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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…
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FCM’s Toward Parity in Municipal Politics program is looking for local initiatives that will look to strengthen opportunities or reduce barriers for women to fully participate in municipal politics/local government. The deadline to apply for demonstration project funding is…
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First Nations and local governments seeking funding for wildfire preparedness and prevention are invited to join the Community Resiliency Investment webinar on September 12 from 1:30-3:00 p.m.
With the 2020 Community Resiliency Investment intake deadline approaching, the Union…
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The BC FireSmart Committee, in partnership with FireSmart Canada, is offering six Local FireSmart Representative (LFR) workshops across BC for 2019/2020. Dates and locations have now been confirmed and registration is open.
The two-day workshops will take place:
Cranbrook: …
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The BC Utilities Commission (BCUC) will undertake an Inquiry to examine the regulation of energy utilities affiliated with municipalities and regional districts in order to provide regulatory clarity to the BCUC, utilities and local governments. The Inquiry will explore issues…