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UBCM president delivers sharp rebuke to provincial government in annual address
Ramsay said the province’s $700 million housing cut put 89 non-market projects at risk and left UBCM asking for restored funding and fewer NDAs.
- On Wednesday, Union of B.C. Municipalities President Cori Ramsay addressed the UBCM convention in Vancouver, characterizing local government members' mood as one of deep frustration with the provincial government.
- Housing funding remains a major sore spot after the provincial government cancelled more than $700 million in affordable housing support in February, putting 89 non-market projects in jeopardy and stranding roughly $38 million.
- Ramsay criticized the province's expanding use of NDAs, saying staff were asked to sign agreements before discussions. Government ministers allegedly urged her to tone down criticism, claiming UBCM sounded like the opposition.
- Forests Minister Ravi Parmar withdrew a private member's bill following UBCM pressure, but the province moved ahead on Heritage Conservation Act reforms after consulting only First Nations, leaving the organization cautious.
- As the convention concludes Ramsay's one-year term, Squamish Coun. Jenna Stoner will assume the presidency. UBCM continues pressing the government for policy reversals on housing and transparency issues.
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