Minister of municipal affairs Nathan Cullen announces climate funding at UBCM
B.C.’s minister of municipal affairs announced funding for several new initiatives at the 2022 Union of British Columbia Municipalities Convention, including $62 million for Fraser Valley communities affected by last year’s flooding.The most significant news came about 30 minutes into a speech delivered in Whistler today when Cullen announced funding for Abbotsford to build a water system that would also serve Mission and the Matsqui First Nation.
Cullen also announced plans for a $10 million 2023 program to help municipalities with climate change planning. “You are permitting and developing more housing than you ever have before and it’s still not enough,” he told delegates. “We have to do more and do more together.”That statement can also be read as a peace offer to municipal delegates after then-attorney-general David Eby, who was also responsible for housing, found himself in a back-and-forth with UBCM earlier this year.
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