UBCM, in response to the final report by the Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act, has conveyed a report to the Province regarding policing modernization. The UBCM report, Preliminary Local Government Input into Public Safety Modernization, was developed based on the input and recommendations made by the Local Government Policing Modernization Roundtable (LGPMR).

UBCM and the BC Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions (MMHA) are pleased to extend a call for expressions of interest for local government staff to join a working group on the role of local governments in supporting BC’s plan to decriminalize people who use drugs. Interested staff can submit their names and biography to UBCM by September 16. 

All local governments in British Columbia are required to report on progress in asset management in order to fulfill obligations under the Canada Community-Building Fund. The deadline for submission of the Asset Management Assessment Form is Friday, September 30, 2022. Please direct any questions regarding the form to Program Officer, Christina Arsens.

Each month we provide an update on UBCM funding programs and information on other programs, events, and resources that may be of interest to local governments and First Nations.

Registration is now open through CivicInfo for the biggest Asset Management event of the year.  Don’t miss the 2022 AMBC Conference, People, Places and Purpose: Building Resilient Communities Through Sustainable Service Delivery to be held at the Westin Wall Centre Vancouver Airport Hotel in Richmond, Wednesday & Thursday, November 2-3.  

The first intake of the new provincial connectivity funding program, Connecting Communities BC, will open for applications Wednesday, September 7 at 9:00 am PDT, and will close Thursday, December 15, 2022, at 2:00 pm PST. Eligible applicants include internet service providers (ISPs), or Indigenous or local governments working with ISPs.