Consumer Price Index for March 2015

The August 2014 CPI for B.C. of a 1.4% increase was applied on Dec 1, 2014 to the Councillors and Mayor's base rate.

The August 2014 CPI for Canada of 2.1% will be used Jan 1, 2015 in relationship to the Facilities agreement contract for the GVAC Members.

Note than from 2011-2014(and to date in 2015) The B.C. CPI yearly average has been less than Canada CPI. ON a monthly basis the same ratio has applied when the comparison is made between the two indexes.