PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS REPORT for the YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 1974 Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1975 To Colonel the Honourable Walter S. Owen, Q.C., LL.D., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: I have the honour to transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Department of Municipal Affairs for the year ended December 31, 1974. JAMES G. LORIMER Minister of Municipal Affairs Victoria, B.C., February 17, 1975. Victoria, B.C., February 17, 1975 The Honourable James G. Lorimer, Minister of Municipal Affairs. Sir: I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Department of Municipal Affairs for the year ended December 31, 1974. This Report contains a review of Departmental activities and observations of the programs and financial position of the municipalities and regional districts within the Province. Greater detail with respect to these areas is contained in the publications Municipal Statistics and Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments in British Columbia which are published annually by the Department from information contained in audited financial and other statements of the municipalities and regional districts. ROBERT W. PRITTLE Acting Deputy Minister CONTENTS Page Departmental Publications 7 Departmental Activities 8 Legislation 13 Administrative Services 14 Financial Managements 20 Planning Services 28 Transit Services 32 Charts 36 BB 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS The Honourable James G. Lorimer Minister of Municipal Affairs R. W. Prittie, Acting Deputy Minister and Inspector of Municipalities. V. J. Parker, Associate Deputy Minister and Director of Transit. C. H. L. Woodward, F.C.I.S., Associate Deputy Minister and Deputy Inspector of Municipalities. G. E. Whelen, F.C.I.S., Executive Officer. K. McLeod, Research Officer. R. T. Cubbon, Research Officer. Administrative Services T. F. Moore, F.C.I.S., Executive Director. A. R. Clarke, Senior Administrative Officer. J. G. Callan, Senior Administrative Officer. W. J. Larter, Administrative Officer. O. Sylvester, A.C.I.S., Administrative Officer. R. O'Genski, Administrative Officer. N. A. McCrimmon, A.C.I.S., Administrative Officer. Financial Services J. P. Taylor, Executive Director. H. G. Topham, C.A., Director. K. R. MacKay, C.A., Assistant Director. F. J. Thompson, C.G.A., Administrative Officer. W. J. Sommerville, Administrative Officer. R. M. A. Brearley, R.I.A., Administrative Officer. J. Pappas, Administrative Officer. Planning Services G. C. Harkness, M.C.I.P., Chief Planning Officer. W. J. Tassie, M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator. B. S. Jawanda, M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator. B. Chambers, M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator. L. Ward, M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator. T. Maftechuk, M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator. L. V. Luchin, P.M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator. A. L. Quinn, P.M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator. Transit Services B. E. Sullivan, Assistant to the Director. C. A. Spratt, Manager, Marketing and Operation. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 7 DEPARTMENTAL PUBLICATIONS Annual Report. Municipal Statistics. Statistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments. Regional Districts in British Columbia. A Guide to Municipal Management. A Guide to Regional District Management. Land Use Colour and Coding Guide. Zoning Colour and Coding Guide. ACTS ADMINISTERED BY DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS Municipal Act. Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act. Local Services Act. Municipal Finance Authority of British Columbia Act. Mobile Home Tax Act. Provincial Rapid Transit Act. Provincial Transit Fund Act. Transit Services Act. Sewerage Facilities Assistance Act. BB 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES The continuing increase of population in the Province is accompanied by demands for construction of local services, including water works, sewerage systems, and other local improvements. These demands remain a source of major concern, not only from the standpoint of their priority, but perhaps more seriously in view of the increasing costs which must be met in undertaking the actual project construction. Commensurate with this rise in population and the capital development of service facilities has been the increase in the revenues required to be raised by the municipalities to provide the services. In the five-year period from 1968 to 1973, municipal revenues, including those of utilities, have increased by approximately $238,000,000 to $523,000,000. Debenture debt over the same period has increased to $612,372,953 from $383,943,849. The continued expansion and development in the various areas of local government have added to the complexity of the problems to be solved and placed additional demands upon all members of our staff. The assessed value of taxable properties for municipal purposes in municipalities is nearly 11 billion dollars, an increase of approximately 22 per cent over the previous year. It is of interest to note that while property taxes are increasing the level of tax collections continues to rise to the point where approximately 97 per cent of current taxes were collected during the year in which they were levied. The matter of assessment and taxation is dealt with more fully in that part of the Report relating to financial management. One of the principal statutory roles of the Department is the supervision of municipal and regional district long-term borrowing for capital programs. This responsibility rests with the Inspector of Municipalities and, during the year under review, the total borrowing authorized for a variety of projects amounted to $105,234,468. The percentage of