Provincial Gov't invests more than $500,000 in Cariboo-Chilcotin Communities

The provincial government is providing a total of $505,499
to Williams Lake, 100 Mile House and the Cariboo Regional District in
support of public safety initiatives and local government operations.

"I'm please to see these funds go towards the safety and well-being of our
residents," says Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Donna Barnett. "This investment makes
a real difference in our communities by supporting essential infrastructure
and services."

Recipients of the Strategic Community Investment Funds are as follows:

Small Community Grant:
* $176,842 to the City of Williams Lake.
* $162,800 to the District of 100 Mile House.

Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing:
* $100,510 to the City of Williams Lake.

Regional District Grant:
* $65,347 to the Cariboo Regional District.

This is the second of three payments from the Strategic Community Investment
Fund, a two-year, $232-million initiative consisting of the Traffic Fine
Revenue Sharing Program and Small Community and Regional District Grants.
Communities received a first payment in Spring 2009 and will receive a third
payment in early 2010.

Through the Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing Program, the province has provided
100 per cent of net traffic fine revenues to local government since 2004.
Traffic fine revenue comes from fines on violation tickets, with a
municipality receiving an amount based on its contribution to the total cost
of municipal policing. The Small Community and Regional District Grant
allocation is calculated based on population and assessment.