Final week, Fort St. John Metropolis Council attended the annual Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Conference, participating with provincial ministries, collaborating with different native governments, and advocating for the priorities of northern communities.
Throughout conferences with provincial ministries, Council addressed numerous vital points spanning well being care, housing, public security, forestry, and financial growth. Key subjects included:
- The impacts of Emergency Room and Hospital Diversions
- Well being Care recruitment and coaching
- Options for unhoused people with addictions
- Including a 3rd unit at Peace Villa long-term care facility
- Closure of the Canfor sawmill
- Salvage logging of wildfire-impacted areas
- 12 months-round forest hearth administration program
- The affect of current housing laws adjustments
- The success of the VRS Communities venture in Fort St. John
- The significance of session with native governments throughout laws adjustments
- Enhancing the overseas employee program
- Registering latecomer and native space companies charges on property titles
- Enacting the Group Security Act and the Group Security Modification Act
Fort St. John additionally submitted 4 advocacy resolutions on the conference. Three have been efficiently handed throughout the conference, whereas the fourth was not thought of as a consequence of its similarity to a different accepted decision. The resolutions lined:
- Enacting the Group Security Act
- Supporting salvage logging of wildfire-impacted areas
- Establishing a year-round forest hearth administration program
- Making certain session with native governments on provincial laws
Extra highlights from the conference embody:
- Councillor Gord Klassen was elected as a Director at Massive to the UBCM Govt
- Milo MacDonald, Chief Administrative Officer, supplied a northern perspective as a panellist within the plenary session on Public Security, Psychological Well being, and Addictions.
- Council met with Canfor representatives relating to the choice to shut the Fort St. John Sawmill, the place Canfor cited delays within the provincial allowing course of for timber harvesting as a key issue.
Attending the UBCM Conference is a crucial strategic initiative for Fort St. John Metropolis Council. It ensures that the voices of our neighborhood are heard on points that have an effect on us all.
About UBCM
The Union of B.C. Municipalities has been the voice of native authorities in British Columbia since 1905. The annual Conference supplies a discussion board for our members to determine coverage and have interaction with provincial leaders on issues of frequent concern.
