A workshop at the 2021 UBCM Convention yesterday featured a well-known panel of experts in health matters, climate and governance discussing what could be learned from the June heat dome. The unprecedented temperatures of that event led to more than 570 heat-related fatalities. Read more
Complete Resolutions Decisions
UBCM delegates met for the second resolutions session at the 2021 UBCM Convention earlier today. The following is a summary of the decisions from both resolutions sessions. Read more
Mercer comes full circle
In a fireside chat with journalist Jody Vance, Canadian satirist, and author Rick Mercer expostulated on the state of the national psyche and the dynamics in the federal election.Read more
Furstenau praises leadership in a time of uncertainty
Speaking to the overlapping crises and emergencies of the past 18 months, leader of the BC Green Party, Sonia Furstenau thanked local government leaders for their work amidst extraordinary uncertainty. “We need new maps to navigate this world,” said Furstenau.Read more
Join us tomorrow
Be sure to join us tomorrow for the final day of Convention starting at 9:30 AM PST for Cabinet Town Halls, and be sure to visit the Virtual UBCM Tradeshow from 8:30 AM PST - 12:15 PM PST. View the fullConvention Program online.
