Opportunities for members to give feedback, have input, participate in advisory groups, and more.
Researchers from the University of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University are undertaking a disaster mapping project to track and tally the costs of disasters and states of emergency across the province.
This project aims to equip communities and decision-makers with detailed information, including historic and projected cost estimates, that promote proactive climate adaptation, disaster risk reduction, and climate justice planning.
Tuesday, September 17 is Forum Day at UBCM Convention. Whether you are an electoral area director, urban mayor, councillor from a small community, or from somewhere in-between, there is a forum for you. Help shape the agendas for this year's forums by emailing your topic requests by Friday, July 5.
The four forums were created at the request of the membership, and are customized for specific types of local government:
The Ministry of Housing’s Engagement and Encampment Response Branch (EERB) is seeking feedback on their Encampment Response Partner Resource Guide. Local governments and partners are invited to review the draft and share feedback with the Ministry by June 17.
The guide is intended to:
The Province in collaboration with the Provincial Accessibility Committee is inviting British Columbians to comment on how the government can best address barriers that restrict people with disabilities from participating in the workforce and accessing community services. The public engagement on the draft accessibility standards is open from May 31 until July 31.
The public and organizations can share their input/feedback on the draft standards through:
UBCM is currently seeking nominations to the Local Government Policing Modernization Roundtable (LGPMR), a forum for local government input into the ongoing Police Act and public safety review. Local government elected officials and staff members interested in participating have until May 24, 2024, to apply.
UBCM is currently seeking nominations to the Local Government Policing Modernization Roundtable (LGPMR), a forum for local government input into the ongoing Police Act and public safety review. Local government elected officials and staff members interested in participating have until May 24, 2024, to apply.
UBCM is seeking expressions of interest to fill one vacant position the Recycle BC Advisory Committee. The Committee is a forum to provide input and advice to Recycle BC staff and its board of directors on BC’s packaging and printed paper product stewardship program.
Transport Canada is conducting a legislative review of the Canadian Navigable Waters Act (CNWA) and is inviting input from local governments.
The Act employs a regulatory framework to address potential interferences in navigable waters, including works, human-made obstructions, and prohibited activities such as the throwing or depositing of materials and dewatering.
The BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy is seeking input from local governments about reducing non-residential paper waste in BC. A new discussion paper, Preventing Waste in British Columbia: Non-Residential Packaging and Paper Products, includes possible desired outcomes and potential policy approaches.
UBCM and the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (EMCR) have established the Local Government Advisory Committee on EDMA Regulations to inform the development of regulations associated with the new Emergency and Disaster Management Act. Local government elected officials and staff members interested in participating have until May 17, 2024, to apply.