current revenue expended to service long-term debenture debt has declined in the City of Vancouver, but has increased slightly in the cities, districts, towns, and villages. The percentage revenue expended for this purpose is not considered excessive and is well below the amount expended in other provinces. The Minister was represented at the annual meeting of Provincial Ministers of Municipal Affairs held in Regina in August. On December 9, 1974, the Minister of Municipal Affairs chaired an informal Tri-Level meeting in Victoria, attended by the members of the Cabinet Committee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, representing the Government of British Columbia; the Minister of State for Urban Affairs, representing the Government of Canada; and the Chairman of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, representing the Greater Vancouver area. The meeting afforded the Provincial and regional representatives the opportunity of meeting the Honourable B. Danson, and to hear a presentation of the status of the Liveable Regional Project of the Greater Vancouver Regional District. Various senior staff members were involved in national conferences such as the Municipal Finance Officers and the Provincial Planning Officers. The Department has also been represented on the Federal-Provincial Preparatory Committees on the United Nations Conference, Exposition on Human Settlements, which is to be held at Vancouver in 1976. Departmental representatives travelled extensively throughout the Province attending committee, council, and regional board meetings and completing inspections in 181 municipalities, improvement districts, and regional districts; 435 visits REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 9 were made in all. Attendance at such meetings as those of the Technical Planning Committee meets legislative requirements. Others are initiated by councils or regional boards that may wish to discuss or request assistance on specific problems. When inspections are undertaken, the visit provides an opportunity for Departmental staff and local officials to discuss financial and administrative situations that are directly related to the municipality concerned. Whenever possible, general administrative procedures can be reviewed and recommended; this practice leads to greater consistency when by-laws and other data are submitted to the Department with requests for registration or approval. As the annual edition of Municipal Statistics is an important source of information to investment houses, financial institutions, and others, distribution of the publication is made as early in the year as possible; Municipal Statistics includes some 36 different schedules. Prior to publication, the financial and statistical returns of the municipalities and regions are closely edited to ensure conformity and adherence to statutory and other requirements. The Union of British Columbia Municipalities held its convention at Vernon, and senior members of the staff attended to provide an opportunity for those interested to discuss local problems. Vancouver was chosen as the site for the annual conference of the Municipal Officers' Association of British Columbia and, as at similar meetings, Departmental staff participated in the program. Senior members of the staff also participated as resource personnel in a number of other seminars sponsored by the University of British Columbia and the Union of British Columbia Municipalities. The annual shield award presented by the Minister of Municipal Affairs as an incentive to increase turn-out at municipal elections open to all municipalities in three categories was received by the following for the year 1973: Per Cent Cities and towns—Nelson 73.40 District municipalities—Kent 66.20 Village municipalities—Tahsis 8 6.60 Second-place municipalities were Fernie (cities and towns) with 72.90 per cent, Oak Bay (district municipalities) with 58.60 per cent, Port McNeill (village municipalities) with 77.10 per cent. BUILDING CODE The Building Code has been in effect for the full year of 1974. The code is mandatory in all municipalities and has been adopted by all regional districts except five, who consider adoption is not necessary at present. The services of the Building Code Appeal Board have been frequently utilized, with 22 formal appeals being received by the Board and six requests for approval of alternative materials being received by the Chairman of the Board. One Order in Council amending the Building Regulations and the British Columbia Plumbing Code was approved. The British Columbia Plumbing Code Committee has been formed with members from Provincial Government departments and municipal and industrial organizations. This committee will make recommendations for amendments to the Plumbing Code and will provide comments and recommendations on matters submitted to it by the Appeal Board. A series of study sessions for building inspectors throughout the Province was commenced with the initial session held in Prince George. These sessions are organized and conducted by the Building Inspectors' Association and supported by this Department. A senior staff member presented addresses and participated as a BB 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA panel member at the North Central Municipal Officers' Association Conference in Prince George, the Building Inspectors' Association Seminar in Cranbrook, and the Fire Prevention Officers' Association Seminar in Trail. METRIC CONVERSION All regular meetings of the Provincial Metric Conversion Committee were attended. Seven subcommittees were established, including a subcommittee on municipal affairs, of which the Chairman is a staff member of this Department. A senior staff member participated as a panel member on the subject of metric conversion at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Conference in Vernon. MUNICIPAL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LICENSING