62nd Edition
May 2021
Province Offers $6,052,030 to Sorrento-Blind Bay Municipality By Paul Demenok, CSRD Area C Director On April 21, the Sorrento-Blind Bay Incorporation Study Committee reviewed the Provincial Offer of Assistance which is payable to the new municipality if the referendum outcome is in favour of incorporation. This offer totaled $5,352,030 and is comprised of the following amounts from the Ministries as outlined: Ministry of Municipal Affairs Per Capita Grant of $250 x 4700 projected population= Small Communities Grant in 2022 Pre-Incorporation Grants -Referendum -Inaugural Election -Interim Administration Post-Transition Grants -Community Planning Grant -Service Transition Grant Indigenous-Local Government Collaboration Ministry of Transportation Continued road maintenance for 5 years Roads Resurfacing Ministry of Finance BC Rural Tax Rebate Total: Adjusted Road Resurfacing Adjusted Total:
The Per Capita Grant of $1,175,000 is for discretionary spending and may be used for any purpose as decided by a new Municipal Council. The exact amount will be based upon a final population count. The Small Communities Grant of $75,450 is a prorated amount and assumes an incorporation in November 2022. Municipalities in BC with populations under 18,000 receive an annual grant from the Province and this is estimated to be $485,000 for a new Sorrento-Blind Bay municipality each year after 2022. By com-
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$1,175,000 75,450 30,000 30,000 100,000 100,000 100,000 150,000 2,500,000 *700,000 391,580 $5,352,030 *700,000 $6,052,030
parison, the Regional District Basic Grant received from the Province in 2020 was $160,000 for all of the CSRD. The Pre-Incorporation Grants cover the costs of the Incorporation Referendum and Inaugural Election at $30,000 each, and provides an additional $100,000 to manage the start-up and to establish ongoing administration for the new municipality. The Post-Transition Grants provide the new municipality with $100,000 to assist in the transfer of planning services, and an(Continued on page 3)
