Whereas many communities across British Columbia face ongoing challenges with contaminated, abandoned, vacant, or underutilized brownfield sites that limit housing supply, economic development, and efficient land use, and impose significant financial and administrative burdens on local governments; And whereas while British Columbia has established contaminated sites legislation and regulatory processes, local governments lack access to a coordinated provincial strategy and practical financial, fiscal, and risk management tools to support the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM urge the Province of British Columbia to develop and implement a comprehensive provincial brownfield redevelopment strategy that builds upon existing regulatory frameworks and provides local governments with practical and accessible tools to support the remediation and redevelopment of brownfield sites across the province.
