Excerpt: "f there's one thing that guarantees unanimity in getting a resolution passed at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, it's any whiff of a threat to municipal powers.

"And it's clear that B.C.'s mayors and councillors see the provincial government's effort earlier this year to smooth the way for small-scale power producers as an intrusion into their domain. All but two delegates supported a resolution condemning the move, which is as close to unanimous as you can get in B.C. politics."