Use of Gas Tax Funds - 2005-13

Yesterday - CBC Daybreak North looked at the use of the environment component of the Gas Tax Fund to fund road repair.  Former Prince George Mayor Dan Rogers says this is illegal while current Prince George Councillor Cameron Stolz says the amended rules now allow for Gas Tax Funds to be used for road repairs.  Listen to the Stolz vs Rogers debate here

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities or FCM has an online calculator to allow residents' to see how their local municipality has been use Gas Tax Funds from 2005 until today

For a look at the local municipalities of Wells, Quesnel, Williams Lake and 100 Mile House…

District of Wells (Years 2006-2013):

Project Category	Money Spent	Percentage
Capacity Building	$4,957.00	0.69%
Community Energy Systems	$502,114	70.13%
Infrastructure	$59,514	8.31%
Waste Water (Sewer)	$34,727	4.85%
Water	$114,701	16.02%

Grand Total for Wells -- $716,033

City of Quesnel (Years 2006-2013):

Project Category	Money Spent	Percentage
Capacity Building	$5,000	0.04%
Infrastructure	$425,947	33.97%
Public Transit	$651,309	51.94%
Solid Waste	$167,000	13.32%
Water	$4,610	0.37%

Grand Total for Quesnel -- $1,253,866.00

City of Williams Lake (Years 2006-2013):

Project Category	Money Spent	Percentage
Capacity Building	$262,355	10.83%
Local Energy Systems	$271,106	11.2%
Infrastructure	$483,109	19.95%
Local Roads/Bridges	$223,200	9.22%
Public Transit	$536,773	22.17%
Solid Waste	$25,240	1.04%
Water/Sewer Projects	$571,573	25.59%

Grand Total for Williams Lake -- $2,421,571

District of 100 Mile House (Years 2006-2013):

Project Category	Money Spent	Percentage
Infrastructure	$125,988	33.25%
Waste Water	$252,933	66.75%

Grand Total for 100 Mile House -- $378,921

If you want to look up your municipality for individual projects funded by the Federal Gas Tax Fund - click here