2022 AVICC-UBCM Resolution Letter Trust Council Biodiversity
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Topics: First Nations & reconciliation · Governance & budget · Climate & environment — our classification, not the Trust's.
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Bowen Denman Hornby Gabriola Galiano Gambier Lasqueti Mayne North Pender Salt Spring Saturna South Pender Thetis 200-1627 Fort Street, Victoria BC V8R 1H8 Telephone (250) 405-5151 Fax (250) 405-5155 Toll Free via Enquiry BC in Vancouver 660-2421. Elsewhere in BC 1.800.663.7867 Email information@islandstrust.bc.ca Web www.islandstrust.bc.ca June 30, 2022 File No.: 01-0230-20:11-5390-30 Via email: jjustason@ubcm.ca Jamee Justason Information & Resolutions Coordinator Union of British Columbia Municipalities Re: 2022 Resolution Submission Please be advised that on June 22, 2022, Islands Trust Council passed the following resolutions regarding the attached resolution for the 2022 Union of British Columbia Municipalities Convention: That Trust Council call on the Province of British Columbia, in partnership with Indigenous leadership, to develop and communicate in a timely way the process and timelines through which they will develop new legislation to protect and restore biological diversity and ecosystem health, in a manner consistent with the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and with the involvement of local governments, civil society groups, Indigenous and scientific experts, and the concerned public. That Trust Council request the Chair to submit a resolution to Union of British Columbia Municipalities September 2022 convention concerning a request to the Province for new legislation to protect and restore biological diversity and ecosystem health. Please find enclosed, the proposed resolution and backgrounder. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you require further information. Yours truly, Russ Hotsenpiller Chief Administrative Officer Enclosed: New Legislation to Protect and Restore Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Health
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