Strategic Priorities Fund Intake; Annual Expenditure Reporting now available; Employment Opportunities; FireSmart Conference

Strategic Priorities Fund Intake underway for Canada Community-Building Fund

A new Strategic Priorities Fund intake to the Canada Community Building Fund program will make up to $100 million in funding available for eligible local government infrastructure and capacity building projects in British Columbia. Successful applicants may receive up to 100% of net eligible costs of approved projects to maximum of $6 million. The deadline for application is June 30, 2022. Read more

Canada Community-Building Fund Annual Expenditure Reporting now open

Local governments may now submit their 2021 Canada Community-Building Fund Annual Expenditure Report (AER) through the UBCM Program Information Management System (PIMS). Local governments are required to report on all financial and project information for CCBF investments between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021. Reports are due June 1, 2022. Read more

Employment Opportunities with UBCM

The Union of BC Municipalities has three challenging and rewarding opportunities for professionals to bring their expertise, skills and enthusiasm to our organization in the capacity of: Senior Finance Policy Analyst; BC FireSmart Committee Coordinator; and Program Officer for Local Government Program Services (LGPS). Read more

FireSmart BC Conference early bird deadline

The early bird registration deadline 2022 FireSmart BC Conference is April 7. Register now to participate in two full days of keynotes, panel discussions, and presentations with a range of experts in wildfire preparedness, prevention and recovery May 11 and 12, 2022.