New Child Care Funding Announced  
 
Today, the Honourable Katrine Conroy, Minister of Children and Family Development, announced two new funding programs to support local governments to better understand local child care needs and to develop new child care spaces in their communities. Read More 
RCMP Policing Structure Under Review
 
Increasing policing complexity and impending RCMP unionization could make the current provincial policing structure unsustainable. Delegates at a UBCM convention session heard that the provincial government and RCMP are examining the viability of the current model, and in particular British Columbia's smallest RCMP detachments. Read More
Moving Ahead on Cannabis Legalization 
 
Delegates received an update on the status of cannabis legalization in a policy session Tuesday afternoon at UBCM's Convention. The presentation outlined the policy work undertaken by the Joint Provincial - Local Government Committee on Regulation that was introduced at the 2017 UBCM Convention, along with the gaps in the legalization framework for BC. Read More 
Financing Reconciliation
 
Addressing longstanding, problematic fiscal and governance gaps in public service delivery for Canada's local governments and First Nations was the focus of this Tuesday morning clinic. A distinguished panel of indigenous rights lawyers joined First Nations and regional government leaders to explain the origins and possible solutions the current challenges communities face in service delivery. Read More   
Housing Hub  
 
Earlier today Convention delegates heard about HousingHub, an initiative of BC Housing t o increase the supply of affordable housing for middle-income earners. The goal of this recently developed office is to identify and advance innovative approaches to create affordable homes-both for rent and for purchase-in BC communities. Read More 
Green Party Address 
 
UBCM is pleased to welcome BC Green Party Leader, Dr. Andrew Weaver, who will address delegates Wednesday morning at 10:25am in the plenary. 
September 11, 2018

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