Publications Listing

A

• Access Near Aquatic Areas: A Guide to Sensitive Planning, Design, and Management (3.3 MB)
• A Guide to Green Choices: Ideas & Practical Advice for Land Use Decisions in British Columbia Communities  (1.5 MG)
• A Guide to Regional District Board Delegation to Committees and Commissions (110 KB)

B

• B.C. Community Water Improvement Program
  Guide (60 KB)
• Best Practice Manual for Harmonized Application
  Forms (757 KB)
• Best Practices for Moving Toward Change in the Delivery of Local Government Services (350 KB)
• Building Stronger Communities: Better Services, Economic Growth, Solutions That Work (645 KB)
• Building Stronger Communities: Better Services, Economic Growth, Solutions That Work (Presentation Slides) (659 KB)

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C

• Campaign Financing Standard Forms Booklet (1.2 MB)
• Campaign Organizer & Elector Organization Guide to Local Elections in B.C. (1.1 MB)
• Candidate's Guide to Local Elections in B.C. (1.2 MB)
• Coastal Shore Stewardship: A Guide for Planners, Builders and Developers
  • Part 1 (9.6 MB)
  • Part 2 (2.9 MB)
  • Part 3 (4.5 MB)
• Community Greenways: Linking Communities to Country, and People to Nature (6.3 MB)
• Content Overview Community Charter Bill 14 (282 KB)

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D

• Design Guidelines for Rural Residential Community Water Systems (2004) (766 KB)
• Designing Regional Service Arrangements: An
  Introduction (225 KB)
• Development Cost Charges Best Practices Guide (4.7 MG)
• Development Cost Charges Guide for Elected
  Officials (2.0 MG)
• Development Finance Choices Guide (491 KB)
• Development Finance Choices Guide Matrix (20 KB)
• Development Finance Parkland Acquisitions Best
  Practices (4.7 MB)
• Development Permit Areas for Climate Action: A Guide for Energy Conversation, Water Conservation and GHG Emissions Reduction (390 KB)

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E

• Engaging Local Government in the Georgia Basin Ecosystem Initiative: A Day of Working Sessions on Environmental Issues (249 KB)
• Environmental Stewardship in the Municipal Act
  (1996) (67 KB)

F

• Facing the Challenge of Industry Closure: Managing Transition in Rural Communities

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G

• Guide to Community Revitalization (410 KB)
• Guide to Local Government Financial Statements (292 KB)
• Guide to Municipal Progress Reporting (196 KB)
• Guide to Regional District Board Delegation to Committees and Commissions (110 KB)
• Guide to Regional Service Arrangements and Service
  Reviews (389 KB)
• Guide to Supporting a Candidate (737 KB)
• Guide to Using the BC Aquifer Classification Maps for the Protection and Management of Groundwater (1.1 MB)

H

• Harmonization of Regulation, Service Delivery & Economic Development (416 KB)

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I

• Improvement District Conversion Guide (235 KB)
• Improvement District Governance: Policy
  Statement (125 KB)
• Improvement District Manual (2.2 MB)
• Improvement District Trustee's Handbook (650 KB)
• Infrastructure Planning Grant Program Guide (104 KB)
• Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (137 KB)

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L

• Land Development Guidelines: For the Protection of Aquatic Habitat (1.6 MB)
• Launching and Maintaining a Local Government Corporation: A Guide for Local Officials (c. 2006) (1.6 MB)
• Local Government Excellence through Collaborative
  Partnerships (1.4 MB)
• Linking Water Science to Policy: Groundwater
  Quality (2.1 MB)
• Local Government Bibliography
• Local Government in British Columbia: A Community
  Effort (95 KB)

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M

• Major Industrial Properties Steering Committee Final Report (306 KB)
• Major Industrial Property Taxation Impacts Report (1.8 MG)
• Managing Changes to Local Government Structure in BC: A Review and Program Guide (121 KB)
• Model Well Regulation Bylaw Guide (614 KB)
  • Model Well Regulation Sample Bylaw (374 KB)
  • Model Well Regulation Sample Bylaw (390 KB)
• Municipal Boundary Extension Policies Guide (83 KB)
• Municipal Boundary Extension Process Guide (142 KB)
• Municipal LGDE Help Manual
• Municipal Statistics
• Municipalities & The New Local Government Act: Making the most of Municipal Act Reform (164 KB)

