The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George received the funding from the province’s $1 billion Growing Communities Fund.
The Regional District of Fraser-Fort George received $3.53 million to use towards infrastructure projects, according to a report to the board of directors last week.
The one-time grant was part of the B.C. government’s $1 billion Growing Communities Fund, announced by Premier David Eby in February. “There are few conditions on the use of the grant funds, but there is a requirement that funds can only be allocated to regional district services and that allocation commitments must be made by the end of the calendar year,” regional district manager of financial services Chris Calder wrote in his report to the board.
Projects related to public drinking water systems, sewers, solid waste management, roads, sidewalks, active transportation, public safety or emergency management, childcare facilities, affordable housing projects, park and recreation amenity upgrades, natural hazard mitigation and projects to serve neighbouring First Nations are all eligible uses for the funding.“The principal objective of the is to increase the local housing supply with investments in community infrastructure and amenities,” B.
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