8

Item Description

That Council direct Staff to submit the following resolutions to the Association of Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities (AVICC) for consideration at their 2023 Annual General Meeting:

2. WHEREAS the Province, through BC Housing and EMCR, supports year round emergency shelters, temporary winter sheters (operational from November 1st to March 31st);

AND WHEREAS since 2022 extreme weather response warming/cooling centres to support vulnerable populations which often tend to be for those with acute mental health and substance use disorders;

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM request that BC Housing, EMCR and Island Health enter into an agreement with UBCM to ensure that they support local governments with commitments to provide resourcing for dedicated predetermined long term locations for warming/cooling centres as well as appropriately qualified professionals experienced in managing community members with high health needs including mental health and substance use disorders.

Votes cast ‘In Favour’ are labeled as 'Climate-Positive' for the climate.