Liz Cookson

May 2020   COVID-19 Health Survey Island Health has asked AVICC to help distribute a new survey from the BC Center for Disease Control. The BC COVID-19 Survey: Your story, our future is a BC-wide population health survey to gather

At their April 22nd meeting the AVICC Executive Committee reviewed a letter sent by a large number of AVICC mayors and RD chairs to Dr. Bonnie Henry regarding non-essential travel on BC Ferries during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Executive resolved

April 2020 The AVICC wants to keep members informed about resources available to our communities during the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.  UBCM Updates UBCM usually sends its weekly newsletter, the Compass, out by email to subscribers. During the COVID-19 pandemic,

The AVICC received a response from MOTI to Resolution R8 on funding for Revitalization of Island Rail. Minister Trevena advised the Ministry is close to completing an “all-in” assessment to determine the costs associated with restoring rail service in the corridor,

The AVICC Executive Committee established a number of Strategic Priorities at the start of its term in 2019. One of the priorities was to strengthen the relationship between the local governments and First Nations communities within our geographic boundaries which include

The AVICC Executive Committee has made the decision to cancel the annual convention scheduled for April 17-19 in Nanaimo due to COVID-19.   Resolutions that were submitted prior to the deadline will be forwarded to UBCM for the 2020 September

The AVICC Executive will be meeting on March 13th to review options for the 2020 Convention given the situation with the COVID 19 virus. We will post an update on the website and send an email notice to the email

The AVICC Executive will be meeting on the afternoon of March 13th to review options for the 2020 Convention given the directive from the Provincial government on gatherings of more than 250 people.