Health Canada is seeking feedback on potential amendments to federal Cannabis Regulations. The focus of this process is to find ways to reduce regulatory burden, while still adequately addressing public health and safety risks. Feedback will be accepted until May 24, 2023.…
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Each month we provide an update on UBCM funding programs and information on other programs, events, and resources that may be of interest to local governments and First Nations.
Local Government Program Services
Applications are currently being accepted for the following funding…
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The 2023 Local Government Awareness Week is May 14-20 (#LGAW2023). This annual initiative is aimed at building public awareness of local government roles and encouraging participation in local government processes.
An Asset Management Awareness Day (#AMDay2023) is…
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The Local Government RCMP Contract Management Committee (LGCMC) will be meeting in approximately one month. 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…
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The 2023 Canada Community-Building Fund Outcomes Report provides a detailed analysis of outputs and measurable outcomes of all completed CCBF projects for five years between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2021.
During this period, the 188 local…
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The Province’s Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch (GPEB) is interested in hearing from industry and partners, including local governments, as it undertakes the development of regulations that will accompany the new Gaming Control Act. The new Act, which received Royal Assent…
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UBCM and other members of the national RCMP Contract Management Committee (CMC) were informed that the federal government will not cover any portion of the retroactive salary costs owed as part of the RCMP Collective Agreement (2017-2023). Local governments have been instead…
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Local governments are reminded to register for the old growth session set for Thursday, April 13th from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. Hosted by UBCM, in cooperation with the Province, the session will focus on the Province’s approach to implementing the Old Growth Strategic Review…
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Over the coming days, we will be sharing some of the content from Housing BC Together, UBCM’s housing summit which concluded yesterday in Vancouver. For our first installment, UBCM has created a YouTube playlist that includes the full comments provided by Premier Eby yesterday…
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The Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship is at the mid-way point of developing the Watershed Security Strategy and has now released a new intentions paper for stakeholder engagement.
In early 2022, the Province began engagement on the Strategy through a discussion…