Vancouver/Fraser Valley – Over the past week, from May 4-6, was the annual meeting for LMLGA. The Lower Mainland Local Government Association annual Conference was in Whistler.
Over 20 resolutions were endorsed by the membership and will be forwarded to UBCM (Union of BC Municipalities)for consideration during the September Conference. Some outstanding plenary sessions which focused on climate change, resiliency during natural disasters, First Nations and Local Governments and Lessons Learned in Municipal Politics.
There were addresses by Kevin Falcon, Leader of the Official Opposition, Sonia Furstenau, BC Green Party, Honorable Nathan Cullen, Minister of Municipal Affairs and Honorable Rob Fleming, Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure.
The Lower Mainland Local Government Association is a non-profit organization whose purposes are:
- To represent, in one organization, the various regional districts, and local governments of the Membership Area, as defined in the Bylaws;
- To secure all possible united action in dealing with local government matters of interest to our members;
- To cooperate with other organizations dealing with matters under Provincial or Federal jurisdiction;
- To cooperate with the Union of BC Municipalities and other associations of municipalities in British Columbia for the advancement of the principles of local government;
- To secure united action among its members and to promote greater autonomy within local government;
- To acquire and distribute amongst the members, municipal information that may be deemed to be of value to members; and
- To hold meetings for promoting the aforesaid purposes
Abbotsford Councilor Patricia Ross was elected President of the Lower Mainland Local Government Association this week, taking over the helm from Laura Dupont.
Harrison Councilor Michie Vidal completed her term as Director at Large and was honored to accept the position of 2nd Vice President.
Vidal told FVN that among the many issues talked about and forwarded to UBCM, transportation was the big shiny item. Abbotsford was cut off from the world during the Atmospheric river in November 2021. Harrison only has one main route in and out.