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P

• Parkland Acquisitions Best Practices (4.7 MB)
• Primer on Regional Districts in British Columbia (217 KB)
• Protection of Aquatic and Riparian Habitat by Local Governments (1995) (197 KB)
• Public Private Partnerships: A Guide for Local
  Government (356 KB)

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R

• Reaching Agreement on Regional Growth
  Strategies (206 KB)
• Reaching Agreement on Regional Service Review and Withdrawal Disputes (240 KB)
• Regional Districts and the Community Charter: A Pocket
  Guide (45 KB)
• Regional Districts & The New Local Government Act: Making the most of Municipal Act Reform (199 KB)
• Regional District LGDE Help Manual
• Regional District Statistics
• Regional District Tool Kit (UBCM)
• Regional Growth Strategies: An Explanatory Guide (1.8 MB)
• Regional Service Reviews: An Introduction (243 KB)
• Regulatory Best Practices Guide (310 KB)
• Report Concerning Relations Between Local Governments and First Nation Governments (219 KB)
• Resources From Waste: A Guide to Integrated Resource Recovery (747 KB)
• Revitalization Tax Exemptions: A Primer on the Provisions in the Community Charter (72 KB)

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S

• School Sites Acquisition Charge Implementation Guide
  (2000) (100 KB)
• Smart Development Partnerships - Program Outline (84 KB)
• Smart Development Partnerships Project Outline (38 KB)
• Speaking Truth to Power Truth III Book (513 KB)
• Statutory Requirements for Partnering Agreements: A Municipal Guide (306 KB)
• Stewardship Bylaws: A Guide for Local Government (2.0 MB)
• Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for British
  Columbia (9.7 MB)
• Stream Stewardship: A Guide for Planners and
  Developers (6.4 MB)
• Summary of Legislation 2001-2002 (405 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2003 (290 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2004 (305 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2005 (163 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2006 (147 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2007 (179 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2008 (195 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2009 (433 KB)
• Supporting Small Communities: Doubling the Small Community Grant Program (101 KB)

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T

• Tax Rates
• The New Local Government Act: Making a Difference in Your Community (143 KB)
• Tools of the Trade - Part of the Municipal Act Reform Initiative of British Columbia (796 KB)

U

• Urban Stream Stewardship: From Bylaws to Partnerships
  (1996) (343 KB)

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V

• Value Engineering For Municipal Projects (5.5 MB)
• Voter's Guide to Local Elections in B.C.: (Chinese) (2.6 MB)
• Voter's Guide to Local Elections in B.C.: (English) (484 KB)
• Voter's Guide to Local Elections in B.C.: (French) (532 KB)
• Voter's Guide to Local Elections in B.C.: (Punjabi) (2.6 MB)

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W

• Well Closure Establishing Bylaw (46 KB)
• Workshop Proceedings: Engaging Local Government in the Georgia Basin Ecosystem Initiative: A Day of Working Sessions on Environmental Issues (249 KB)
• World Urban Forum - Local Government Excellence through Collaborative Partnerships (1.4 MB)
• World Urban Forum - Local Government Excellence through Collaborative Partnerships (Presentation) (2.2 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Accessible and Inclusive
  City (179 KB)
• World Urban Forum - The Capable City (1.2 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Ideal City (6.9 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Learning City (1.8 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Livable City (1.4 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Planning City (878 KB)
• World Urban Forum - The Resilient City (922 KB)
• World Urban Forum - The Secure City (2.3 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Youth Friendly City (11.5 MB)

