Sixty local governments will benefit from nearly $1.5 million in provincial grants for developing housing needs reports to plan for long-term housing needs and support…
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Governments get funds for wildfire risk reduction projects
The B.C. government has allocated another $1,413,349 in Community Resiliency Investment program grants to eight local governments and First Nations communities in the Southeast Fire…
Prepare for wildfire season: FireSmart BC urges
The BC FireSmart Committee is calling on all British Columbia residents and communities to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season by mitigating wildfire risks where…
Bill 3 opens door for improved rural Internet services
Recent changes to British Columbia’s Local Government Act (Bill 3) gives regional districts the ability to provide capital financing to businesses for the purpose of…
Eaton outlines re-election platform
After serving four years on City of Cranbrook council, Danielle Eaton is looking to keep her seat in the upcoming municipal election October 20. Eaton…
$6 million announced for Windermere Water Project
Canal Flats, Fernie, Invermere, Kimberley, Creston and Golden also in on funding announcement The Government of Canada, along with the Government of British Columbia and…
Concerns that cannabis tax sharing may have strings
As cannabis legalization approaches, the question of cannabis tax sharing is being asked more often. The federal government announced Dec. 11 (2017) an agreement that…
B.C. releases first decisions on cannabis regulations
After considering input from 48,951 British Columbians, and submissions from 141 local and Indigenous governments and a range of other interested stakeholders, the provincial government…
Cannabis regulation committee underway
A joint provincial-local government committee that will consider policies related to cannabis legalization and regulation in British Columbia is set to begin meeting later this…
It was a busy UBCM for Kimberley
UBCM Report By Mayor Don McCormick City of Kimberley The following is a summary of the meetings held last week at the Union of B.C….