As a means to address the growing impacts of climate change and anticipated future flooding events, the Province has updated BC's Flood Emergency Plan. The updated Plan reflects an increased emphasis on collaboration and the four pillars of emergency management (mitigation,…
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The recent retirements of Gary Paget and Beth Hancox at the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing (MAH) have resulted in a couple of staffing changes at the Board of Examiners.
Nicola Marotz, Strategic Advisor in the Local Government Division of MAH, was appointed as the…
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UBCM's 2019 Annual Convention and Tradeshow will be held September 25-27 at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Registration is now open and will close September 13. Registration will be available onsite thereafter within the limitations of each venue.
Pre-conference workshops and…
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The Province is consulting British Columbians on the practice of switching biannually between Daylight Savings Time (DST) and Standard Time. The states of Washington, Oregon and California, are now considering legislation that, if passed, will result in those jurisdictions…
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Tuesday, September 24 is Forum Day at UBCM Convention. Whether you are an electoral area director, urban mayor, councillor from a small community, or from somewhere in-between, UBCM has the right forum for you. Help shape the agendas for this year's forums by emailing your topic…
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The resolution sessions at UBCM's annual convention play a critical role in the development of our policies. Since the 2019 Convention will be the first for many local elected officials, we have updated the background information provided on our website that explains the key…
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A factsheet has been prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture to clarify recent legislative changes for local governments, communities and agricultural stakeholders.
In recent months, the Provincial government has updated legislation regarding the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR…
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Receive recognition for your work by applying for a Community Energy Association 2019 Climate & Energy Action Award. The awards are offered in 3 categories: community planning and development, corporate operations, and climate change adaptation. The deadline for…
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The Province has extended the deadline for feedback on its review of the Private Managed Forest Land Program (PMFLP) to July 22. An earlier deadline was noted in a June 5th article.
The deadline for comments on Forest and Range Practices Act (FRPA) Improvement Initiative…
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Funding for the 2020 Community Resiliency Investment (CRI) program's FireSmart Community Funding & Supports stream has been confirmed and program materials released. The program is structured to fund FireSmart activities in all eligible First Nation and local government…