PROGRAM A total of 135 municipalities participated in the Municipal Commercial Vehicle Licensing Program during the 1973/74 licence-year. Sales of vehicle plates under this program, which is administered by the Department on behalf of the municipalities, generated $954,674 in revenue during the year. After payment of incidental expenses, these funds were distributed to participants on a per capita basis. The municipalities issued 79,700 licence-plates and 96,653 exempt plates during the year under review. SPECIAL COURSES During 1974 the Board of Examiners, on which the Department is represented, granted 13 certificates of proficiency. The following table shows the classifications of these certificates, together with the total number which have been issued: Certificates Junior Senior Administration Senior Finance Property Appraisal 1974 To Date 4 96 5 114 4 114 71 Totals 13 395 Fifty-four persons employed in the municipal field enrolled in courses offered by the Chartered Institute of Secretaries for the 1974/75 academic year. In addition to the professional degree "A.C.I.S." (Associate of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries) which may be granted to a graduate of the course, application may be made for a certificate of proficiency in municipal administration or finance, depending upon experience and office held. The Certified General Accountants Society (C.G.A.) has at the present time 47 students enrolled who are employed in the local government field. They may upon completion of their studies also make application for a certificate of proficiency in municipal administration or finance. A New Course After extensive investigation which followed the announced phase-out of the Municipal Administration Course, a short-term course in selected subjects for those employed in smaller municipalities has been introduced. It was first offered in the fall of 1972 by Malaspina College in Nanaimo. Successful completion of this two- year course will satisfy the academic requirements for the senior certificate in REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 11 municipal administration issued by the Board of Examiners. Of particular interest to the student is the fact that course material will be completely portable as between the C.I.S. and C.G.A. courses. CONTINUING EDUCATION During the year, seminars sponsored by the University of British Columbia, the Municipal Officers' Association of British Columbia, and the Municipal Finance Officers of the United States and Canada, on the subjects of Municipal Administration and Management Development, were attended by a number of senior members of the Department. In co-operation with the Municipal Officers' Association, the Union of British Columbia Municipalities, and the Ministry of State for Urban Affairs, the Department is represented on the Municipal Administration Education Council. The purpose of the Council is to make a study of existing courses for the education of municipal administrators in the Province, and to recommend measures which may be necessary to improve or supplement existing courses. A research officer will be appointed to carry out the study, which is expected to be completed within 18 months. LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING Following the local government restructure of Kamloops and Kelowna which took place in 1973, there were three major restructures in 1974. The first of these was the amalgamation of the Town of Castlegar with the Town of Kinnaird, resulting in the incorporation of the new City of Castlegar with a population of 6,160. For many years the two communities had been examining the ramifications of a merger. A joint study initiated by the two Councils led in 1974 to a request to the Minister of Municipal Affairs to conduct a vote of amalgamation. The result was in the affirmative and the new city was incorporated on January 1, 1974. Elections for the new Council took place in the spring of 1974. Major local government restructures were undertaken at Prince George and Nanaimo. Following a year of study by local advisory committees appointed by the Minister of Municipal Affairs, votes were conducted in November in both greater Nanaimo and greater Prince George on the question of amalgamation; both votes passed with a small margin over the simple majority required. New city municipalities were incorporated on January 1, 1975. In both communities the terms of amalgamation were arrived at by an advisory committee in consultation with the Minister and the Department. The membership of the committee was drawn from elected representatives of local governments in the community and included members of Municipal Councils, Regional Board Directors, and "members of the Board of Trustees of improvement districts. The committee was assisted in its study by a technical subcommittee made up of local municipal and regional district staff, together with staff of the Department. At Nanaimo the former city has been amalgamated with the neighbouring Improvement Districts of Departure Bay, Harewood, Mountain, Northfield, Wellington, and Petroglyph (Chase River), together with other adjacent areas, to form a new city with an estimated population of 40,000. The population of the former city was 15,000. At Prince George the former city and the former Village of South Fort George have been amalgamated with the Nechako Improvement District and nine other small improvement districts, together with a large adjacent area, to form a new city having a population estimated at some 70,000. The population of the former city was 35,500 and that of South Fort George was 1,400. BB 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA Elections for full new Councils, both of which are on a ward basis, took place in December 1974. An interesting feature of the Council structure of Prince George is a three-year term of office for part of the Council. The Prince George Council will phase out of the