UBCM Community Excellence Awards Application Now Available

REGIONAL COUNCIL

INFORMATION PACKAGE
June 28, 2007

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Calendars

Regional Council Calendar

NRRD/Town Departments

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REC. SERVICES Poster Re: Canada Day in the Park

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT & PLANNING SERVICES Notice Re: Tourism Strategic Plan Public Consultation Meeting, NLC, July 10th

UBCM

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Notice Re: Inviting Applications for the 2007 Energy Aware Award

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Notice Re: 2007 UBCM Community Excellence Awards Application Now Available

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TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL Submission to Advisory Panel Re: Railway Safety Act Review

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Provincial Ministries

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OFFICE OF THE PREMIER Letter Re: Cabinet Minister Request Form for 102nd UBCM Annual Convention

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH Letter Re: Tobacco Control Regulatory Discussion Paper

Federal Ministries

Hon. JAY HILL, P.C., M.P. Notice Re: Call for Applications for Funding Program 'New Horizons for Seniors'

Miscellaneous Correspondence

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DONALD E. TAYLOR Letter to Prime Minister Re: Alaska-Canada Utility Corridor

DONALD E. TAYLOR Letter to Mayor Colin Kinsley Re: Alaska - Canada Utility Corridor

DONALD E. TAYLOR Letter to Prime Minister Re: Additional Information

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DAVID SUZUKI FOUNDATION Letter Re: Copy of Zoned RS-1 (Residential Salmon-1)

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W. ZARCHIKOFF & ASSOCIATES Notice & Registration Re: 4th Regional Forum: Crystal Meth & New Drug Trends, Vancouver, Sept. 13-14th

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Miscellaneous Correspondence

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OFFICIAL OPPOSITION Letter Re: Affects of TILMA on Local Government

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BEN BENNETT COMMUNICATIONS PPS REVIEW - MANAGING WASTE RESPONSIBLY

Trade Organizations

HELLO NORTH Notice Re: Stay Another Day Program - Northeastern BC Events - June 28 - July 4

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TOURISM RESEARCH INNOVATION PROJECT Notice Re: Objectives & Activities

BC FOREST SAFETY COUNCIL TruckSafe Rumblings

Business & Industry

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TERASEN GAS Invitation Re: Terasen Reception at the 2007 UBCM Annual Convention, Sept. 24

SURERUS PIPLINES Surerus Pipeline Grapevines

Documents Available Upon Request

British Columbia Transmission Corporation Transmission System Capital Plan F2008 to F2017. Decision June 15, 2007.

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Documents Available Upon Request

Construction News. Prince George Construction Association. Volume 11, Issue 2. May/ June 2007. Periodical.

David Suzuki Foundation. Zoned RS-1, Bylaw No. 1234, 2007 - A Bylaw to Regulate the Preservation, Maintenance, and Repair of Salmon Residential Areas in Everytown. Pamphlet.

Grande Prairie Regional College. Wisdom - Special Anniversary Edition 2006 - 2007. Magazine.

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Regional Council Calendar

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Jackie Allen (Sikanni)

Bill Streeper Away (June 27 - July 15)

Heather Cosman- Away
Dr. Das (Dodge Van) to Thanksgiving

Tuesday, July 03

Friday, July 06

Karen Unruh Away (July 6-23, 25-Aug 6, Aug 13-17)

Wednesday, July 04

Saturday, July 07

Sunday, July 08

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Michelle MacElheren

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CANADA DAY

ANNUAL COMMUNITY PARADE

(Sponsored by Northern Rockies Regional District & Fort Nelson Elk’s Club)

Judging takes place @ 10:30am
Parade begins 11:00am

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Then bring your family to...

CANADA DAY IN THE PARK

12pm @ Art Fraser Park

ENCANA’S FREE COMMUNITY BBQ

12pm—3pm

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES FOR ALL AGES

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Face Painting & Balloons

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Play equipment for ages 2 & up

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Fish Pond

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Craft Activity sponsored by Success By 6

MAGICIAN SHOW featuring “Allister”

1:00pm on Stage

ELK’S BEER GARDENS &
HORSESHOE TOURNEY 12:00pm

BINGO

hosted by Fort Nelson Army Cadets
1pm—5pm Upstairs Elk’s Club

LOCAL MUSICAL ENTERTAINMENT

2:00PM on Stage

3 ON 3 CO-ED VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

( register by June 27th phone the Rec Dept @ 774-2541)

BROUGHT TO YOU BY

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Come Voice Your Opinion about the Future of
TOURISM in Fort Nelson and the Northern Rockies!

The Town of Fort Nelson & the Northern Rockies Regional District is embarking on a new adventure – a Tourism Strategic Plan. Tourism is a key industry in Fort Nelson & the Northern Rockies; however, there is currently no formalized action plan for tourism. The Regional District and the community at large are developing an effective, relevant and usable plan that will assist tourism. Since the plan will establish the future direction for tourism in this Region it is essential to have key interests voiced – which is why you should be there!

Everyone welcome – Come voice your opinion!

