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The federal government intends to deliver correspondence to contract partners in the coming weeks, providing cost projections associated with the new RCMP collective agreement. Despite this action, UBCM continues to request that the federal government cover all retroactive costs…
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The minutes of the 2021 Annual Convention are now available. These minutes comprise the official record of the proceedings of the 2021 Annual Convention, held virtually from September 14-17, 2021.
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The Province is conducting engagement on updates to British Columbia’s Geographical Naming Principles, Policy, and Procedures to further reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples. Interested local government representatives are asked to register in advance to participate in virtual…
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The BC Government launched engagement on a new provincial Watershed Security Strategy and Fund on January 25, and has prepared a discussion paper to provide background information and enable input on a broad range of watershed security related themes. The themes…
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On March 2, 2022, the Ministry of Attorney General, in partnership with UBCM, will be hosting a town hall meeting with local governments on the bylaw adjudication program. Local government senior staff members interested in attending may RSVP to Alvin Lau, Senior Policy &…
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The Government of Canada has launched two consultations on measures to reduce methane emissions from landfills. The first seeks input on proposed methane emission reduction regulations, while the second invites feedback on a proposed greenhouse gas offset system protocol.…
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Registration is now open for the 2022 FireSmart BC Conference: Building Collaboration and Community – May 11 and 12th, 2022 in Kamloops, BC.
The 2022 FireSmart BC Conference: Building Collaboration and Community will bring together wildfire practitioners from BC and beyond…
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UBCM is launching a new survey on Indigenous Relations intended for local government staff and elected officials. This survey will be used to inform advocacy and update existing reconciliation and relationship building resources for members.
This survey addresses wide ranging…
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The Province and Union of BC Municipalities will work together to review the local government finance system in B.C. to ensure that municipal governments and regional districts remain resilient in the face of economic changes.
Municipal Affairs Minister Josie Osborne, Finance…
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The RCMP has updated its vaccine expectation for local government support staff (i.e. those that work in RCMP detachments). New guidance requests that affected local government employees be fully vaccinated “as soon as possible.” This replaces…