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Environment

• B.C. Community Water Improvement Program
  Guide (60 KB)
• Access Near Aquatic Areas: A Guide to Sensitive Planning, Design, and Management (3.3 MB)
• Coastal Shore Stewardship: A Guide for Planners, Builders and Developers
  • Part 1 (9.6 MB)
  • Part 2 (2.9 MB)
  • Part 3 (4.5 MB)
• Community Greenways: Linking Communities to Country, and People to Nature (6.3 MB)
• Design Guidelines for Rural Residential Community Water Systems (2004) (766 KB)
• Environmental Stewardship in the Municipal Act
  (1996) (67 KB)
• Guide to Using the BC Aquifer Classification Maps for the Protection and Management of Groundwater (1.1 MB)
• Linking Water Science to Policy: Groundwater
  Quality (2.1 MB)
• Model Well Regulation Bylaw Guide (614 KB)
  • Model Well Regulation Sample Bylaw (374 KB)
  • Model Well Regulation Sample Bylaw (390 KB)
• Parkland Acquisitions Best Practices (4.7 MB)
• Protection of Aquatic and Riparian Habitat by Local Governments (1995) (197 KB)
• Resources From Waste: A Guide to Integrated Resource Recovery (747 KB)
• Stewardship Bylaws: A Guide for Local Government (2.0 MB)
• Stormwater Planning: A Guidebook for British
  Columbia (9.7 MB)
• Stream Stewardship: A Guide for Planners and
  Developers (6.4 MB)
• The Fisheries Act and Local Governments: Court Judgements (1984-1994) in the Pacific Region (1996) (87 KB)
• Urban Stream Stewardship: From Bylaws to Partnerships
  (1996) (343 KB)
• Well Closure Establishing Bylaw (46 KB)
• Workshop Proceedings: Engaging Local Government in the Georgia Basin Ecosystem Initiative: A Day of Working Sessions on Environmental Issues (249 KB)

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Finance

• Development Cost Charges Best Practices Guide (4.7 MG)
• Development Cost Charges Guide for Elected
  Officials (2.0 MG)
• Development Finance Choices Guide (491 KB)
• Development Finance Choices Guide Matrix (20 KB)
• Development Finance Parkland Acquisition Best
  Practices (100 KB)
• Infrastructure Planning Grant Program Guide (104 KB)
• Local Government Infrastructure & Finance Circulars
• Local Government Statistics
• Major Industrial Properties Steering Committee Final Report (306 KB)
• Major Industrial Property Taxation Impacts Report (1.8 MG)
• Municipal LGDE Help Manual
• Municipal Statistics
• Public Private Partnerships: A Guide for Local
  Government (356 KB)
• Regional District LGDE Help Manual
• Regional District Statistics
• Resort Municipality Hotel Room Tax Transfer Toolkit
• Revitalization Tax Exemptions: A Primer on the Provisions in the Community Charter (72 KB)
• School Sites Acquisition Charge Implementation Guide
  (2000) (100 KB)
• Speaking Truth to Power Truth III Book (513 KB)
• Supporting Small Communities: Doubling the Small Community Grant Program (101 KB)
• Tax Rates
• Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing Accountability Reports

