The Province of BC has introduced legislation that would give greater powers to the Cabinet to expedite the approval of projects it deems a matter of provincial significance. If passed into law, Bill 15 (Infrastructure Projects Act) will allow the minister responsible for a…
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Scheduling guidelines for bylaw adjudication hearingsThe provincial Ministry of Attorney General seeks local government feedback on draft scheduling guidelines for hearings under the Bylaw Adjudication Program. Local governments are invited to submit comments on the scheduling…
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If your local government received funding from the Canada Community-Building Fund in 2024, it’s time to submit the Annual Expenditure Report. Reports are due June 1, 2025.
Local governments that received funding through any stream of the Canada Community-Building Fund in 2024…
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Members are reminded that they can submit resolutions directly to UBCM until June 15.
Any resolution submitted after June 15 will be considered a Late Resolution. Late Resolutions will only be sent for debate at Convention if the topic is considered new, emergency, and not…
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The Local Government RCMP Contract Management Committee (LGCMC) will be meeting on June 10, 2025. Local governments wishing to suggest discussion items related to the agreement under which the RCMP provides local police services in B.C. are asked to submit input to Bhar Sihota,…
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UBCM and BC Wildfire Service staff are hosting a webinar on May 7, 1:30pm to discuss 2025 updates to the BC Wildfire Service prohibitions. These prohibitions, commonly referred to as “fire bans,” are designed to limit the risk of wildfires and address public safety concerns…
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Local Government Awareness Week is a month away: May 11-17, 2025. This year’s theme is Infrastructure. UBCM members are invited to participate by identifying a key infrastructure story in their area and engaging with residents on the work being done to ensure sustainable…
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In response to the trade war with the US, UBCM has engaged Oxford Economics to develop modelling on how escalating tariffs will affect GDP, employment and a host of other macroeconomic impacts in BC and Canada. Read the full report: Macroeconomic impacts of the US-Canada…
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The UBCM Executive held its quarterly Executive meeting in Victoria, April 1-3, in conjunction with advocacy meetings with Ministers and MLAs. The trade war was top of mind, and Executive are pleased to share two resources to help local governments respond. …
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Applications are now being accepted for the 2025/26 Community to Community (C2C) program. The C2C program supports the advancement of First Nation/local government reconciliation and relationship building.
This program supports regional forums with funding of up to $…