The annual resolutions cycle is the main forum for UBCM policy-making. UBCM members may submit resolutions that have been endorsed by a Council or Board subsequent to the Area Association meetings directly to UBCM. The submission deadline is Saturday, June 30. Read more 

UBCM and the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC (CCCABC) are working together to identify child care needs in rural and remote communities in BC. Our findings will be summarized in a report that will be provided to the Province in an effort to inform its policy direction on child care in rural and remote areas of BC. Read more 

UBCM's Resolutions Committee has made two changes for the 2018 UBCM Convention related to: removal of resolutions from a block and the date for Resolutions Book distribution. Read more 

At the 2017 Annual Convention, local governments endorsed several resolutions that were directed toward UBCM. UBCM's standing committees have acted upon those resolutions as follows. Read more 

UBCM and the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations have prepared a summary report from the round table discussions at the 2017 Convention workshop Forestry 101: Principles and Opportunities for Strengthening Community Interactions. Read more 

The provincial Rental Housing Task Force has announced the launch of a province-wide engagement. The Task Force will hold ten public forums across the province starting in Maple Ridge on June 4. Online submissions may also be made through to July 6 at 4 p.m. The Task Force was announced in April and has a broad mandate to modernize B.C.'s tenancy laws. 

This federal program provides grants of up to $25,000 to organizations, including local governments, to help seniors make a difference in the lives of others and in their communities. Read more