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Governance

• Best Practices for Moving Toward Change in the Delivery of Local Government Services (350 KB)
• Building Stronger Communities: Better Services, Economic Growth, Solutions That Work (645 KB)
• Building Stronger Communities: Better Services, Economic Growth, Solutions That Work (Presentation Slides) (659 KB)
• Campaign Financing Standard Forms Booklet for Local Elections in B.C. ( PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Campaign Organizer and Elector Organization Guide to Local Elections in B.C. ( PDF, 1.1 MB)
• Candidates Guide to Local Elections in B.C. ( PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Guide to Supporting a Candidate Guide for Local Elections in B.C. ( PDF, 737 KB)
• Content Overview Community Charter Bill 14 (282 KB)
• Designing Regional Service Arrangements: An
  Introduction (225 KB)
• Guide to Municipal Progress Reporting
• Guide to Supporting a Candidate (737 KB)
• Harmonization of Regulation, Service Delivery & Economic Development (416 KB)
• Improvement District Conversion Guide (235 KB)
• Improvement District Governance: Policy
  Statement (125 KB)
• Improvement District Trustee's Handbook (650 KB)
• Improvement District Manual (2.2 MB)
• Launching and Maintaining a Local Government Corporation: A Guide for Local Officials (c. 2006) (1.6 MB)
• Local Government Bibliography
• Local Government in British Columbia: A Community Effort
• Municipal Boundary Extension Policies Guide (83 KB)
• Municipal Boundary Extension Process Guide (142 KB)
• Municipalities & The New Local Government Act: Making the most of Municipal Act Reform (164 KB)
• Managing Changes to Local Government Structure in BC: A Review and Program Guide (121 KB)
• Municipal Boundary Extension Criteria
• Primer on Regional Districts in British Columbia (217 KB)
• Public Private Partnerships: A Guide for Local
  Government (356 KB)
• Regional District Tool Kit (UBCM)
• Regional Districts and the Community Charter: A Pocket
  Guide (45 KB)
• Regional Districts & The New Local Government Act: Making the most of Municipal Act Reform (199 KB)
• Regional Service Reviews: An Introduction (243 KB)
• Regulatory Best Practices Guide (310 KB)
• Statutory Requirements for Partnering Agreements: A Municipal Guide (306 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2001-2002 (400 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2003 (284 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2004 (300 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2005 (150 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2006 (147 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2007 (179 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2008 (195 KB)
• Summary of Local Government Legislation 2009 (433 KB)
• Tax Rates
• The New Local Government Act: Making a Difference in Your Community (143 KB)
• Tools of the Trade - Part of the Municipal Act Reform Initiative of British Columbia (796 KB)
• Voter's Guide to Local Elections in B.C.: (Chinese) (2.6 MB)
• Voter's Guide to Local Elections in B.C.: (English) (484 KB)
• Voter's Guide to Local Elections in B.C.: (French) (532 KB)
• Voter's Guide to Local Elections in B.C.: (Punjabi) (2.6 MB)

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Planning

• A Guide to Green Choices: Ideas & Practical Advice for Land Use Decisions in British Columbia Communities  (1.5 MG)
• A Guide to Community Revitalization (410 KB)
• B.C. Local Government Infrastructure Planning Grant Program Guide (59 KB)
• Development Permit Areas for Climate Action: A Guide for Energy Conversation, Water Conservation and GHG Emissions Reduction (390 KB)
• Integrated Community Sustainability Planning (137 KB)
• Land Development Guidelines: For the Protection of Aquatic Habitat (1.6 MB)
• Reaching Agreement on Regional Growth Strategies (206 KB)
• Regional Growth Strategies: An Explanatory Guide (1.8 MB)
• Resources From Waste: A Guide to Integrated Resource Recovery (747 KB)
• Smart Development Partnerships - Program Outline (84 KB)
• Smart Development Partnerships Project Outline (38 KB)
• Value Engineering For Municipal Projects (5.5 MB)

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Other

• A Guide to Regional District Board Delegation to Committees and Commissions (110 KB)
• Best Practice Manual for Harmonized Application
  Forms (757 KB)
• Facing the Challenge of Industry Closure: Managing Transition in Rural Communities
• Guide to Regional Service Arrangements and Service
  Reviews (389 KB)
• Primer on Regional Districts in British Columbia (217 KB)
• Reaching Agreement on Regional Service Review and Withdrawal Disputes (240 KB)
• Report Concerning Relations Between Local Governments and First Nation Governments (219 KB)
• Report to Ministers of Local Government
• World Urban Forum - Local Government Excellence through Collaborative Partnerships (1.4 MB)
• World Urban Forum - Local Government Excellence through Collaborative Partnerships (Presentation) (2.2 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Accessible and Inclusive
  City (179 KB)
• World Urban Forum - The Capable City (1.2 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Ideal City (6.9 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Learning City (1.8 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Livable City (1.4 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Planning City (878 KB)
• World Urban Forum - The Resilient City (922 KB)
• World Urban Forum - The Secure City (2.3 MB)
• World Urban Forum - The Youth Friendly City (11.5 MB)