Local government news and announcements from UBCM

Online data tool for economic & community development

Register now for a webinar on the Community Information Tool (CIT), a free online tool that provides single window access to more than 40 public data sets, including census information, Data BC, the B.C. Data Catalogue, and industrial lands information. Local government staff and elected officials are encouraged to join the webinar to learn how to use this powerful tool to discover new insights about their communities.

Federal Disaster Financial Assistance Arrangements (DFAA)

In July, Canada announced advance payments of over $870 million to the Government of British Columbia through DFAA to support provincial costs of flood, landslide and storm response and recovery efforts. This is in addition to the $207 million in support for wildfire recovery efforts announced in June. These two announcements are advance payments of the $5 billion commitment to B.C. in support of the four DFAA-eligible disasters in British Columbia in 2020 and 2021.

Funding & Resources Update

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.

Community Garden Network

The Public Health Association of BC invites local governments that administer community gardens to join their Community Garden Network. This new network provides resources, networking and sharing opportunities to strengthen community garden programming.