The UBCM Executive held its quarterly committee and board meetings virtually over February 16-18. A full slate of Committee meetings was held and Executive members welcomed a delegation from the Minister of Municipal Affairs, the Honourable Josie Osborne.
Highlights of the…
Latest News
Date:
Finance Minister Selina Robinson delivered the provincial budget in the legislature today. Budget 2022 includes significant new funding commitments of interest to local governments including emergency preparedness and disaster recovery, climate action, and homelessness.
UBCM has…
Date:
Asset Management BC is hosting a series of virtual workshops in March, June, and September that build on the structure of the 2021 Risks and Rewards conference with sessions on Physical, Natural, and Human Capital. AMBC kicks off the series with a Physical Capital…
Date:
A second intake of the Strengthening Communities’ Services Program, a component of the Canada-BC Safe Restart Agreement, has been announced. The program aims to address unsheltered homelessness that has been exacerbated by COVID-19 and related community impacts.
With the second…
Date:
In 2021, the provincial Ministry of Citizens' Services, UBCM, and the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) collaboratively launched an independent study to better understand the factors contributing to the difference in internet speeds between data published on the…
Date:
Nominations are being sought for one UBCM representative on the PRIMECorp BC Board of Directors. PRIMECorp is the organization that manages PRIMEBC, the information management system used by police agencies to access data and critical information. The successful applicant shall…
Date:
The BC Government launched engagement on a new provincial Watershed Security Strategy and Fund on January 25th, and has prepared a discussion paper to provide background information and enable input on a broad range of watershed security related themes. The themes…
Date:
On February 8th, Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin delivered the Speech from the Throne to open the next session of the Legislature. The speech outlined steps taken by the provincial government to address the impacts of Covid-19 on British Columbians as well as commitments for…
Date:
ICBC has announced plans to increase the length of new driver’s licence numbers (DLNs). Numbers on existing driver licences are seven (7) digits and will not change; but beginning in 2023, numbers assigned for new driver licences will be eight (8) digits. Indigenous and local…
Date:
The Electoral Area Directors’ Forum agenda has been finalized and is available on the UBCM website. This event will take place on April 5 and 6 at the Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport in Richmond, BC.
Registration for the event is open until March 25, 2022. The Forum cost is $…