The Compass

Weekly News & Information From UBCM

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For a sense of the stories and information we cover, check out past issues of The Compass, listed below.

May 22, 2013 Resolutions Received, LGAW, Area Association Exec. Boards

May 15, 2013 Election Results, PPP, Fisheries, Jumbo

May 8, 2013  Party Platform Analysis, BC Transit Review Implementation

May 1, 2013  Election Outreach; UBCM Executive Meeting

April 24, 2013  Election Outreach, C2C Funding & Athletic Commissioner Act

April 17, 2013  Election Outreach, UBCM Select Committee on Local Government Finance

April 11, 2013  Special Edition:  RCMP Police Costs Update

April 10, 2013 Species at Risk, Wildfire Prevention and Public Health Plan Launched

March 27, 2013 Abandoned and Derelict Vessels, Brownfields Renewal; and Fisheries Act

March 21, 2013 Federal Budget 2013

March 20, 2013 UBCM Releases Provincial Election Platform

March 13, 2013 Airport Control Sites Worth, Provincial Election Platform, Gas Tax Amendment, CEO Forum

March 6, 2013 Antenna Siting Protocol; Updated Printed Paper Stewardship Plan; Derelict Vessels Report

February 27, 2013 RCMP Contract; Problem Properties; Surveys; Benefits Conference & Housing Affordability 

February 20, 2013 Budget Highlights, Ferry Assessment Agreement, Land Based Spill Update

February 13, 2013 Elections Legislation, Throne Speech, RFP for 2014 Convention

February 6, 2013 New Auditor General; Conflict of Interest for Elected Officials; Resolutions; Order of BC

January 30, 2013 UBCM Executive Meet; Federal Support for C2C; and Packaging & Printed Paper Update

January 23, 2013 Gas Tax Fund Expenditure Deadline; Leadership Forum Update

January 16, 2013 UBCM Response to RCMP Severance Package Changes

January 9, 2013 Age Friendly Funding, Electrical Permit Fee Changes & New Medical Marijuana Policy

December 19, 2012 Last issue of 2012! Next edition January 9, 2013

December 12, 2012 Executive Goals & Priorities, Committees Established and Elections Legislation

December 5, 2012 Next steps for 2012 Resolutions, Wildfire Funding Update, and more

November 28, 2012 UBCM, FCM Bring Infrastructure Message to Ottawa; UBCM Exchange with Vietnamese Partner

November 21, 2012 Select Committee on Local Govt Finance; Crime Prevention Funding

November 14, 2012 Fire Commissioner Upholds Local Government Autonomy; Cohen Commission

November 7, 2012 Feedback Request: Packaging and Printed Paper; 2012 Convention Presentations Online

October 31, 2012 RCMP Contract Management Committee Underway; Gas Tax Fund Annual Report

October 24, 2012 Province, UBCM Form Infrastructure Working Group; Input Request for BC Policing Plan

October 17, 2012 2012 Community Excellence Award Winners; Provincial Response to Timber Supply Report

October 10, 2012 Neskonlith Decision; 2012 UBCM Resolution Summary