Whereas a sufficient supply of industrial land in all categories i.e. production, distribution, repair, manufacturing, transportation, trade-enabling, warehouse, wholesale, etc. is critical for local, regional and provincial economies and workforce growth, and industrial lands face scarcity and underdevelopment challenges and loss and conversion to other uses; And whereas balanced attention to local and regional industrial land protection and planning is disadvantaged by lack of available funding for local governments to assist with the unique planning and development challenges and opportunities for these lands: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM request that the provincial government provide new funding programs for local and regional governments to support preparation or updating of industrial land inventories, assessments, strategies, plans, and guidelines for their protection and optimal development.
