Homeless Encampments within City Limits on Provincial Land

Whereas the Province of BC is experiencing a housing crisis and the number of unhoused individuals is increasing; And whereas municipalities and regional districts have adopted certain bylaws that prohibit encampments within the municipal or regional district boundary, yet these bylaws cannot be enforced when the homeless encampments are on provincial land; And whereas some of these homeless encampments on provincial land are on the sides of roads and highways, and therefore fall under the purview of Provincial ministries: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM lobby the Province for a single Provincial ministry to be appointed to address homelessness encampments within all Crown jurisdiction lands.