The Province of BC began distrubting grant monies to municipalities across the Northwest last week, with Prince Rupert receiving $278,701 in cash to develop programs and projects of their choosing without any strings attached from Victoria.
The District of Port Edward picks up $269,210 to be used on their wish list of projects, with a number of plans vying for a share of the grant.
Other northwest locations picked up even larger grants, which are based on a number of factors which include, a basic sum for all municipalities under 15,000 residents, an increasing ratio based on population above that level and the property assessment levels of each community…
( from the blog a town called podunk, click on the link below to see the entire article atowncalledpodunk.blogspot.com/2 … 6075986354 )-