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Foundational Principles for Responsible Conduct
The Working Group on Responsible Conduct has released a set of foundational principles as a resource for individual elected officials, councils and boards. Selina Robinson, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Director Wendy Booth, UBCM President, and Patti Bridal, LGMA President, have
written to BC local governments to convey these principles and encourage their use.
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Thinking About Running for Local Office?
The province has released a set of
resources for anyone considering running in the 2018 local government general election. The new resources include a series of videos with a number of local elected officials discussing their roles and responsibilities. Local governments are encouraged make use of these resources at candidate information sessions. This initiative was supported by LGMA, LGLA and UBCM.
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UBCM Executive Meeting Highlights
Executive members met in Victoria over February 21-23 to hold their quarterly Committee and board meetings. Executive members also met with MLAs from all parties to share local government perspectives on housing, infrastructure funding and issues related to mental health and the opioid crisis.
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Funding & Resources Update
Each month we provide an update on UBCM funding programs and information on other programs or resources that may be of interest to local governments and First Nations.
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Spill Management Intentions Paper
On February 28, the provincial government released a policy intentions paper,
Phase Two Enhancements to Spill Management in BC. The paper presents four potential policy concepts to improve spill management in BC. Interested parties can submit feedback on the paper until April 30.
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eTicketing Pilot Project Underway
The provincial government has begun pilot testing the new electronic ticketing (eTicketing) process. Consistent with information provided last month to UBCM's Community Safety Committee, eTicketing will be piloted through five police agencies, starting with the Delta Police Department. Results of the pilot project will help Treasury Board make decisions regarding potential province-wide implementation.
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National Abandoned Boats Inventory
Transport Canada is asking for assistance from local governments to help populate a national on-going inventory of wrecked and abandoned vessels in Canadian waters. If you have one or more of these vessels in your area, please contact Transport Canada staff to provide the location and details of the vessel. Input is requested by March 31, 2018.
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