Tuesday, July 10

Time: 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM Location: Northern Lights College, Fort Nelson

Workshop facilitated by Meadfield Consulting Inc

For more information and to confirm your attendance, contact Holly Jackson – Economic Development & Tourism Officer at 250-774-2541 ext. 262 or

[email protected].

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UBCM CoMMUnity exCellenCe awards

2007 APPLICATION BOOKLET

Applications invited in the following three streams:

Best praCtiCes leadership & innoVation partnerships

UBCM thanks the following partners of the 2007 CoMMUnity exCellenCe awards:

Ministry of Community Services
CH2M HILL
Tourism British Columbia
Council of Tourism Associations

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THE PROGRAM

THE UBCM COMMUNITY ExCELLENCE AwARdS PROGRAM IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHOwCASE MUNICIPALITIES ANd REGIONAL dISTRICTS wHO wANT TO “LEAd THE PACK”, TAKE RISKS TO INNOvATE, HAvE ESTABLISHEd NEw PARTNERSHIPS OR wHO dON’T HESITATE TO qUESTION ESTABLISHEd wAYS Of dOING BUSINESS ANd PIONEER NEw CUSTOMER fOCUS PRACTICES.

THE PROGRAM RECOGNIzES IdEAS THAT RISE ABOvE CHALLENGES wITH vISION, CREATIvITY ANd TEAMwORK. THE UBCM ExCELLENCE AwARdS ARE dESIGNEd TO PROfILE ExCELLENCE IN LOCAL GOvERNMENT ANd TO CREATE SUCCESSfUL PATHwAYS ANd INCENTIvES fOR OTHERS TO fOLLOw. UBCM AwARd wINNERS ARE THE ONES LEAdING THE wAY.

2007 SUPPORTING PARTNERS

The UBCM Community Excellence Awards could not take place without the support and expertise provided by our partners. UBCM works closely with each partner on the development of category criteria, as well as during the selection process. This open dialogue allows for successful brainstorming and creativity, as well as technical details to be incorporated for the best awards program possible. The 2007 partners are: the Ministry of Community Services, CH2M HILL, Tourism British Columbia and the Council of Tourism Associations (COTA).

ELIGIBILITY

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The Excellence Awards program is open to UBCM members.

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The application must be supported by council/regional board. A letter from the Mayor/RD Chair in support of the application is required. A resolution is not necessary.

Projects that have won other UBCM awards are not eligible - including, but not limited to, previous Excellence Award winning projects.
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Projects must meet category deﬁnition and criteria and all entry requirements.

Submission materials must have been written by internal employees (not a contractor). UBCM funded projects are eligible.

SELECTION PROCESS

The Selection Committees are comprised of members of the UBCM Presidents Committee, along with

ﬁeld experts and representatives from the supporting partners. Submissions will be evaluated in terms

of how they demonstrate “excellence” as a product of the “results” achieved. The size of the community and resources available will be considered in the selection process.

TIMELINE

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Submissions due by FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2007 at 4 p.m.

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Awards will be presented at the UBCM Convention in September 2007 during a special breakfast reception - open to applicants and winners only.

qUESTIONS?

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Please visit the UBCM website at www.civicnet.bc.ca under “Programs & Services / Community

Excellence Awards Program”.

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If you do not ﬁnd an answer to your question after fully reading the application booklet and referring to the website, please contact Joslyn Young at the UBCM ofﬁce. Joslyn can be reached via

email at [email protected] or by phone at 604-270-8226, Ext. 103.

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HOw TO APPLY

After conﬁrming that your application meets the Entry Requirements listed below, as well as the individual category deﬁnition and criteria of your chosen category, complete the application form on the back page.

Be sure to include eight copies of all materials and send to UBCM by July 27, 2007.

ENTRY REqUIREMENTS

1. Submissions must meet individual category criteria.

2. The project should have been initiated after January 1, 2005 and be substantially completed. (Please note that

some categories have additional or different timelines outlined in their speciﬁc category criteria.)

3. Eight copies of each submission must be received in the UBCM ofﬁce by FRIDAY, JULY 27, 2007.

Remember to send eight copies of your entire application package for distribution to the Selection Committee. Each copy should contain:

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A completed Application Form. A one-paragraph summary of the project/program being submitted. A project/program summary report outlining how UBCM category guidelines were met, including

why this project deﬁnes Excellence. The summary report must be ﬁve pages or less. Additional pages

will not be considered by the Selection Committee, however extra pages displaying graphics or photos in support of the application are allowed.

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One copy of the letter from the Mayor/RD Chair supporting the application. (A resolution from

council/board is no longer required).
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One copy of the annual report, if applying to the Annual Reporting category. One copy of the partner list, if applying to the Partnerships category.

In addition to the eight complete application packages, please also include:

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One electronic copy/CD Rom of the submission package. The document may be in PDF or Word

format.

