A new Emergency Program Act is coming for BC, a major initiative that will repeal and replace the current act, UBCM delegates heard at a Thursday morning clinic. Many challenges with the current legislation were revealed through local government experiences of the unprecedented…
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A new rebate program will support B.C. residents looking to buy and install electric vehicle (EV)
charging stations at home and at work. The $4 million program will be administered through CleanBC. Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources and George…
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The following summary provides the decisions from the resolutions session on Thursday, September 26 at the 2019 Convention. The full and exact wording of any amendments will appear in the Convention Minutes.
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Andrew Wilkinson, Leader of the Official Opposition, charged the NDP government of a failure to listen to the views of all citizens and local governments in an address to UBCM delegates.
Wilkinson said a protest on Wednesday that brought 250 logging trucks to downtown…
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Green Party of BC leader Andrew Weaver called on BC’s local government leaders to be courageous, ambitious, and innovative in working towards an inevitable transformation of BC’s economy.
Speaking to delegates as both a climate scientist and a political leader, he enjoined them…
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A new provincial – UBCM advisory group will provide the province with policy options to strengthen the regulation of short-term rentals. UBCM President Arjun Singh informed delegates of the newly formed staff-led group in an address Wednesday. UBCM has made repeated calls for…
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Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, spoke with delegates about the many ways the Province and local governments are working together to build resilient communities during her address at Convention today.
“The work that each one of you does every day to…
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BC’s forests, forest industry and its forest dependent communities are in the midst of a transition that is unprecedented, delegates to the forests policy session heard on Tuesday afternoon. Presenters confirmed and described the present crisis and pointed to signs of hope…
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The following is a summary of the resolutions considered on Wednesday, September 25 at the 2019 Convention.
Section SR (Special Resolution)
Res No.
Resolution Title
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SR1
Provincial Consultation with Local Governments
Endorsed
SR2
Modernizing…
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The revitalized legislative framework for planning and decision-making in the ALR has impacted local governments and created some uncertainty. This morning, the Ministry of Agriculture, with the Agricultural Land Commission, addressed these changes and identified their intent to…