Communities Get Strategic Fund Installment

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Prince George, B.C. -  The Provincial Government has announced its dishing out its 3rd installment of the Strategic Community Investment Fund -- $38.6-million dollars -- to B.C. communities...

The fund is a restructuring of provincial grants, consisting of the Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing program and Small Community and Regional District Grants.  The Governnment has handed out a total of $227-million since 2009.

In our region:

Prince George is receiving the largest payment at just over half-a-million dollars in traffic fine revenues.  Quesnel is receiving a total of $197-thousand dollars in fine revenues and a small community grant.  Williams Lake and Smithers also receives a combination of the two for a total of $184-thousand dollars, each.  Mackenzie's payments total 171-thousand dollars.

Communities just receiving small community grants are:

100 Mile House     $97.9K

Bulkley-Nechako   $52K

Cariboo                $39K

Fort St. James       $106K

Fraser Lake           $105K

Hazelton               $120K

Houston                $134K

McBride                $106.5K

New Hazelton        $110.5K

Vanderhoof           $142K

Community and Rural Development Minister, Ben Stewart, says, "Communities have shown real leadership in the way they use Strategic Community Investment funds during these tough economic times."

"By putting these dollars in the hands of local governments, we're able to help them support vital public safety initiatives and other important community services."

He says his year's funding will be used for more police officers, new police equipment such as imaging cameras, identification equipment and police
vehicles, and a variety of community safety and crime prevention initiatives. As well, the funding will be put to other local priorities such as new infrastructure, local planning, improvements to existing infrastructure and roadways, and local employment opportunities.

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