A couple of delegates from the City of Williams Lake were honored during the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) Convention September 22 to 26.
Mayor Surinderpal Rathor was given a Long Service Award from UBCM President Trish Mandewo and First Vice President Cori Ramsay.
Rathor said the trip went very well and everyone from the City came back from the Convention very happy.
“We had a lot of networking and the Provincial Government heard us loud and clear. The staff and council members were happy that we made a breakthrough to the Premiere and the Provincial Government.”
While in Victoria the City of Williams Lake sponsored four resolution over the course of the Convention.
“A couple of resolutions went through. I spoke on the resolution of prolific offenders, it was unanimously passed,” Rathor said, “For the rest of the resolutions the delegation could not go through and they were referred to the Executive Committee to go through them.”
We asked the Mayor how long he thought that process would take before they heard back from that Committee.
“It all depends on how many resolutions there are and what number your resolution is in. It’s hard to pinpoint but I’m hoping by the end of the year they should have something.”
Councillor Shelia Boehm was elected to the Union of BC Municipalities Board as a Director at Large.
Boehm previously served on the UBCM Board as President of the North Central Local Government Association.
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