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Local municipalities funded to improve housing approvals
Forty-three local governments throughout British Columbia are receiving grants to create more efficient development approvals processes, including three in the East Kootenay. The Local Government…
Radium gets grant to assess housing needs
The Village of Radium Hot Springs is one of six B.C. communities to get provincial funding that supports local governments to report on their community…
New grants to promote reconciliation on the way
Indigenous communities, local governments and heritage organizations in British Columbia will soon have access to funding for projects that spotlight the province’s diverse cultural heritage….
$1.5M in City Hall upgrades coming thanks to grants
Long overdue upgrades and renovations to the third floor of Cranbrook City Hall are expected to begin by the fall of 2021, thanks to grant…
Wastewater system upgrade project begins this week
Upgrades to the City of Cranbrook wastewater lagoons at the north end of the community are expected to begin by the end of June, thanks…
Local social service organizations in on funding
Not-for-profit groups that deliver social services to people and families throughout the southern Interior are receiving support through B.C.’s Community Gaming Grants program. The province…
Temporary tools now permanent for local governments
New legislative amendments will give local governments more flexibility to better serve communities and people, as special authorities granted during the pandemic become permanent. The…
RDEK to get slice of relief and recovery funding
Regional districts in B.C. will receive $10 million to support local services and operations, building on the historic COVID-19 relief and recovery supports provided to…
Property tax grant program goes central
Starting this year, B.C. homeowners will apply for their homeowner grant through the province, not their municipality, which the Ministry of Finance says will make…