In-person events and webinars hosted by UBCM or partners that are of interest to members.
UBCM and the First Nations Leadership Council are pleased to announce that Kimberly Murray, Special Interlocutor for Missing Children and Unmarked Graves and Burial Sites associated with Indian Residential Schools, will be one of the speakers at the Provincial Community to Community Forum on September 16, 2024.
We are pleased to announce that UBCM and First Nations Leadership Council will be co-hosting the 7th Province-wide Community to Community Forum in Vancouver on September 16, 2024.
First Nation and local government leaders and senior staff are invited to gather for a day of dialogue that will focus on building relations, advancing reconciliation, and exploring ways to work together. This important event will foster collaboration and deepen understanding toward a more inclusive future for all communities across BC. More details to follow. We look forward to seeing you there.
The BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy is offering an information session on June 6, 10:30-11:30am, for local government staff and officials to learn more about the Province’s possible policy approaches to prevent non-residential (ICI) packaging waste.
The RCMP Municipal Police Unit Agreements webinar has been rescheduled to June 4, 2024, 10-11:30 am. Communities with a Municipal Police Unit Agreement (MPUA) are invited to register for this webinar, which will focus on the authorities and responsibilities of municipalities with an MPUA.
New seismic hazard maps for Metro Vancouver have been developed, and local government planners from southwest BC are invited to attend a virtual engagement session on April 17. The session will be hosted by the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness in partnership with the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and Western University
The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy is developing a new regulatory framework for decommissioning and closure of industrial projects in British Columbia. The framework aims to ensure that industrial projects, not British Columbians, plan and pay for decommissioning and closure of their sites, even if abandoned. Proposed policy options include requiring industrial projects to engage with local governments to inform decommissioning and closure plans.
SFU Renewable Cities, in collaboration with BC Housing and VanCity Community Foundation, is hosting an in-person workshop on Tuesday, May 7 in Vancouver to share practical information about redeveloping government- and non-profit-owned land to include housing.
The event will assist landowners as they consider how they might make use of their land, learn about opportunities for government funding and connect with other landowners looking to build housing on under-used land.
UBCM will be holding a webinar on April 3, 2024, 1–3 pm, to share up-to-date hazard projections for this spring and summer, review the hazard assessment and mitigation resources currently available to communities, and provide an update on Provincial emergency preparedness initiatives.
The Province has initiated work to modernize the Mineral Tenure Act (MTA). UBCM members have endorsed several resolutions seeking amendments to the MTA to address the potential and real conflicts between surface and sub-surface rights holders.
Among the housing-related legislation passed by the Province in fall 2023 was Bill 47 which will legislate minimum density requirements around designated transit hubs. In a session at the 2024 UBCM Housing Summit, Transit-oriented development under Bill 47, representatives from three BC cities with significant transit hubs will examine the implications of the bill.