Thanks to traffic infraction monies, Prince Rupert reaps significant share of Provincial community funding

As they check on the balance of accounts on transfer payments from the Province of British Columbia, the members of Prince Rupert City Council may want to consider sending the Traffic enforcement unit at the Prince Rupert RCMP detachment a thank you basket.

That for the work of the RCMP members and the focus on road safety that has delivered a significant cash inflow from the Province, putting Prince Rupert near the top of the list for Northwest communities in Community funding transfers for the year, trailing only Smithers in the region when it comes to the total amount of funding received.

The funding, which was announced yesterday, is divided into two categories, a Community Grant program which all communities qualify for and a Traffic Fine Revenue sharing Grant for for communities over 5,000 residents.

As part of yesterday's information release, Selina Robinson, the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing outlined how the grants are put to use by communities across the Province.

“Local governments use these grants to help provide the services, programs and infrastructure that promote safety and benefit communities throughout the Province,” ... “These types of services are a big part of what makes living in British Columbia so great, and our government is pleased to provide these resources to continue building an even better B.C.”

Prince Rupert's bad drivers are providing for some
financial assistance to the City of Prince Rupert through traffic fines

For his part, Mike Farnworth, the Minster of Public Safety and Solicitor General for the province provided a glimpse at the province's approach to revenue sharing of the traffic fine monies:

“We are pleased to share traffic-fine revenues with local governments to support their policing costs and community safety initiatives to help keep B.C. a safe place to live,” ... “Our government is committed to continued support of local initiatives that benefit people throughout the province.”


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From this years release of funding, Prince Rupert will receive $601,439  from  the BC Government.

Community Grant  -- $390,229
Traffic Fine Revenue Grant -- $211,210

Prince Rupert recorded the largest Traffic fine revenue of all communities along the Highway 16 corridor west of Prince George.

For the rest of the Northwest, the region is led by Smithers, which will receive a funding transfer of $605,768

Community Grant --  $534,628
Traffic Fine Revenue -- $71,140

The remainder communities fall in as follows:

Terrace will receive a total funding payout by the Province of $572,367, their numbers looked as follows:

Community Grant -- $396,371
Traffic Fine Revenue Grant --  $175,996

Kitimat will receive a total funding payout by the Province of $533,982

Community Grant -- $417,074
Traffic Fine Revenue Grant --  $116,908

Houston will receive a total funding payout by the Province of $498,587

Community Grant -- $498,587
Traffic Fine Revenue Grant --  No listing (under 5,000 residents)

New Hazelton will receive a total funding payout by the Province of $436,777

Community Grant -- $436,777
Traffic Fine Revenue Grant --  No listing (under 5,000 residents)

Hazelton will receive a total funding payout by the Province of $434,265

Community Grant -- $434,265
Traffic Fine Revenue Grant --  No listing (under 5,000 residents)

Telkwa will receive a total funding payout by the province of $429,244

Community Grant -- $429,244
Traffic Fine Revenue -- No listing (under 5,000 residents)

Masset will receive a total funding payout by the province of $411,420

Community Grant -- $411,420
Traffic Fine Revenue -- No listing (under 5,000 residents)


Queen Charlotte will receive a total funding payout by the Province of $394,887

Community Grant -- $394,887

Traffic Fine Revenue Grant --  No listing (under 5,000 residents)

Port Edward will receive a total funding payout by the Province of $293,570

Community Grant -- $293,570

Traffic Fine Revenue Grant --  No listing (under 5,000 residents)

Stewart will receive a total funding payout by the Province of $248,981

Community Grant -- $248,981

Traffic Fine Revenue Grant --  No listing (under 5,000 residents)

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The Three Regional Districts of the Northwest also benefitted from the program, their totals were as follows:

North Coast Regional District will receive a total funding payout by the Province of $200,000

Community Grant -- $200,000

Traffic Fine Revenue Grant --  No listing 

Kitimat-Stikine Regional District will receive a total funding payout by the Province of $190,000

Community Grant -- $190,000

Traffic Fine Revenue Grant --  No listing 

Bulkley-Nechako Regional District will receive a total funding payout by the province of $185,000 

Community Grant -- $185,000
Traffic Fine Revenue Grant -- No listing

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You can review the information release from yesterday here.

The list of grant funding for communities in the province from yesterday's announcement here.

For more items of note from the Provincial Government see our Legislature archive page here.


Cross posted from the North Coast Review