In
the 2013 budget process, each Director will have to decide whether they wish to
have Grants-for-Assistance available. With
the 2011 and 2012 donation to the Quesnel Community Foundation, there has been
discussion at Northern Caucus (Areas A, B, C and I) meetings of Directors not
continuing with the Grants-for-Assistance program. As such, the question needs to be asked of
Area B residents:
(i)
Area B
residents should no longer be tax for Grants for Assistance and groups should
be encouraged to apply for funds through the Quesnel Community Foundation; or
(ii)
The Director
of Area B should continue with the traditional Grants-for-Assistance program and
develop a Grants for Assistance program specific for Area B.
I am asking
that Area B residents give these questions some thought and read through this
BLOG posting to better understand what Grants for Assistance are and how they
fit into the budget process. These
grants are Electoral Area generated; as such, they are YOUR money!
For
additional information on the Application process to access Quesnel Community
Foundation funds, please refer to www.quesnelfoundation.ca
I also completed
a detailed BLOG posting on February 25, 2012 titled “CRD Electoral Areas A,
B, C & I Donate to the Quesnel Foundation for 2011 & 2012”
Comments and /or questions can be emailed to me at hdixon-warren@cariboord.bc.ca
or posted here on this blog.
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The provision of Grants
for Assistance in an Electoral Area are at the discretion of the Area Director although (i) all grants must be approved by the CRD Board and (ii) the maximum amount that can be taxed is limited to a specific amount
per thousand of assessment for the Electoral Area. The Table below is based upon the CRD Budget
for 2012. It is hoped that additional
information will be collected so that the table can be fully complete.
Table 1: 2012 Grant
for Assistance Allocation by Electoral Area for the CRD.
|
Electoral
Area
|
Area Description
|
Grants for
Assistance Allocation in 2012 Budget
|
Residential
Rate / $100,000
|
Electoral
Area Population
(2011 Census)
|
|
A
|
Red Bluff – Quesnel South
|
47,646.00
|
5.96
|
6,250
|
|
B
|
Quesnel West-Bouchie Lake – North to Strathnaver
|
37,598.00
|
5.96
|
4,006
|
|
C
|
Bowron Lake – Barlow Creek
|
7,535.00
|
5.96
|
1,225
|
|
D
|
Commodore Heights – McLeese Lake
|
|
|
2,988
|
|
E
|
South Lakeside – Dog Creek
|
|
|
4,129
|
|
F
|
Horsefly – Likely – 150 Mile House
|
|
|
4,564
|
|
G
|
Lac La Hache – 108 Mile Ranch
|
22,650.00
|
|
4,955
|
|
H
|
Canim Lake – Forest Grove
|
15,724.00
|
$4.50
|
1,569
|
|
I
|
Narcosli – Nazko – West Fraser
|
7,221.00
|
|
1,511
|
|
J
|
West Chilcotin
|
|
|
600
|
|
K
|
East Chilcotin
|
|
|
494
|
|
L
|
Lone Butte – Interlakes
|
25,525.00
|
$2.04
|
4177
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A,B,C, I
|
North Cariboo
|
$100,000
|
|
|
|
D,E, F
|
Flat Rate
|
|
|
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Notes:
(i)
As per the CRD Grants for
Assistance Policy, the Electoral Area Grants for Assistance are capped based on
each EA’s assessment and not to exceed the amount that would be obtained by a
tax of $0.10 / $1,000.00 on the net
taxable value of land and improvements in each electoral area. This differs from the residential tax rate
which is based on provincial formulas.
It refers only to the tax rate paid for residential.
(ii)
For 2011 and 2012, the Directors
of Electoral Areas A, B, C and I chose to donate $100,000 collectively per year
to the Quesnel Community Foundation rather than dispersing funds to the
Electoral Areas through the Grants for Assistance process.
(iii)
Electoral Area Population results based on Census
2011
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/search-recherche/frm_res.cfm?Lang=E&TABID=1&G=1&Geo1=PR&Code1=10&Geo2=0&Code2=0&SearchType=Begins&SearchText=cariboo&PR=01
Traditionally,
the 4 Northern Directors (Areas A, B, C & I) have pooled their Grant for
Assistance funds. CRD Grants for
Assistance were last dispersed in the North Cariboo in 2010. In this year, the 4 Northern Directors
collectively dispersed $19,317.00 in
Grants for Assistance. These funds were
allocated as following:
Recipient
|
Grants-for-Assistance
(EA A, B, C & I)
|
Quesnel
Pipes & Drums
|
3,000.00
|
Quesnel
Agricultural & Exhibition Association
|
2,500.00
|
Quesnel
& District Heritage Association
|
1817.00
|
Quesnel
Women’s Resource Centre
|
2,500.00
|
Quesnel
& District Seniors Society
|
3,000.00
|
Cariboo
Cowgirls Drill Team Society
|
2,000.00
|
Billy
Barker Days Society
|
2,500.00
|
Quesnel
Rodeo Club
|
2,000.00
|
TOTAL
|
19,317.00
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Table 3: Grant for Assistance Dispersements by Electoral Area for
2010, 2011 and 2012.
Electoral
Area
|
2010
|
2011
|
2012
|
A
|
9,124.00
|
47,175.00
|
47,646.00
|
B
|
7,407.00
|
38,175.00
|
37,598.00
|
C
|
1,405.00
|
7507.00
|
7,535.00
|
I
|
1,381.00
|
7,142.00
|
7,221.00
|
Total
Dispersed
|
19,317.00
|
100,000.00
|
100,000.00
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Note: In 2011 and 2012, $100,000 was
donated to Quesnel Community Foundation and placed into 4 separate endowment
funds. Each year, the QCF will be
granting the interest associated with each of these funds to charitable
organisations who submit an application and have a project which is eligible to
receive the funds.
Table
4: Quesnel Community Foundation 2012
Grant Details for Electoral Area Endowment Funds
Electoral
Area
|
Recipient
|
Amount
|
A
|
Parkland
Community Association
|
$2500.00
|
B
|
Bouchie
Lake Recreation Commission
|
$2000.00
|
C
|
Quesnel and District
Hospice Palliative Care Society
|
$2500.00
|
I
|
Island
Mountain Arts
|
$5000.00
|
TOTAL
|
$12,000.00
|
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http://www.quesnelfoundation.ca
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