In January, UBCM’s Cannabis Policy Technical Working Group met with Health Canada regarding the personal and dedicated production of medical cannabis and associated local government concerns. Following this discussion, Health Canada has advised of an opportunity for other local…
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UBCM is seeking expressions of interest from local government elected officials or staff to represent UBCM on the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction’s Poverty Reduction Advisory Committee. Interested candidates can submit a resume, outlining relevant experience…
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Registration for the Regional District CAO and Chair Forum is now open. The event will be held at the Hotel Grand Pacific in Victoria, BC, on March 28 (afternoon) and March 29 (morning). Please register by March 21, 2023.
The Forum cost is $85 plus tax and includes…
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On February 14, 2023, the national Contract Management Committee (CMC) met with representatives from the Federal Treasury Board to receive an update on the RCMP’s collective bargaining process. The CMC was advised that the National Police Federation (NPF) submitted a notice to…
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Finance Minister Katrine Conroy tabled the provincial budget earlier today. Budget 2023 projects a series of deficits over its three-year fiscal plan: $4.2 billion in 2023-24; $3.8 billion in 2024-25; and $3.0 billion in 2025-26. The budget also provides $5.7 billion in…
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The Province of B.C. has committed $180 million in new funding to the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund administered by UBCM. The CEPF program supports projects that help local governments and First Nations prepare for the risks posed by natural hazards such as extreme…
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On February 6 & 7 UBCM attended the Multi-Sectoral Old Growth Forum to learn about work underway by the Province of B.C., in partnership with First Nations, to implement the 14 recommendations identified in the Old Growth Strategic Review (OGSR), which will include the co-…
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Pat Wallace, an 11-term Councillor with the City of Kamloops and a past president of UBCM, passed away at her home on February 11. In addition to her 31 years in service to the City, Wallace was the first woman to chair the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and was the vice-…
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The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC), on behalf of the Government of Canada and in collaboration with Indigenous partners, is launching an engagement for the co-development of an Urban, Rural and Northern Indigenous Housing Strategy. Input is being sought from…
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The Province of B.C. and RCMP E Division have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the initiation of a new RCMP Auxiliary Program at the most comprehensive (Tier 3) level, applicable province-wide where the RCMP is the police service of jurisdiction. A start date for the new…