart; Community to Community Forum
• August 12, 2021: Convention resolutions; Local Govt Finance Policy Paper; Annual Report; Nominations Report
• August 11, 2021: Convention program; DRIPA action plan; National Infrastructure Assessment; Funding & Resources
• July 28, 2021: DRIPA consultation extended; Executive meeting highlights; FireSmart BC webinar; Auxiliary Program update
• July 21, 2021:  Provincial State of Emergency, Decriminalization policy process; New meat regulations
• July 14, 2021: Hon. Murray Sinclair highlights Convention panel; ALR residential flexibility; Forest policy engagement
• July 7, 2021:  Active Transportation Grants; Provincial Accessibility Committee; In Memoriam: Michael Coleman; UBCM Executive nominations
• June 30, 2021: Tentative deal with RCMP union; Convention Registration; UNDRIP; Community Resiliency Funding
• June 23, 2021: 2021 Convention Theme and Registration; Expert Panel on Supply and Affordability Final Report; FireSmart BC workshops, LUC termination
• June 16, 2021: Climate Preparedness & Adaptation; RCMP Contract; Hazardous Waste Regulations
• June 9, 2021: Advocacy Days; MMIWG action plan; EA Director meeting; Auxiliary policing
• June 2, 2021:  UBCM response to CARIP cancellation; Forestry Policy Intentions paper; UBCM Executive nominations
• May 31, 2021: Special Edition — Time for mourning and call to action
• May 26, 2021:  UBCM paramountcy response, Road safety strategy
• May 19, 2021: Advocacy Days 2021, Asset Management Awareness, Resolution submissions
• May 12, 2021: Local Government Awareness Week; FireSmart Symposium; Internet speed study
• May 5, 2021: Funding & Resource Update; Internet Speed Study Underway
• April 28, 2021: Updated 2021 resolutions process; Excellence Awards deadline extended; Rail proximity initiative; Railway Association webinar; RCMP Update
• April 21, 2021: Preventing & responding to elected official conduct issues; Provincial resolution responses
• April 20, 2021: Special Edition - Provincial Budget Highlights
• April 19, 2021: Special Edition - Federal Budget 2021 Highlights
• April 14, 2021: Mercer coming to 2021 UBCM Convention; Local Government Awareness Week; Housing Needs funding
• April 7, 2021: Active Transportation planning grant; Funding & Resources update; Convention Minutes
• March 31, 2021:  Doubling federal gas tax; Professional governance webinar; Electric vehicle rates; Entrepreneurship pilot extended; DFO consultation; Scholarships
• March 24, 2021: External resources for Councils & Boards; RCMP dispatch costs; 2021 CEO Forum
• March 17, 2021: UBCM advocacy update; Internet speed study; FireSmart symposium; Firearms legislation; Small Communities travel fund
• March 10, 2021: Campaign finance changes; Development Approval funding; Reforming the Police Act
• March 3, 2021:  Executive Meeting Highlights; C2C Forum; Funding & Resources; Drought Level Proposal
• February 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 webinar
• February 10, 2021: Streetlight conversion application; Aquaculture Act; Net Pen transition; BC Economic Summit
• February 3, 2021:  UBCM Police Act submission; Economic recovery funding; Rail safety; Childcare planning
• January 27, 2021: Clean Coast, Clean Waters Initiative Fund; RCMP Fraud Awareness; Building Officials Qualifications Webinar; LGLA Registration Extended
• January 20, 2021:  Anticipating RCMP unionization; Approaching funding deadlines 
• January 13, 2021:  UBCM advocacy update; EA/LGLA forums; RCMP contract feedback
• January 6, 2021:  Federal Gas Tax Fund annual report; Procedure bylaw guide; Funding & Resources update

2020 Archive

• December 16, 2020: Housing Supply Panel; Disaster Mitigation Funding: New Poverty Reduction intake; EA Forum
• December 9, 2020: Federal UNDRIP legislation; Guidance for meetings; Throne Speech
• December 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 Webinars
• November 10, 2020:  Universal Broadband Fund; MLAs with local govt experience
• November 5, 2020:  Safe Restart funds for local Government; February 2021 LGLA Forum
• November 4, 2020:  RCMP contract; Gas Tax Fund; Funding & Resources update
• October 28, 2020:  Federal Housing Initiatives; UBCM Planners and Calendars; RCMP Contract Update 
• October 21, 2020: Election platforms compared; Organic Infrastructure & Collection program
