BC Municipalities

• ‘Going to make the situation worse’: B.C. mayor pushes back on housing targets

  District of North Vancouver Mayor Mike Little said transportation infrastructure needs to be addressed first before the municipality focuses on building new homes.

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  Jun 2, 2023
  
• ‘Cut red tape’: B.C. working to build more homes faster in select communities

  The Housing Supply Act gives the Province of B.C. the ability to set housing targets in municipalities, which will help them 'address local barriers to construction.'

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  May 31, 2023
  
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• B.C. municipal leaders heading to Ont. to talk financing

  Ottawa spends billions to build infrastructure but municipality officials said that just covers part of the construction, then they're left to pay for operation and maintenance.

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  May 21, 2023
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• Kelowna, B.C. city council to consider implementing a Code of Conduct

  The Code of Conduct will establish shared expectations for how council members should conduct themselves while carrying out their duties and responsibilities.

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  Mar 11, 2023
• B.C. puts $150M into 911 service; E-Comm union hopeful staffing challenges will be solved

  CUPE 8911's president said the one-time $150-million investment will allow for more staff to be hired to address 911 wait-time issues in communities all around B.C.

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  Mar 1, 2023
• B.C. election results 2022: Find your municipality and candidates

  Global News had complete coverage of the 2022 B.C. municipal election, including a look at all municipalities and candidates in B.C.

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  Sep 23, 2022
• Kevin Falcon zooms in on affordability, crime, health care in UBCM speech

  The Official Opposition leader fired shots at Premier John Horgan's recently-announced measures to support British Columbians with soaring costs of living.

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  Sep 15, 2022
• Here are the highlights of what was endorsed at the UBCM convention this week

  Now that those resolutions have been endorsed, it's now up to the province to respond and decide whether to implement the recommendations.

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  Sep 28, 2019
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• COMMENTARY: Surrey election campaign may be B.C.’s most consequential

  Strategist Mike McDonald says Surrey City municipal election on Oct. 20 may have the most impact of any local election in British Columbia

  Oct 12, 2018
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• B.C. municipal election digest 2018: This week’s top stories

  One thing can be certain out of this election, and that's change.

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  Sep 21, 2018