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 and UBCM on Meeting with the Premier and Minister of Municipal Affairs on the Local Government Financing System and Complex Care Housing
/in Media Releases /by BCUMCVICTORIA, 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.
OPINION: Complex Care Housing Needed Now to Support Vulnerable People
/in Opinion Editorials /by BCUMCBritish Columbians have been battling a pandemic for the past 10 months, doing everything we can to keep our communities safe. On the sidelines of COVID-19 another crisis continues to
rage, and it’s reached a tipping point in our communities.
Statement from B.C. Urban Mayors’ Caucus on Meetings with the Provincial Government to Develop a Complex Care Housing Pilot
/in Media Releases /by atomicVICTORIA, 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
/in Media Releases /by BCUMCVICTORIA, 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:
OPINION: Urban Mayors Call on newly-elected B.C. Government to Expand Availability of Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment for Both Youth and Adults
/in Opinion Editorials /by BCUMCDuring the election campaign the BC Urban Mayors’ Caucus released a Blueprint for BC’s Urban Future. It called on all parties to address mental health, substance use and treatment, affordable housing, public transit, and to develop a new, sustainable and predictable funding relationship with local governments. All of these issues are important to the well-being of our communities and the health of our economies
B.C. big city mayors call on provincial parties to address mental health and substance use in their election platforms
/in Media Releases /by BCUMCVANCOUVER, 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.