Registration is now open for the 2018 Asset Management BC Annual Conference, Competing Priorities in a Changing World, September 26 and 27 at the Radisson Hotel – Vancouver Airport. Learn about practical approaches and solutions for implementing asset management in your community – from integrating climate change into asset management practices to effectively communicating asset management with elected officials.

 

Bob Sandford, Chair for Water And Climate Security at the United Nations University for Water, Environment and Health, is the opening day keynote speaker, followed by Diane Kalen-Sukra, a passionate sustainable community builder, on Thursday, September 27th.  Presentations on climate change, risk, levels of service, new asset management tools and communications, as well as a Federal, Provincial, UBCM and FCM panel on funding are all part of an informative 2 day program.

 

Full Conference Program is now available at Competing Priorities in a Changing World

 

Registration Fees:

• $395 +GST
• $295 + GST for young professionals – under 30
• $95 + GST for full time students

 

Conference Registration at CivicInfo: www.civicinfo.bc.ca

 

Hotel Reservations: Radisson Hotel Vancouver Airport Standard Room Rate $169.00 (plus taxes)

 

Rate Code: Asset Management BC Conference

 

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Toll Free: 1-800-333-3333 Direct Hotel: 604-279-8384

As you may know, the Municipal Natural Assets Initiative (MNAI.CA) has an opportunity for up to seven smaller/rural local governments in a single B.C. watershed area to participate in a municipal natural assets management project. This opportunity has received funding from NRCAN and the Province of BC.

Next Friday, July 13 at 11:00 PDT there is a webinar to explain more about this opportunity and answer any questions that you may have.

Webinar details can be found here.

A new tool is available to help staff and Councils understand the current sustainability of the services being provided in their communities. The Service Sustainability Assessment Tool was made to help local governments identify current sustainability performance and prepare for the future. Once populated with data, the ‘Dashboard’ tool can generate reports for staff, management, and Council. To check out the tool click here

The Status of Asset Management in British Columbia: Results from the 2016 Gas Tax Fund Asset Management Baseline Survey is now available.

 

In May 2016, UBCM launched the Phase 1 Asset Management Assessment Form – Baseline Survey collecting responses from all 189 local governments in BC.  While each local government provided discrete data, this report describes cumulative data only.  Results from the survey are the first of its kind in BC and confirm what was known anecdotally; there is a growing awareness of the importance of asset management to support the long-term delivery of local government services.

Understanding the lifecycle cost implications of land-use decisions over time can help reduce future infrastructure costs. To assist local governments in estimating the life cycle-cost implications of different types of developments over a 100 year period, the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development (MCSCD), in collaboration with local governments, other agencies and the private sector has developed the Community Infrastructure Planning Decision Support Tool. The Tool is excel-based and open source. Links to the Tool and User Guide can be found here.