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Register now for the 2019 Asset Management BC Conference, November 6 & 7, at the Radisson Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond, BC. The conference theme is Innovate, Communicate and Celebrate – A Culture of Continuous Improvement.
Learn about practical approaches and…
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UBCM produces a local government Planner & Wall Calendar each year. The Planner & Wall Calendar note dates of importance for local governments including:
Legislative dates
Government association information
Important conference dates
Contact details for organizations…
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Today is the deadline to participate in the UBCM Group Benefits Plan Marketing Review. UBCM is conducting a review of the Group Benefits Plan for insurance services in October 2019. This is an opportunity for member AND non-member organizations to participate.
The Notice of Plan…
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Each month we provide an update on UBCM funding programs and information on other programs, events and resources that may be of interest to local governments and First Nations.
Local Government Program Services
A complete and chronological listing of grants currently offered by…
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The following summary provides the decisions from the resolutions session on Friday, September 27 at the 2019 Convention. The full and exact wording of any amendments will appear in the Convention Minutes.
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Delegates were surveyed yesterday on seven questions related to the financing of the UBCM annual convention. The survey results provide guidance to the Convention Finance & Sponsorship Review Panel as it considers updates to UBCM policies. The Review Panel will provide a…
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A new Emergency Program Act is coming for BC, a major initiative that will repeal and replace the current act, UBCM delegates heard at a Thursday morning clinic. Many challenges with the current legislation were revealed through local government experiences of the unprecedented…
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A new rebate program will support B.C. residents looking to buy and install electric vehicle (EV)
charging stations at home and at work. The $4 million program will be administered through CleanBC. Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and George…
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The following summary provides the decisions from the resolutions session on Thursday, September 26 at the 2019 Convention. The full and exact wording of any amendments will appear in the Convention Minutes.
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Andrew Wilkinson, Leader of the Official Opposition, charged the NDP government of a failure to listen to the views of all citizens and local governments in an address to UBCM delegates.
Wilkinson said a protest on Wednesday that brought 250 logging trucks to downtown…