ward system into a Council elected at large over a period of four years. At Nanaimo the question of the structure of future Councils will be placed before the electorate within the term of office of the first Council. There are several special features in the Letters Patent of Castlegar, Nanaimo, and Prince George, including the designation of water and sewer service areas for rating purposes and provisions for the establishment of taxation districts, the object of which is to allow Council to set differential tax rates related to the level of services. To assist these three new municipalities in extending services to formerly nonmunicipal areas and generally to expand new services, the Provincial Government has developed a special highways maintenance and policing assistance program coupled with direct financial assistance grants. Several other communities are considering local government restructure and it is anticipated that studies will be under way in some of these communities in the new year. SEWERAGE FACILITIES ASSISTANCE ACT The Sewerage Facilities Assistance Act, enacted at the last session of the Legislature, has provided assistance totalling $5,613,727 to 79 municipalities in the Province. Eighteen cities applied for and received grants totalling $526,630; nineteen districts received $4,461,667; eight towns received $254,900; thirty-one villages obtained grants totalling $338,752; and three regional districts qualified for a total of $31,778. The assistance under this legislation went to municipalities and regional districts with a total population of approximately 961,000 or virtually one half of the total population living in organized communities in the Province. The total grants of $5,613,727 represent an average of 3 mills of municipal taxation. In some municipalities the grant is equivalent to the amount which could be raised by a mill rate levy in excess of 20 mills and represents in some areas a per capita payment of approximately $25. The amount paid under this legislation in 1974 greatly exceeds the amounts paid under the Municipal Treatment Plant Assistance Act, which amounted to a total of $215,277 for the years 1971 to 1973, inclusive. STAFF CHANGES On July 31, 1974, W. K. Smith retired as Deputy Minister and Inspector of Municipalities. Mr. Smith had been in the Provincial Service for 37 years. He had served as Deputy Minister and Inspector of Municipalities since September 5, 1972. Effective August 1, 1974, R. W. Prittie, Associate Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs, was appointed Inspector of Municipalities, and on December 1, 1974, was appointed Acting Deputy Minister. C. H. L. Woodward was appointed Acting Associate Deputy Minister, effective January 1, 1974. On March 10, 1974, Gary Harkness joined the Department as Chief Planning Officer. Mr. Harkness' previous experience has been with the former Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of British Columbia and the Ottawa-Carleton Regional District Planning Board in Ontario. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 13 LEGISLATION Many of the amendments to the Municipal Act made during the 1974 Session of the Legislature were of a largely technical nature, and among the more significant amendments were improvements and clarification of the provisions governing elections; repeal of the restriction on municipalities holding shares in companies; an amendment to place villages on the same footing as other classes of municipalities with respect to capital borrowings; an increase in the debt limitation on short-term capital borrowings to $25 per capita; provisions to simplify the provision of services on a benefiting area basis; repeal of the provisions governing policing which are now provided for under the Police Act; removal of the limitation on remuneration which may be provided for directors of regional boards; a provision for summary proceedings with respect to offences under certain municipal by-laws. The Islands Trust Act was enacted to preserve and protect, in co-operation with local government bodies and the Province, the trust area and its unique amenities and environment for the benefits of the residents of the trust area and Province generally. The Transit Services Act was also passed in 1974 to enable the Province to deal with the provision of transit services. A number of other statutes of importance to municipalities were passed in 1974, and among these were the Sewerage Facilities Assistance Act under which the Province provides a grant to municipalities and regional districts to assist in meeting the annual costs of sewerage debt; the Administration of Justice Act under which the responsibility for the courts has been entirely transferred to the Province, thus relieving municipalities of considerable obligations; the Assessment Act and Assessment Authority of British Columbia Act which will overhaul the assessment system in the Province and transfer the responsibility for assessments to the Assessment Authority; amendments to the Municipalities Aid Act which increased the per capita grant; the Police Act, the Real Property Tax Deferment Act, and the Recreational Land Green Belt Encouragement Act. BB 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES NEW INCORPORATIONS AND CHANGES IN STRUCTURE The Minister directed that a poll be taken under the provisions of section 10 of the Municipal Act in the cities of Nanaimo and Prince George, and areas adjacent to each of these cities, on the question of incorporation to form enlarged cities. The vote was held on November 2, 1974, and in each case the majority favoured incorporation. Letters Patent were issued incorporating the new Cities of Nanaimo and Prince George on December 4, 1974, with the effective date of incorporation being set at January 1, 1975. The Letters Patent incorporating the new City of Prince George also contained provision for the dissolution of the Village of South Fort George, which