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Residents in Williams Lake, 100 Mile House and the Cariboo Regional District will benefit from $321,247 in provincial funding that will be put toward public safety initiatives and important municipal services, Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett announced yesterday. The funding is part of a $38.6 million instalment from the Strategic Community Investment Fund.

“This funding is a real advantage for these communities,” says Barnett. “It allows them to plan for the future, build local infrastructure and provide the vital services that residents rely on.” 

The following is a summary of funds provided: 

                                                      Small                     Traffic Fine             Total Funding
                                                      Community          Revenue                  for Community
                                                      Grant                     Sharing 

·      Williams Lake                       $106,387              $77,609                  $183,996

·      100 Mile House                    $  97,939                --                           $  97,939

·      Cariboo Regional District   $   39,312               --                           $  39,312

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.

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