Whereas the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness does not compensate local governments for providing road rescue service in response to highway accidents within their jurisdiction; And whereas provincial funding mechanisms fail to account for the full cost of road rescue, including training, equipment and operational costs; And whereas ICBC, despite being the Provinces primary auto insurer, does not contribute to road rescue response costs; And whereas rural and remote municipalities provide road rescue services within and outside their jurisdictions, placing additional financial strain on local governments; And whereas many non-profit road rescue societies in the province are experiencing reduced numbers of volunteers, resulting in pressure for more local governments to take on the service: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM ask the Province to establish a sustainable funding model to fully compensate road rescue service providers for response, training, equipment and operational costs.
