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Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna announced yesterday that the federal government will allocate more than $3 billion for projects that make provincial and local government facilities more pandemic resistant and encourage outdoor activities. The Minister made the comments…
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The 2019 Gas Tax Annual Expenditure Report deadline has been extended to July 1, 2020.
The AER report covers Federal Gas Tax Fund spending between January 1 and December 31, 2019. Reports can be submitted through UBCM’s online Program Information Management System (PIMS).…
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UBCM is seeking to appoint up to seven local government staff members to its Cannabis Policy Technical Working Group. The Working Group was recently established by the UBCM Executive to consult with the provincial government on an as-needed basis regarding new and ongoing policy…
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The Union of B.C. Municipalities has written to Minister Selina Robinson to seek the expansion of the existing Property Tax Deferral Program. An expanded program would ease the financial pressure on residential homeowners facing loss of income during the COVID-19 pandemic and…
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UBCM, in partnership with CivicInfo BC and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Housing, is pleased to support the 2020 Local Government Awareness Week, May 17-23. This annual initiative is aimed at building public awareness of local government roles and encouraging…
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Premier John Horgan has announced a plan to lift COVID-19 restrictions in phases, gradually allowing for more social and economic activity. The four-phase plan will see British Columbians transitioning to the second phase in mid-May, allowing for the implementation of several…
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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
The administration of provincially-funded grant programs is…
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The Province has issued a ministerial order that allows local governments to hold public hearings electronically during the current provincial state of emergency. Each local government will need to determine which electronic method works best for its public hearings. This…
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COVID-19 has required that British Columbians collectively re-think nearly every aspect of our lives. At UBCM, this process of rethinking includes developing contingency plans for hosting the 2020 UBCM Convention. At this point, there are many unanswered questions with regard to…
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The Province has announced decampment plans to transition people living in major homeless camps in Vancouver and Victoria into temporary accommodations during the COVID-19 crisis. This builds on additional measures undertaken by BC Housing, non-profits, health authorities, local…