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Statement from B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus and UBCM on Meeting with the Premier and Minister of Municipal Affairs on the Local Government Financing System and Complex Care Housing

March 2, 2021/in Media Releases /by BCUMC

VICTORIA, BC – Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, co-chairs of the B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus, and District of Vanderhoof Councillor Brian Frenkel, President of the Union of BC Municipalities, released the following statement following a meeting with Premier John Horgan and
Minister of Municipal Affairs Josie Osborne to discuss strengthening the municipal financing system and the need for complex care housing.

Statement from B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus on Meetings with the Provincial Government to Develop a Complex Care Housing Pilot

January 29, 2021/in Media Releases /by atomic

VICTORIA, BC – Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran and Victoria Mayor Lisa Helps, co-chairs of the B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus, released the following statement following meetings this week with Attorney General and Minister Responsible for Housing David Eby and Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson to discuss strengthening mental health and substance use supports in the face of the ongoing homelessness and opioid crises.

Statement from B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus Co-Chairs on the Provincial Cabinet Appointment

November 27, 2020/in Media Releases /by BCUMC

VICTORIA, BC – Kelowna mayor Colin Basran and Victoria mayor Lisa Helps, co-chairs of the B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus released the following statement in response to the appointment of a new provincial cabinet:

B.C. big city mayors call on provincial parties to address mental health and substance use in their election platforms

September 30, 2020/in Media Releases /by BCUMC

VANCOUVER, BC; September 30, 2020 – Mayors from 13 of B.C.’s biggest cities are calling on all provincial parties to commit to addressing mental health and substance use in their platforms. In a call-to-action document released today, the newly formed BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus also advocated for greater provincial investment in affordable housing and public transit, as well as a new funding framework for municipalities.