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The Province is proposing amendments to the Contaminated Sites Regulation that align with Bill 17, Environmental Management Amendment Act. Bill 17 was introduced and received royal assent in May 2019 and addressed changes to the provisions for site identification in the …
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Representatives from the federal Fund for Railway Accidents Involving Designated Goods will be attending the 2019 UBCM Convention, and are seeking to provide information about the Fund to communities located near a railway.
Following the 2013 derailment in Lac-Mégantic, the…
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The Local Government Contract Management Committee (LGCMC) meets regularly with provincial and RCMP representatives to discuss issues related to the RCMP contract and policing in British Columbia. The following summary highlights key issues discussed at its most recent meeting.…
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Each year, UBCM presents Long Service Awards at the Annual UBCM Convention to eligible local elected officials who have served a total of 25 or 35 years of service. Nominations are being accepted until August 31.
The award is outlined in Section 6.6.1 of the UBCM Executive…
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The Federal Government has announced the creation of a new lending institution, the HPC Housing Investment Corporation, to increase affordable housing across Canada. The HPC is a federal non-share corporation that offers financing options for affordable housing providers at long…
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The 2019 UBCM Benefits Conference, October 24-25 in New Westminster, enables local government staff and others responsible for group benefit plans to get inspired by new ideas. Held only once every three years, this conference offers the opportunity to meet with your…
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UBCM will be conducting a Plan Marketing Review of the UBCM Group Benefits Plan for insurance services in October 2019. UBCM is one of several public sector organizations who will be working together as part of this process and, in aggregate, this initiative is expected to be…
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UBCM has struck a Special Committee on Climate Action to generate new ideas, explore opportunities and barriers to local government action, and identify avenues for further partnership work in mitigating, and adapting to, the effects of climate change.
The new committee is…
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The Commercial Vehicle Licensing program will be ending December 31, 2019. UBCM has administered this program since 1987. Following a program review with member input, UBCM determined that the program had ceased fulfilling the original intent of the program and distributed funds…
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2019–2020 intakes for the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF) are now open, with application deadlines starting in October 2019. Streams are open to all local governments (municipalities and regional districts) and First Nations (bands and Treaty First Nations). The…