Announcements
BC 1 CALL
BC 1 Call Announces a New President
BC 1 Call has announced the appointment of Donna Grant as President, effective October 21, 2024.
Donna will lead the organization in its important efforts in damage prevention and safety related to B.C.’s underground infrastructure.
"I look forward to bringing my experience and commitment to safety to serve the needs of BC 1 Call and its stakeholders across the province. I am very excited to join the BC 1 Call team, and eager to collaborate in the important work of damage prevention and safety,” says Donna.
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INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF CANADA
Call for Nominations for the Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medal for Excellence in Public Administration Do you know an exceptional public servant who deserves recognition from the Lieutenant Governor of BC?
The Victoria and Vancouver Regional Groups of the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC) are pleased to invite you to nominate exceptional public servants for the annual Lieutenant Governor’s Silver Medal Award for Excellence in Public Administration in British Columbia (the Silver Medal). Nominations may be in English or French and must be submitted by November 8, 2024.
For more information on eligibility, selection process, and what to submit, visit: Awards — IPAC Victoria (ipac-victoria.ca).
FEDERATION OF CANADIAN MUNICIPALITIES
The Green Municipal Fund from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) is open! This fund can go towards the development of climate adaptation plans, climate-focused asset management strategies, community-wide climate risk assessments, and capacity-building initiatives.
This presents an opportunity for local governments and Modern Treaty Nations to stack funding with other sources, such as the Local Government Climate Action Program (LGCAP) funding. In addition to actions already being taken to meet climate action objectives, the Province requests that local governments and Modern Treaty Nations also consider continuing to explore/implement natural asset infrastructure inventories and/or natural asset infrastructure solutions.
The deadline to apply is November 29, 2024.
FRASER BASIN COUNCIL AND BC CLIMATE ACTION TOOLKIT
 
Help Improve the Climate Action Toolkit!
The Climate Action Toolkit is a vital resource that supports local governments in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and advancing climate resilience. To ensure it continues to meet your needs, we're conducting a User Experience Questionnaire to gather insights on how the Toolkit is performing.
Your feedback will help enhance the Toolkit’s strengths and identify areas for improvement, making it an even more effective resource in the fight against climate change.
We invite you to take a few minutes to complete this anonymous survey by November 30th. Your input will help local governments take meaningful climate action!
Link: Climate Action Toolkit User Experience Questionnaire
UNION OF BC MUNICIPALITIES
Feedback Sought on Potential Changes to Responsible Conduct Framework Local elected officials and CAOs are invited to provide comment on the potential for change to the framework that supports responsible conduct in BC. The invitation follows on a discussion paper from UBCM and the Local Government Management Association that explores the potential of mandatory codes of conduct and models for their administration and enforcement. The paper follows a succession of UBCM resolutions that call for changes to the responsible conduct framework for local elected officials. The deadline for feedback has been extended to December 1, 2024.
Co-authors of the paper – Local Government Management Association and UBCM – are inviting feedback from Councils/Boards, individual elected officials and CAOs on two questions:
- Should the Province be requested to develop legislation mandating codes of conduct modelled on established best practices for all local governments in BC?
- Are legislated changes needed to support code of conduct administration and enforcement? And, if so, what factors do you think are most important to the success of a new approach to code administration and enforcement?
Responses from Councils, Boards or individual elected officials may be sent to Paul Taylor, UBCM Director of Communications. Chief Administrative Officers may provide their comments to Candace Witkowskyj, LGMA Executive Director. To read more about the background and the current framework click here.
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