To: Constituents of Electoral Area D

From: CRD Area D Director S. Forseth

Date: Feb 5th, 2017

Subject: UBCM Electoral Area Directors Forum/LGLA 2017 Leadership

Conference Communication: Listening, Connecting, Leading

From January 31st Feb 3rd, 2017 CRD Directors Ted Armstrong, Jerry Bruce,
John Massier, Al Richmond, Margo Wagner, Dylan Cash, Roger William, Brian
Coakley and I attended both the UBCM Electoral Area Directors Forum and the
LGLA 2016 Leadership Conference in Richmond, BC the title of the Conference
was Communication: Listening, Connecting, Leading

During the UBCM Electoral Area Directors Forum the following topics were
covered:

Water Sustainability Act Update

Rural Dividend Update and word on new Rural Economic Development
Initiative (development in progress)
Greetings from Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
Minister Hon. Peter Fassbender
UBCM Forestry Report Update
Food Security
Overview of UBCM Resolution Process (how to advance a Resolution to
UBCM either through NCLGA or directly to UBCM, how UBCM
Resolutions are debated)
Fire Services Update
Practical Tools for Physician Recruitment/Retention
Memo from Dir. Forseth, cont Page 2

During the 2017 LGLA Leadership Convention the following topics were
covered: (The ones I attended are in bold)

Speech from James Hoggan Im Right and Youre an Idiot State

of Public Discourse and How to Clean-It Up
Communication Styles for Constructive & Effective Communications
Greetings from Local Government Critic NDP MLA Selina Robinson
(Coquitlam Maillardville)
Early Morning Clinic: UBCM 2017 Infrastructure Roadmap
Aboriginal Awareness & Communication
Bullying? Bad Behaviour? Business as Usual
Speaking as a Leader: Part I
Understanding & Engaging Diversity
Collaborative Conversations: Shift Happens
Speaking as a Leader: Part II
Introduction to Graphic Recording: A Hands-on Skill-Building Workshop
Communications Coaching & Discussion Forum
Early Morning Clinic: Municipal Insurance Association Policy Trumps
Spin: Managing Public Expectations
Early Morning Clinic: BC Assessment We Value Communication
Honourable Peter Fassbender, Minister of Community, Sport & Cultural
Development
Ethics and Communications Presentation from Jerry Berry
Leadership at the Apex: Seeking Political/Administrative Alignment
Connecting with Local Government through Performance Audits
11 Ways You Can Get the Most from CivicInfo BCs Communications &
Info Tools

I left at roughly 10am on Day 2 of LGLA (Thursday, Feb 2nd) in order to drive
home safely and avoid snow gridlock in Richmond

Costs to attend:

Daily Attendance Fees - $150 for UBCM Electoral Area Directors Forum;
$75 for LGLA Leadership Forum
$577.20 for mileage from Williams Lake to Richmond and return trip home