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A child care planning guide for local governments is now available. The guide, Stepping Stones: Child Care Planning Guides for BC’s Local Governments, was developed with funding from the Government of BC and written by project consultants, Sarah Huebert from SPARC…
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The federal government has extended the application deadline for the Universal Broadband Fund (UBF) to March 15, 2021. The extension provides applicants with additional time to complete UBF applications.
To support applicants, especially smaller local and Indigenous…
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The BC FireSmart Committee encourages members to save the date for the first inaugural FireSmart BC Symposium. Participants will learn about the future of FireSmart in BC and across the country, hear from a live panel about FireSmart community success stories, and attend…
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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.
Eligible applicants include local…
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Following up on its announcement to plant two billion trees over 10 years, the federal government has issued calls for expressions of interest and requests for information under the Growing Canada’s Forests Program. Natural Resources Canada is looking to engage those…
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Agriculture faces unique challenges from wildfire. Farmers, ranchers, First Nations and governments can all take simple steps to prepare ahead of time. Climate & Agriculture Initiative BC is offering four free virtual regional workshops to train wildfire and…
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UBCM is currently looking to appoint local government representatives from RCMP policed jurisdictions to the British Columbia Local Government Contract Management Committee (LGCMC). Interested local government elected officials and senior staff members have until March 12, 2021…
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The Union of BC Municipalities is pleased to offer a webinar for local governments to support their work in addressing the child care needs in B.C. communities. The registration deadline is Friday February 19.
The webinar will be based on the guide, Stepping Stones: Child…
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The BC Economic Development Association will be hosting its annual BC Economic Summit, Economic Revival: Charting a Path Forward for BC Communities from March 8-11. The conference will bring together Indigenous, local, provincial and federal governments representatives along…
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The DFO minister has been mandated to create a plan to transition open net-pen farming in coastal BC by 2025. DFO staff advised that a Strategic Oversight Committee (SOC) has been struck to oversee the creation of the proposed Plan.
The SOC provides direction to a Transition…