Get used to it …

The UBCM is hosting a forum on transit. June 16th a forum was held on the state of transit in the world of CORVID 19. Coming out of the meeting was a further medd lding of minds do use thw 14B dollars allocated to provinces and territories to restate transit.

In follow up to the Forum, UBCM, in collaboration with the TransLink’s Mayors’ Council and BC Transit communities, offered to support a collective advocacy effort to provincial and federal government. With the latter announcing $14 billion to assist provinces and territories with restart plans, transit was identified as an area for potential funding. While funding details and allocations are still being worked out between the two orders of government, UBCM sees this a potential opportunity for transit communities.

UBCM

The Federal government is expected to do a fiscal update on July 6th, Monday. It may be that there is little alternative to the present government at this time with oppositions in flux. The present government had a budget on March 19th 2019. It projected a 20 billion dollar budget deficit. The expendaures were projected at 355.8 Billion.

On this Day: July 2nd 1898

First steam engine gets patent.