A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.
The latest estimates suggest TransLink will end 2011 earning almost $26 million less than it expected from the current 15-cent-per-litre fuel tax it charges within Metro Vancouver.
Maclean’s magazine has deemed Surrey to be the 10th most dangerous city in Canada, according to their national magazine poll that uses crime data from Statistics Canada of the 100 largest cities in the country.
Several sources of Victoria’s revenue have apparently turned out to be less than budgeted in 2011, maxing out the city’s conservative contingency fund.
Continuing with Victoria news, a new signal crossing in Vic West will be installed to help pedestrians and cyclists navigate around the now-defunct rail bridge.
New incentives for rental housing stock are heading to Victoria as mayor Dean Fortin seeks to improve the on the results he had first term.
A $10 million development is underway up on Terrace’s bench, with the first units set to be finished late spring. The development is the latest in a series of accommodations options, both public and private, being made available in Terrace to take into account a maturing population.
An historical event for Sikh Canadians as the Sikh Heritage Museum opens at the Gur Sikh Gurdwara in Abbotsford on South Fraser Way.
City of Langford is seeking a grant, to repair the well-known cenotaph that honours Canada’s military veterans.
And finally, Abbotsford continues its attempt to leave the Fraser Valley Regional District, despite the objections of new Mayor Bruce Banman.
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