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Provincial Responses to UBCM Resolutions
Provincial responses to the resolutions from the 2017 UBCM Convention are now available. UBCM will follow up with letters to local governments that sponsored resolutions in 2017 to provide the relevant provincial responses to each resolution.
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Resolutions Requesting UBCM Action
At the 2017 Annual Convention local governments endorsed several resolutions that requested specific action from UBCM. This article summarizes the actions undertaken by UBCM working committees in response to these resolutions.
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RCMP Contract Committee Seeks Input
The RCMP Local Government Contract Management Committee (LGCMC) will be meeting on May 3, 2018. Local governments may suggest discussion items related to the agreement under which the RCMP provides local police services to BC and are asked to submit input to Bhar Sihota, UBCM Policy Analyst, prior to April 20. Read more
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Regional Hospital District Cost Sharing Review
UBCM's Health and Social Development Committee is re-circulating the Regional Hospital District Cost Sharing Review (2008) for those members who may not be aware of the report. The Review was a joint UBCM and Ministry of Health document that proposed thirteen recommendations to address issues with regional hospital districts.
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Consultation: Cyanobacterial Toxins in Water
The Ministry of Health is seeking input on a draft decision protocol for assessing and managing cyanobacterial toxins in B.C. drinking water and recreational water. This protocol is intended to provide strategies and resources to assist local governments, health authorities, and water system operators to assess and manage risks related to cyanobacterial bloom formations.
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B.C. Community Road Safety Toolkit
The Safe Roads and Communities Working Committee has created a B.C. Community Road Safety Toolkit. A 2015 survey of British Columbia local governments gathered information about road safety and found that many local governments wanted more information on road safety planning, safety designs and strategies.
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Physical Activity Survey
The BC Alliance for Healthy Living Society (BCAHL) invites local government to participate in a needs assessment survey that will support the development of equity, inclusion and accessibility policies for physical activity in British Columbia.
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Community Energy Management Course
Learn about the wide range of green energy strategies and local economic development opportunities for communities at the Green Energy and Local Economic Development course offered by BCIT and the Community Energy Association from March 28 - April 27, 2018.
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