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LGMA 2024 - A Year in Review


As another successful year of LGMA training and professional development comes to a close, we’re looking back on some of the many achievements by the sector and the association in 2024! Collectively, you all logged countless hours of learning, levelled up your skills, and collaborated in networks to create more vibrant BC communities. Join us as we count down the hits and moments that made this year unforgettable, and wrap up a few LGMA statistics.

Training:


  • This year, there were 882 registrations for in-person events, including 305 people who came to our Annual Conference.
  • There were 454 registrations for online training across 9 programs and dozens of hours of webinars.

Members:  


  • 1,270 members joined the LGMA this year, including 203 New Professionals!
  • Members and staff were featured in photos on social media 51 times.
  • 11 members were each given $150 for being picked in the Membership Renewal Draw.
  • We featured 5 members in our Member Spotlight including Steven Flemming, Michael Boronowski, Curtis Helgesen, Jon Wilsgard, and David Block.

Programs and Resources:


  • 268 volunteers gave a total of 3,125 hours so far this year! Though the final numbers are still rolling in, that’s an increase of 755 hours compared to last year!
  • We published 104 pages of amazing content across 4 issues of Exchange Magazine.
  • We launched some new programs and resources this year including:
  • The new Local Government Internship Program,
  • CAO Dinner,
  • Coaching Essentials Online Course,
  • 3 updated On-Demand programs,
  • 2 manuals including the Guide for Approving Officers and Records and Information Management Manual,
  • And the Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Resources for BC Local Governments Resource Page.

Nature's Symphony

Breathtaking colors of our planet
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Sands of Time

Stark beauty of desolate dunes
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Beyond Boundaries

Visual odyssey across continents
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Faces of Humanity

Portraits of people from around the globe
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LGMA Staff:


  • For LGMA staff training and professional development, we travelled from Saskatchewan to Salt Spring Island.
  • In the LGMA staff group chat, we shared:
  • 58 gifs,
  • 39 pet photos,
  • 36 selfies and other photos.
  • We went on 11 group coffee runs.
  • We had 4 official office pet days.
  • 1 tropical shirt day with a staff lunch.
  • 1 office Galentine's Day chocolate exchange.
  • And too many cups of morning coffee to count.

If you have favourite moments with the LGMA this year, please share them with us on LinkedIn and tag the LGMA! 

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