NCLGA underway this week

“There’s still a lot of advocacy that has to happen to the provincial government on a wide range of things,” explains Councilor Garth Frizzell. “From the ICBC rates and the differential between the North and everywhere else, to funding for ambulances, and a big one is funding for libraries. We haven’t had success with that in the 14 years I’ve been on Council. But, yeah, there’s a really wide range of responsibilities.”

But the Number One resolution is around housing. It seeks to have NCLGA “…lobby the Province of BC to ask that BC Housing develop strategies including but not limited to building incentives for rural, remote and northern communities, so as to entice affordable housing in all areas of the Province.”

“The housing piece. We see that all across Canada, that housing is a real challenge everywhere,” explains Councillor Garth Frizzell. ” and to see that here and to know that Councillor Ramsay, who is the president of NCLGA, is going to be leading a panel discussing housing up in Fort St. John.”

Once the event wraps up, many of the successful resolutions will head to the broader provincial body .. the Union of Bc Municipalities. But that isn’t the end of the line for the Northern Central Local Government Association. “Once the resolutions are sent to UBCM, NCLGA’s job isn’t done. We still have advocacy work,” explains Ramsay. “We’ll send letters to ministers, we’ll schedule meetings with ministers. So, some of the resolutions that pertain to the Province will go to the UBCM, but if they’re just about the North, then they stay with NCLGA.”

The North Central Local Government Association walks into the room we are representing 39 local governments from 100 Mile North and the theme to this year’s convention is “Inspired to Lead”

by Cheryl Jahn

NCLGA underway this week

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