The City of Williams Lake is pleased to share the great news that it has received a COVID-19 Safe Restart Grant
for Local Governments in the amount of $2,618,000 from the Province of BC.
The funding is a conditional grant to be used for eligible COVID-related costs, which include:
• addressing revenue shortfalls
• facility reopening and operating costs
• emergency planning and response costs
• bylaw enforcement and protective services such as fire protection and police
• computer and other electronic technology costs (to improve interconnectivity and virtual
communications)
• services for vulnerable persons (e.g. persons living with disabilities, mental illness or addictions, persons
experiencing homelessness or other vulnerabilities)
The City will allocate this funding to a Financial Stabilization COVID Reserve Fund, and will provide reporting
on the use of the funds to the Province.
“This is a huge Christmas present for Williams Lake,” stated Williams Lake Mayor Walt Cobb. “This funding will help the City
in its ongoing pandemic response, and will be instrumental in addressing shortfalls from the reduction in
airport revenues and the gaming grant monies that were significantly impacted due to COVID-19.”
Councillor Scott Nelson, Finance Committee Chair, said, “this is absolutely fantastic news for Williams Lake.
We would like to thank Premier Horgan for creating this fund, and delivering one of the largest grants
provided to our community in extraordinarily tough times.”
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