Health Canada is seeking feedback on potential amendments to federal Cannabis Regulations. The focus of this process is to find ways to reduce regulatory burden, while still adequately addressing public health and safety risks. Feedback will be accepted until May 24, 2023.

Presentations from several sessions at Housing BC Together are now available. The sessions covered include Densification and Upzoning; Tackling Homelessness; Immigration and Housing; Rural and Northern Challenges; and Expediting Development Approvals.

The 2023 Local Government Awareness Week is May 14-20 (#LGAW2023). This annual initiative is aimed at building public awareness of local government roles and encouraging participation in local government processes.

FireSmart BC has added 40 additional seats for the Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit to be held in Vancouver and North Vancouver from May 10 – 14, 2023. Join more than 300 fire services professionals and FireSmart advocates by registering today.

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.

The resources from the 2023 Elected Officials Seminars (EOS) series organized by the Local Government Leadership Academy are now available. The series involved 630 delegates and more than 70 speakers in five regional events.