Foreshore Lease Applications

Whereas the Province requires and oversees applications for foreshore specific permissions and leases for the placement and use of private moorage facilities on Crown land; And whereas application processing timelines for these approvals have become unreasonably prolonged, creating uncertainty, hardship and economic challenges for property owners, communities and local governments: Therefore be it resolved that UBCM urge the Province to immediately provide a timeline for when existing applications will be processed and commit additional resources to the administration and oversight of foreshore special permissions and leases in order to address approval backlogs, reduce processing timelines and improve responsiveness to community needs.