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Moderated by Tom MacDonald Local Government Management Association;Presented by: Brian Walisser Gary Paget, MCS;;Canada in the World;British Columbia in Canada;Municipalities; Canada’s western-most province Total Area: 945,000 km2 Population: 4,196,000 GVRD = 51% population Canada’s 3rd largest metro area Highest Point: Mt Fairweather, 4,663m Vancouver Is. = larger than Belgium 95% uninhabited;Land Mass Comparison British Columbia vs. Others;Beautiful British Columbia;Beautiful British Columbia;Beautiful British Columbia;Beautiful British Columbia;Scope of BC Local Government System;Key Elements of BC’s Local Government System ;Responsibility: Multiple Streams;Responsibility: The Balance;Finance: Overview;Sources of Municipal Revenue;Decision-making: Strong Local Democracy;Decision-making: Checks and Balances;Intergovernmental Collaboration;Key Ingredients for “Success”;Brian Walisser, Executive Director Brian.Walisser@gov.bc.ca Ministry of Community Services Local Government Policy and Research 6th Floor, 800 Johnson Street Victoria, BC Canada V8W 9T1 ;;Presented by: Todd Pugh, CivicInfo;Collaborative Organizations;History of Collaboration ;Reasons for Collaboration ;Dimensions of Collaboration;Intergovernmental Relations;Management Capacity Building;Collaborative Helper Organizations;Collaborative Helper Organizations;Collaborative Helper Organizations;Collaborative Helper Organizations;Case Studies:The What and Why of Collaboration;Todd Pugh, Executive Director tpugh@civicinfo.bc.ca CivicInfo BC 737 Fort Street Victoria, British Columbia Canada V8W 2V1;;Presented by: Richard Taylor, UBCM;Local;A Changed Relationship;Intergovernmental Collaboration and the Community Charter;Intergovernmental Collaboration: Operationalizing the Principles;New Intergovernmental Collaborations;Intergovernmental Collaborations;Intergovernmental Collaborations:Key Lessons Learned;Key Ingredients for “Success”;Richard Taylor, Executive Director rtaylor@civicnet.bc.ca Uni