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 […]
Overspending and Underdelivering: The BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus responds to the 2026 BC Provincial Budget
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Gala MilneAuthored 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 […]
BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus calls for urgent action on housing gaps and homelessness costs
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Gala MilneUBCM 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 […]
BC Urban Mayors Outline Priorities for Provincial Government
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Gala MilneJanuary 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 […]
2024 Provincial Election- Leaders Questionnaire
/0 Comments/in Media Releases /by Gala MilneBC’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 […]
Statement from BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus on the report, Policing and Community Safety in British Columbia, released by the BC Legislature’s Special Committee on Reforming the Police Act.
/in Media Releases /by atomicThe 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.
OPINION: Cities Need for Speed on Housing Accelerator Fund
/in Opinion Editorials /by atomicOur Province is home to four of the fastest growing communities in Canada, with over 100,000 people migrating to BC in 2021. In that year, only 47,607 new homes were started. Keeping up with this pace of growth puts a strain on municipalities.
Statement from the BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus on Federal Budget 2022
/in Media Releases /by atomicThe 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.
BC’s urban mayors welcome news of senior levels of government providing $204 million in pandemic relief funding to British Columbia’s transit operators
/in Media Releases /by atomicBRITISH 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.
BC Urban Mayors encouraged by Provincial Budget and look forward to continued dialogue
/in Media Releases /by atomicBRITISH 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.
BC Urban Mayors applaud the new fiscal relationship MOU signed by the Province and UBCM
/in Media Releases /by atomicBRITISH 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.