AddITIONAL INfORMATION

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UBCM reserves the right to refuse submissions that do not adhere to the outlined Entry Requirements. Should the Selection Committee determine that a submission is more suitable to a different category than the one submitted to, the Selection Committee may transfer the application to that category. UBCM welcomes multiple applications to all ExcellenceAwards categories. However, each application must be about a different program or project. No single project or program may be submitted under multiple categories (see UBCM website for further explanation).

Mail or CoUrier submissions to:

UNION Of BC MUNICIPALITIES 60 - 10551 SHELLBRIdGE wAY

RICHMONd, BC v6x 2w9

Attn: Joslyn Young, Executive Coordinator

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Category:

BEST PRACTICES

Deﬁnition:

The Best Practices category recognizes local governments in BC that have improved or revised an existing program or service in their municipality or regional district.

The Best Practices category encompasses three awards. Winners will be chosen in each of the following areas:

1. Best praCtiCes 2. Best praCtiCes, weBsite 3. Best praCtiCes, annUal reporting

All category entries must adhere to the GENERAL CRITERIAfor Best Practices as a whole. In addition to the General Criteria, the sub-categories of Best Practices, Website and Best Practices, Annual Reporting must meet the individual criteria set out below and on the following page.

GENERAL CRITERIA for evaluating excellence in Best Practices:

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Improved efﬁciency, effectiveness and demonstrated cost-effective solutions

Have applicability and transferability to other UBCM members Improve public accountability and awareness of local government

BEST PRACTICES CRITERIA

The Best Practices category welcomes submissions that outline how an existing program or service was improved or revised. Not only must the program or service exemplify excellence, it must have applicability and transferability to other UBCM members. A true “Best Practice” successfully addresses an issue or concern with positive results and this successful solution -- or “ Best Practice” -- can be a model for communities with similar concerns.

In addition to being a solution, the program or service must also improve public accountability and awareness of local government. How the program or service has demonstrated improved

efﬁciency, effectiveness and cost-effective solutions should also be clearly deﬁned.

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wEBSITE CRITERIA

The Best Practices, Website category is designed to recognize municipalities and regional districts that successfully and comprehensively bring information to their citizens via web technology. The website should save time, be easy to navigate and communicate effectively to site visitors. Content should be current and useful.

To qualify, the website should be “owned” by local government. The local government must also control the content of the site and directly supervise its administration. Sites developed by an outside contractor are permissible (i.e. done on contract). The site must be municipal or regional

district speciﬁc. Local government size and capacity will be considered in the adjudication

process. Communities that have won the Website award in the past are welcome to apply ONLY if substantial changes have been made to the site, which ultimately make it a different product than the site that won previously. Please provide clear analysis of what changes were made in order to qualify for the Website award again.

ANNUAL REPORTING CRITERIA

The Community Charter requires municipalities to prepare for the public an annual report and hold a meeting to consider the report. The report must contain a variety of information, including objectives and measures for the current year and for the year ahead, as well as a progress report on how those objectives have been met.

The Charter contains the minimum requirements, but municipalities can do more and they have the ability to think creatively about how they report. This award will recognize leadership, creativity, ingenuity, and good communications in the content and presentation of the annual report. Local Government size and capacity will be considered in the adjudication process.

The submission should be based on the annual report prepared in 2007 (report covers the ﬁscal

year ending December 31, 2006, includes a progress report on 2006 activities, and 2007 and 2008 objectives and measures).

To qualify, submissions to this category should reﬂect Best Practices and also demonstrate the

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A description of the process/approach used to establish objectives and measures for the

annual report (e.g., Who was involved? How were objectives set? Citizen consultation?)
• Council’s role and level of involvement in the process.

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Category:

LEAdERSHIP & INNOvATION

Deﬁnition:

The Leadership and Innovation category recognizes regional districts and municipalities that have demonstrated excellence in successfully incorporating the principles of sustainable development into an engineering and/or infrastructure based project.

The Leadership & Innovation category encompasses four awards. Winners will be chosen in each of the following areas:

1. sMall MUniCipality (POPULATION UNdER 5,000) 2. Mid-size MUniCipality (POPULATION BETwEEN 5,000 & 20,000) 3. large UrBan MUniCipality (POPULATION OvER 20,000) 4. regional distriCt

GENERAL CRITERIA for evaluating excellence in Leadership and Innovation:

Submissions to this category should reﬂect leadership and excellence in the advancement of

community development through projects that encourage innovation in economic, social and environmental sustainability. The submission should demonstrate initiative both in terms of collaboration and technology and be substantially completed.

Projects must clearly demonstrate qualitative and quantitative beneﬁts in at least two of the

following domains of sustainability:

Economic: life cycle analysis, internalizing costs and alternative ﬁnancing, economic instruments

Ecological: pollution prevention, material and resource-use intensity, eco-system management

Social:

stakeholder engagement, public participation, equity and diversity, health and safety, knowledge sharing, capacity building, community identity and marketing

Projects may include, but are not limited to addressing the following needs: • Housing (residential, civic, utilities, industrial and facilities) • Manufacturing and facilities processes • Green Space (amenities) • Energy • Water and wastewater • Mobility • Solid Waste