• October 14, 2020:  2020 Election Platform
• October 7, 2020: Electronic meetings guidance; PRIMECorp; Funding & Resources update
• September 30, 2020:  Emergency Program Act; Rapid Housing; Hospitality sector measures 
• September 24, 2020: Convention Day 3: Leaders’ addresses; UBCM election results; Convention evaluation
• September 23, 2020: Convention Day 2: Resolution decisions; Throne Speech; Community Excellence Award winners
• September 22, 2020: Convention Day 1: Leadership Reimagined; Public Transit Post-COVID
• September 21, 2020: Party leaders' speeches; Federal address at Convention
• September 17, 2020:  $540 million for local government operations
• September 16, 2020:  Old growth; plastics bylaws; EA Directors session; first responders consultation 
• September 9, 2020: Life after COVID; Housing needs report; Gaps in seniors care
• September 2, 2020: Confronting systemic racism; Active transportation grants; Funding & resources update
• August 26, 2020:  Convention session announced, Annual Report, FireSmart funding, Indigenous-Local Government database
• August 19, 2020: UBCM convention resolutions released; Community to Community funding
• August 12, 2020:  Convention Keynote Margaret Atwood; Economic recovery; Executive nominations
• July 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 Act
• July 15, 2020:  COVID-19 impacts to local government; climate action resolutions; Convention update
• July 8, 2020:  Auxiliary policing; Convention updates; Funding & resources
• June 30, 2020: 2020 Convention resolutions process; call for nominations for UBCM Executive; registration opens next week; strata insurance legislation
• June 24, 2020: Provincial relief framework; Public transit advocacy
• June 17, 2020: MMWIG calls for justice; Fisheries Act work; 2019 resolutions additional responses; Excellence awards deadline
• June 10, 2020: RCMP unionization update; Executive meeting highlights; Improving online meetings
• June 3, 2020:  Accelerated Gas Tax Fund delivery; Funding & Resources update 
• May 27, 2020: UBCM Convention going virtual; New patio service process
• May 13, 2020: Advocacy for property tax deferral, transit funding & stimulus framework
• May 7, 2020: BC's Restart Program; Funding & Resources; Local Government Awareness Week
• May 4, 2020: Electronic public hearings allowed during pandemic
• April 30, 2020: Planning for the 2020 UBCM Convention
• April 27, 2020: COVID-19 Updates: Rural Internet Service; Housing Vulnerable Populations; ICBC; Tree Planting 
• April 23, 2020: UBCM endorses call for Federal funding support
• April 21, 2020: Orphaned wells funding; Enforcement ticketing; Rural & Indigenous health framework
• April 16, 2020: Changes to property tax framework; Expanded CERB eligibility
• April 9, 2020: COVID-19 Provincial Orders Support Team and Call Centre, Guidance to Social Service Providers
• April 3, 2020: Financial impact of COVID-19 on local governments
• April 2, 2020: Guidelines for enforcement of COVID-19 orders; Support for renters & landlords
• March 30, 2020:  COVID-19 update: critical supplies inventory; substance use risk mitigation
• March 26, 2020: COVID-19 Update: New Ministerial Orders
• March 25, 2020: UBCM COVID-19: Update 3 for Local Governments
• March 18, 2020:  COVID-19 Update #2
• March 13, 2020:  COVID-19 and Local Government Preparedness
• March 11, 2020: Caribou recovery planning; Housing Needs Funding; CARIP
• March 4, 2020: Property Tax Relief Legislation; Short-Term Rentals; ALR Residences
• February 26, 2020: Advocacy Days, Snuneymuxw FN, Evacuation Route Planning, EPA Feedback
• February 19, 2020: Budget Highlights; Provincial Responses to 2019 Resolutions
• February 12, 2020: Throne Speech; Climate Action; Accessibility Legislation; Funding Update
• February 5, 2020:  Poverty Reduction Planning; Excellence in Sustainability; Child Care Resource
• January 29, 2020: ALR Residential Options; Gas Tax Fund Workshops; Thermal Energy Systems Review
• January 22, 2020: Micromobility Project, LGLA Forum, Mayors Caucus, Climate Action
• January 15, 2020: 2020 Resolutions; Old Growth Consultation; EAD Forum
• January 8, 2020:  Emergency Program Act; Funding & Resources; EA Directors' Forum

2019 Archive

• December 18, 2019:  Excellence Award; Alternate EA Directors; Pathways to Collaboration; Gas Tax; LGLA; CWF
