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Leadership in structural and architectural wood use by local governments was recognized at the UBCM Convention in Vancouver last week. Five local governments were presented with 2021 Community Recognition Awards for use of wood in their community projects by Wood WORKS! BC.
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Thursday’s workshop on Modernizing Forest Policy in BC provided an extensive update on current Ministry of Forests activities retooling the framework for forestry as it is practiced in the province to align with the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act and other…
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A provincial approach to support regional growth planning is focused on expanding affordable housing and green transportation while renewing and expanding health care buildings and educational facilities. A panel of Ministers described the essential role of local government in…
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Premier John Horgan has committed the provincial government to work with UBCM to establish an MOU to review the local government finance system in British Columbia. Horgan indicated that he has asked Josie Osborne, the Minister of Municipal Affairs, and Selina Robinson, Minister…
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Speaking to the overlapping crises and emergencies of the past 18 months, leader of the BC Green Party, Sonia Furstenau thanked local government leaders for their work amidst extraordinary uncertainty. “We need new maps to navigate this world,” said Furstenau.
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In a fireside chat with journalist Jody Vance, Canadian satirist, and author Rick Mercer expostulated on the state of the national psyche and the dynamics in the federal election.
Mercer reflected on the ways in which the tone of political discussion has taken a turn over the…
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A workshop at the 2021 UBCM Convention yesterday featured a well-known panel of experts in health matters, climate and governance discussing what could be learned from the June heat dome. The unprecedented temperatures of that event led to more than 570 heat-related fatalities.…
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UBCM delegates today endorsed Policy Paper #1, Ensuring Local Government Financial Resiliency: Today’s Recovery and Tomorrow’s New Economy. Today's decision follows on a plenary session Tuesday that provided a thorough exploration of the paper from four members of the UBCM…
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Current trends in housing affordability, the challenges of insufficient data, and considerations on how communities can meet core housing needs were featured in a workshop at the 2021 Convention today.
Jill Atkey, CEO of the BC Non-Profit Housing Association informed delegates…
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Shirley Bond, Interim Leader of the Opposition BC Liberal Party, applauded the resiliency, innovation and leadership of BC local governments in her UBCM Convention address Wednesday afternoon.
Bond emphasised the importance of local governments meeting face-…