UBCM outlines some of the key speakers, and Resolutions to consider for this years municipal government convention

Vancouver will be the September destination for Prince Rupert
City Council members and city staff, as the 2019 UBCM Convention
takes place from September 23 to 27 at the Vancouver Convention Centre

They aren't quite ready to pack their bags for convention time just yet; but come mid September the members of Prince Rupert City Council and selected senior staff members will be making the annual journey to UBCM.

With this year scheduled gathering of municipal, provincial and even a few federal politicians set for September 23 to 27 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.

Convention Organizers outlined some of the scheduled addresses set for this years event and when they settle in for their week of political chit chat in Vancouver, the over 2000 delegates from municipalities across BC will be taking in the themes from all three Provincial party leaders.

Scheduled to speak at this years event are Dr. Andrew Weaver from the Green Party and Andrew Wilkinson of the BC Liberals.

Premier John Horgan will also hold the spotlight at the end of Convention week with the Premier's address on Friday September 27th bringing the full week of politicking to an end.

This years Keynote Speaker will be a familiar face for all, with Peter Mansbridge, the former anchor of CBC's The National set to provide his view on current affairs as part of the Wednesday, September 25th session.

In addition to all the speechifying, delegates will have access to range of workshops and seminars, as well as to vote on a number of resolutions that have been submitted from across the province.

A glimpse at the register for Resolutions for the 2019 convention above (click to enlarge)

From the review of submissions for 2019, the document shows that there were no contributions from Prince Rupert finding success for consideration for this years agenda.

The rest of the Northwest however did have a number of resolutions accepted for consideration, they included:

North Coast Regional District, two resolutions of note:

B202 -- Hospital Helipad Construction
C33 -- Provincial Funding for Public Libraries

While Terrace also had two submissions accepted for consideration:

B179 -- Community Childcare
C25 -- Liquor Tax

Smithers, Houston  and Telkwa all had one resolution accepted for consideration, as did Kitimat Stikine Regional District.

Houston -- B 197 -- ICBC Regional Premiums and Settlements
Kitimat-Stikine RD --  B 17 --  Shipment of Dangerous Goods by Rail
Smithers -- B 33 -- BC Hydro Streetlight inefficiency
Telkwa -- B178 -- Travel Cost Equalization for UBCM Conventions

Burns Lake and the Bulkley Nechako Regional District had the most success in having resolutions accepted for the Agenda, with the two bodies combining for seven resolutions.

Burns Lake -- B63 -- Attracting and Retaining Medical specialists in Rural BC
Burns Lake -- B159 -- Limited entry hunt for Cow/Calf Moose
Bulkley Nechako RD -- B24 -- Provincial Download
Bulkley Nechako RD -- B93 -- Community Resilience Investment Program - FireSmart Community Funding
Bulkley Nechako RD -- B97 -- Disaster Relief and Recovery funding
Buklley Nechako RD -- B100 -- Permitting entry into an evacuation Order area
Bulkley Nechako RD -- B101 -- Stay and Defend policy

You can review the details from the Resolution Book and other notes in preparation for the UBCM convention here. The 2019 review of resolutions begins on Page 68, with the detailed notes on each resolution found on pages 93 to 256.

As we get closer to the event, we will provide for an archive of notes on the convention week, with a focus on the work of City Council members and other communities of the Northwest.

For now you can review last years archive.

Updates on the preparations for this years event can be found on the UBCM website and through their twitter feed.

For more items of interest on Municipal government see our Council Archive page here, and our wider overview of the Northwest here.

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