Indigenous legislation among top issues at Union of B.C. Municipalities convention

By Wolfgang Depner

The Canadian Press

Posted September 14, 2026 9:07 am

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An annual gathering of municipal leaders from across British Columbia opens in Vancouver Monday with the province’s Indigenous rights legislation high on the agenda, along with housing and public safety, among other topics.

The Union of B.C. Municipalities convention runs until Friday and president Cori Ramsay says the future of B.C.’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will be top of mind for many of the nearly 2,000 expected delegates.

Ramsay says local governments are highly committed to…

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