Cannabis Act Amendments; Cambodian Delegates in Victoria; New Organics Infrastructure Fund

Senate Passes Bill C-45 with Amendments

On June 7, 2018, Bill C-45 (the Cannabis Act) passed third reading in the Senate, but not before Senators had added dozens of amendments to the legislation. The Bill will now go back to the House of Commons, where Members of Parliament will decide which amendments they wish to keep.

Cambodian Delegates' Victoria Study Tour

A delegation from the National League of Local Councils of Cambodia (NLC) is taking part in a study tour this week at the UBCM office in Victoria. UBCM participates in the Partners for Municipal Innovation Program (through FCM International) and is currently working with the national local government association in Cambodia. Read More

SWPI to Transition to CRIP

The Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative (SWPI) will transition to a new Community Resiliency Investment Program (CRIP), which will be informed by the recommendations of the recent BC Flood and Wildfire Review and other after-action reviews. The Province committed $50M over three years for the new program in Budget 2018. Read More

New Organics Infrastructure Program Fund

The BC Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy will be hosting webinars on June 26 or 27 to introduce the upcoming "Organics Infrastructure Program" Fund and to seek preliminary feedback in advance of a call for expressions of interest. Read More

Community Climate Change Adaptation Workshops

The Fraser Basin Council (FBC) is organizing a series of climate change adaptation workshops across the Province under the BC Regional Adaptation Collaborative initiative, and invites small BC communities to express interest in co-hosting a workshop in the fall or winter of 2018. Read More

BC Community Road Safety Toolkit

The Safe Roads and Communities Working Committee has just added new modules to the BC Community Road Safety Toolkit. The Toolkit was developed as a response to road safety issues and challenges identified by approximately 80 communities across the Province that participated in the 2015 BC Communities Road Safety Survey conducted by RoadSafetyBC.

June 13, 2018