July 22, 2010
Funding Helps Serve Greater Victoria Priorities

VICTORIA- More money in the hands of local governments will support vital local public safety initiatives and other important community services.

“Since 2004, the province has returned 100 per cent of traffic fine revenue back to communities, who are then able to reinvest those dollars in local public safety initiatives,” says Oak Bay-Gordon Head MLA Ida Chong.

“Whether it be renovations to municipal facilities or purchasing new equipment to ensure safer communities, this money ensures dollars are spent where it’s needed the most,” says Saanich North and the Islands MLA Murray Coell.

·    Central Saanich                    $58,194           $109,509                     $167,703

·      Colwood                            $68,008            $45,562                       $113,570

·      Esquimalt                           $59,987           $151,900                     $211,888

·      Islands Trust                       $50,545           --                                  $50,545

·      Langford                            --                      $99,494                       $99,494

·      North Saanich                    $91,475           $44,391                       $135,866

·      Oak Bay                             $43,039           $111,499                     $154,538

·      Saanich                               --                     $646,148                     $646,148

·      Sidney                                $90,064           $43,492                       $133,557

·      Victoria                              --                      $926,249                     $926,249

·      View Royal                        $114,430          $29,041                       $143,471

The Strategic Community Investment Fund is a restructuring of provincial grants, consisting of the Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing program and Small Community and Regional District Grants. This payment of $38.6 million to B.C.’s communities is the third instalment of a total $227 million provided to local governments since 2009; a first instalment of $133 million was paid to communities in March 2009 and a second instalment of $55.5 million was paid in September 2009.

Since 2001, the Province has given communities $413 million in traffic fine revenues and $363 million in Small Community and Regional District Grants.

Visit Ida’s website at www.idachongmla.bc.ca

Visit Murray’s website at www.murraycoellmla.bc.ca

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