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Province-wide Community to Community Forum

Calling First Nation and local government leaders to join UBCM and the First Nations Leadership Council for a day of dialogue around building relations, advancing reconciliation, and exploring ways to work together.

The Province-wide Community to Community Forum is being co-hosted by UBCM and the First Nations Leadership Council on Monday, September 16, 2024 at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, 900 Canada Place Way, Vancouver, from 8:30am (breakfast at 7:45am).

First Nation and local government leaders and senior staff are invited to participate. This important event will foster collaboration and deepen understanding toward a more inclusive future for all communities across BC. Travel subsidies are available for First Nations participants. There is no cost to register for the Forum.

Forum Agenda (updated September 13).  

First Nations and Local Governments Registered to Attend 

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Keynote speaker: The Honourable Jody Wilson-Raybould, former MP and Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
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Featured speaker: Kimberly Murray, Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools

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For further information please contact Marlene Wells, Senior Policy Analyst, Union of BC Municipalities, or Colin Braker, Communications Director, First Nations Summit.