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Advocacy & Policy

2010 - 2011 Policy & Positions Manual

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Municipal Affairs

The Chamber encourages close co-operation between the Chamber, the Union of BC Municipalities and the Ministry responsible for Municipal Affairs.

The Chamber urges governments at all levels to make certain that measures are put in place to ensure that there is equitable treatment of business in the application of local government taxes and charges, and that all parties work towards addressing the significant inequities which already exist.

The Chamber urges local chamber members to become involved in municipal activities and ultimately to seek election for public office as representatives of the business community.

The Community Charter has been recognized by the Chamber as enabling local governments to pursue a wider range of important projects, as well as providing increased autonomy and flexibility to resolve important local issues and create potential new revenue sources.

The challenge for the Provincial Government is to continuously evaluate the exercise of local government powers of taxation and fee collection against not only established and approved municipal plans, but also provincial objectives.