September 9, 2009
Burnaby Receives Nearly $1.4 Million from Provincial Government

BURNABY – The provincial government is investing close to $1.4 million towards public safety initiatives in Burnaby.

“We are continuing to return all traffic fine revenues so that our city continues to be a safe place,” says Burnaby North MLA Richard T. Lee. “This investment provides significant support for the City of Burnaby to hire more police officers, create more public safety programs and continue to reduce crime rates.”

“This government knows that local communities are best able to allocate resources to keep our streets safe,” says Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Harry Bloy. “That’s why we have returned every penny of traffic fine revenues to Burnaby and other communities across the province since 2004. I’m glad to see this continuing.”

A total of $1,398,876 is being returned to the City of Burnaby through the Strategic Community Investment Fund. This is 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 total municipal policing costs. 

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