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The annual UBCM conference in Whistler dealt with hundreds of resolutions: from ferries to hospice to child care to cannabis. Here's a list of some that passed.

"I would say that this vessel was within 50 metres of orcas at several points during the encounter," says one witness.

While the province supports heat pumps, there are no equivalent incentives for home and building owners to increase their own supply of renewable energy.

Changes are being sought for the B.C. Building Code, Motor Vehicle Act and Manufactured Home Park Tenancy Act to keep those living in RVs safe and healthy.

Tofino-based Clayoquot Action says the expansions are in direct conflict with a federal promise to transition from open-net pen salmon farming.

While public sector employees will have the day off on Monday, many working in the private sector will still have to work, putting pressure on parents of younger children to find care with short notice.

How much would it have cost the province's economy if the government had declared Monday, Sept. 19 to be a stat holiday to allow British Columbians to mourn the death of the Queen?

The challenges came from both vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals and largely deal with public gathering restrictions.

The UBCM resolution was not without its opponents.