• December 11, 2019: Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing; Responsible Conduct; Funding & Resources Update
• December 4, 2019: Commercial Vehicle Licensing; Leadership Academy; Executive Highlights
• November 27, 2019:  Climate Action Special Committee; Convention Finance Report; Indigenous Cultural Training
• November 20, 2019: 911 Call Levy; Provincial Climate Preparedness & Adaptation Strategy
• November 6, 2019: Community Safety Amendment Act; LGLA & EA Forums; Community Wellness; C2C Funding
• October 30, 2019:  UNDRIP; Emergency Program Act Modernization; Cannabis Edibles
• October 23, 2019:  Cullen Commission; Volunteer Fire Dept. Funding; Gillian Trumper 
• October 9, 2019:  Expediting Cannabis Retail Approval; Campaign Tracker; Child Care funding
• October 2, 2019: Convention Resolutions and Evaluation, UBCM Group Benefits Review Deadline Today
• September 27, 2019: Convention Round Up Day 5: Resolutions Decisions
• September 26, 2019: Convention Round Up Day 4: Resolution Decisions; Emergency Program Act; Climate Awards
• September 25, 2019: Convention Round Up Day 3: Resolution Decisions; Community Excellence Award Winners; Action on Short-Term Rentals
• September 24, 2019: Convention Round Up Day 2: Cannabis Revenue Sharing; Rural Dividend Fund; Permanent Transit Funding
• September 23, 2019: Convention Round Up Day 1: Money Laundering; Strong Fiscal Futures
• September 18, 2019: Election Advocacy; Emergency Program Act; Accessibility Legislation
• September 11, 2019:   Remuneration Guide for Councils & Boards; Treaty Negotiations Policy; Funding & Resources
• September 4, 2019:  Climate Action; Asset Management Funding; BC Animal Health Act 
• August 28, 2019: Housing Investment; Climate Action; Benefits Review
• August 21, 2019: Commercial Vehicle Licensing; Emergency Preparedness Funding; Toward Parity Projects
• August 14, 2019: 2019 Convention Resolutions; Executive Nominations; Energy Utilities Inquiry
• July 31, 2019: Plastics Action Plan; Marine Debris; Renovictions; Executive Highlights
• July 24, 2019: RCMP Bargaining Agent; Fire Fighting Eligibility Change
• July 17, 2019: Convention Finance & Sponsorship Review; Interior Forest Consultation; Funding Update
• July 10, 2019: Convention Registration; Ride-Hailing Regulations; Call for Nominations
• June 26, 2019: Resolution Process; ALR Legislation & Non-market Housing
• June 19, 2019: FireSmart Funding; Private Managed Forest Consultation
• June 12, 2019: Funding & Resources Update; Call for Nominations
• June 5, 2019: MMIWG Report Released, Forestry Engagement, Community Challenge
• May 29, 2019: Emergency Preparedness, UBCM Executive Highlights; RCMP Advisory Board
• May 23, 2019: ALC No Longer Reviewing Cannabis Production
• May 15, 2019: Local Government Awareness Week; Remuneration Survey
• May 8, 2019:  Remuneration of Local Elected Officials; Code of Conduct Survey 
• May 1, 2019: RCMP Input; Excellence Awards; Convention Proposals; Cannabis Survey
• April 24, 2019: Codes of Conduct Survey; Gas Tax Reporting
• April 17, 2019: Cannabis Costs Survey; Caribou Recovery Consultation; Housing Needs
• April 10, 2019: In Memoriam: Nils Jensen; Convention Sponsors; Funding Update
• April 3, 2019: Land Owner Transparency Act; Double Gas Tax Transfer; Caribou Recovery
• March 27, 2019: Poverty Reduction; Caribou Recovery; Bylaw Adjudication
• March 20, 2019: Budget Highlights; Reconciliation; Building Code Changes
• March 13, 2019: Asset Management Planning; Community Excellence Awards; Funding Update
• March 6, 2019: Advocacy Days; Employer Health Tax; Executive Meeting Highlights
• February 27, 2019: Provincial Resolution Responses; Toward Parity Webinar; Rail Proximity
• February 19, 2019: Provincial Budget Highlights
• February 13, 2019: Auditor General for Local Government; Throne Speech Highlights
• February 6, 2019: C2C Forum; Funding Update; In Memoriam: Furney & Goodacre
• January 30, 2019: Elected Officials Benefits; Mayors’ Caucus; Parksville Symposium
• January 23, 2019: Local Gov Resolutions; 2018 Grant Activities; Rail Safety Committee Rep
• January 16, 2019: Forest Practices Consultation; UBCM Executive Appointments
• January 9, 2019: Edible Cannabis; Gas Tax Fund; Ride Hailing; Funding & Resources