Authored by the BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus Governments at all levels must make difficult choices to find fiscal balance. Now, one year into their mandate, Premier David Eby and Finance Minister Brenda Bailey have presented a budget that claims that BC is open for businesses, but the real story comes from what is – and […]
UBCM Survey shows that housing gap are costing municipalities millions FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE– September 22, 2025 VICTORIA, BC – The BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus (BCUMC) is sounding the alarm on critical housing gaps and escalating municipal costs, following the release of data collected in partnership with the Union of BC Municipalities. The data shows that […]
January 16, 2025 VICTORIA, BC – The BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus has outlined their priorities for the provincial government, ahead of the release of the provincial ministerial mandate letters. In a letter sent to the Premier in December, dubbed the Caucus’s ‘Christmas Wish list,’ the mayors from 16 of the largest municipalities in BC identified […]
BC’s Urban Mayors are closely watching the developments of this upcoming provincial election, as are all British Columbians. The BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus constructed a leadership priorities questionnaire that asked each provincial party leader about their vision and policies for BC, and how they intend to work with local governments to solve provincial issues. The […]
The BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus (BCUMC) welcomes the recommended reforms and changes laid out in Policing and Community Safety in British Columbia, a report by the BC Legislature’s Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act.
The BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus (BCUMC), a coalition of 13 non-partisan Mayors representing more than 55 per cent of the population of British Columbia, releases the following statement in response to Federal Budget 2022.
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus (BCUMC) welcomes the news from the Federal and Provincial Governments allocating $204 million in additional transit pandemic-relief funding to support BC’s transit operators.
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus, a coalition of 13 non-partisan Mayors representing more than half the population of British Columbia release the following statements in response to the 2022 Provincial Budget.
BRITISH COLUMBIA – The BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus (BCUMC) Co-Chairs Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, are issuing the following statement in support of the recent memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed by the Province’s Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Finance Ministry, and the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) that will set the path forward for a better local government finance model.
BRITISH COLUMBIA – Affordable, reliable and accessible public transit is critical to the economic, social and environmental future of our cities. The BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus (BCUMC), representing 13 municipalities and more than 55 per cent of British Columbians, joins the national call to the Government of Canada to extend critical public transportation funding – specifically to TransLink, BC Transit and BC Ferries in B.C. – beyond the Federal 2020 Safe Restart Agreement.