http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2005-2009/2007CS0033-000561-Attachment1.htm
http://www.civicinfo.bc.ca/302n.asp?newsid=2176
VICTORIA – The Province is returning $58.8 million in traffic fine revenues to British Columbia municipalities, as part of government's ongoing commitment to enhance policing and public safety, Community Services Minister Ida Chong announced. "This year, we are returning the most ever under the Traffic Fine Revenue Sharing program to municipalities. Whether it is for more officers on the street, more crime prevention programs or better strategies to combat drugs and vandalism, this funding makes a difference in the lives of British Columbians," said Chong. "Through municipal accountability reports that communities submit to government, taxpayers are seeing how their municipalities are investing these significant funds to make their communities safer. We look forward to receiving these reports once again this year, providing local governments with an opportunity to showcase their innovative ideas and actions."
Since its expansion in 2004, when the Province began returning 100 per cent of traffic fine revenues, an additional $159.8 million has gone to municipalities for public safety, for a total of $199.8 million. This grant program is to assist those municipalities that pay local police enforcement costs. The provincial traffic fine revenue comes from ticket fines and court-imposed fines on violation tickets and the amount of money a municipality receives is based on its contribution to total municipal policing costs.
Coldstream 58,062
Kamloops 1,241,323
Kelowna 1,351,532
Revelstoke 81,474
Salmon Arm 146,308
Spallumcheen 22,217
Vancouver 14,111,589
Vernon $495,253
Whistler 246,228
Total 58,805,497
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Don Quixote note:
Vernon budgeted a total of $394,740 for 2007. This would indicate another $100,000 surplus in 2007. Indications are that these funds will flow through and be accounted for in the RCMP reserve fund .
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