lies within the extended area of the new city. A directive by the Minister under section 10 of the Municipal Act was also issued for a poll to be held in the city of Duncan and an area adjacent to the southerly boundary of the city on the question of incorporation. The vote was held on July 20, 1974, and the majority voted against the proposal. MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY EXTENSIONS Supplementary Letters Patent, authorizing 22 extensions in boundaries for 21 municipalities were issued during the year; the municipalities affected, together with the resulting adjustments in areas and changes in population, are indicated in Table 1. A local census is taken in the extended area and added to the original population established under the 1971 census in order to arrive at the new municipal population after extension. BY-LAW APPROVALS All village and town by-laws must be submitted to the Department for registration in the office of the Inspector of Municipalities. In addition, many by-laws for all classes of municipalities require approval from certain Governmental agencies before adoption can proceed or become effective. Included in this category are by-laws which establish consumer or user charges for water and sewer services. Such by-laws, together with supporting background material, are fully reviewed before any suggestions or recommendations are made and before being advanced to the approving authority. While many of the initial submissions may be found satisfactory, others require the exchange of considerable correspondence. A total of 832 by-laws was examined and subsequently registered—190 town by-laws, 554 village by-laws, 32 regional district by-laws, and 56 improvement district by-laws. For a variety of purposes, 570 Minutes of Council were prepared and subsequently approved by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. Seventy-six authorized the abandonment and vesting of portions of highway; 69 approved municipal rates by-laws for water, sewer, and electric power; 50 authorized appointment of members of Municipal Boards of Variance; 252 were for regional district purposes of which 179 approved subdivision and zoning by-laws and 17 authorized appointment of members to Regional Boards of Variance; and the balance of 179 met other legislative requirements. In addition, 57 rezoning by-laws applicable to land in the flood plain area of the Lower Mainland were reviewed and recommended for approval by the Minister under section 187 of the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act. Nine building REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 15 by-laws from various regional districts were also reviewed and recommended for approval by the Minister pursuant to section 798d. DEBENTURE APPROVALS Certification by the Inspector of Municipalities of debenture issues of municipalities and regional districts may be completed on request. Before such certification can be completed, certificates of approval to the by-law or resolution are issued, authorizing the issuance of debentures. A total of 279 certificates of approval was issued in 1974. In 1974, 76 debenture issues were examined and certified, which consisted of 1,140 debentures with a total par value of $42,013,000. This includes those debentures issued by municipalities and regional districts to secure undertakings financed through the Municipal Finance Authority in the amount of $24,761,000, but excludes those agreements certified in regard to financing through the regional district on behalf of the member municipalities. Table 1—Municipal Boundary Revisions, 1974 Municipality Area (Acres) Population Before Added After Before Added After Cities Courtenay Kimberley 1,928.06 14,570.40 1,892.00 8,845.19 4,402.40 15,747.10 1,102.00 3,860.85 4,441.81 18,890.71 9,296.60 116,902.89 1,277.81 1,690.40 3,495.19 3,740.74 945.13 622.17 588.00 825.82 319.25 1,256.91 71.50 7.80 142.90 3.10 25.94 671.54 478.20 580.96 118.04 (4.90) 1,030.00 14,274.40 367.00 460.99 268.59 30.87 1,107.20 1,078.55 .80 20,960.00 13.22 800.20 1,999.56 14,578.20 2,034.90 8,848.29 4,428.34 16,418.64 1,580.20 4,441.81 4,559.85 18,885.81 10,326.60 131,177.29 1,644.81 2,151.39 3,763.78 3,771.61 2,052.33 1,700.72 588.80 21,785.82 332.47 2,057.11 7,159 7,643 9,400 18,146 10,778 33,179 4,867 13,652 13,774 3,602 1,953 1,357 3,980 5,289 6,258 4,072 1,916 1,259 1,379 973 1,120 2,601 25 2 9 6 Nil 6 34 122 180 Nil Nil Nil 76 Nil 184 32 Nil 71 4 Nil Nil 22 7,184 7,645 9,409 18,152 Port Moody._ _. _. 10,778 33,185 Revelstoke Vernon 4,901 13,774 13,954 Districts Coldstream Port Hardy 3,602 1,953 Stewart Towns 1,357 4,056 Merritt 5,289 6 442 4,104 Villages 1,916 1,330 Fruitvale Granisle — _. .. 100 Mile House 1,383 973 1,120 2,623 Source of base population figures is the 1971 census. REGIONAL DISTRICT ACTIVITIES Regional government in British Columbia has, since its inception in 1965, been reviewed and discussed in previous annual reports and is now recognized in our Province and elsewhere as an important contributor to the local government system. As in the past, further expansion of local government services was undertaken by regional districts. BB 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA Some 44 new functions were granted the 28 regional districts in 1974; Table 2 summarizes those assigned, while Table 3 sets out all functions undertaken to date. For services required by the greater community, the regional approach has provided an acceptable solution. Provision of sewage disposal, garbage disposal, and ambulance facilities are particularly appropriate to this concept, and such functions as joint computer operations, fire protection, transit, and construction equipment-pools could conceivably be handled for the greater community by regional districts. Services can be provided by regional districts to municipal and nonmunicipal areas, either directly or by contract. Supplementary Letters Patent were issued in several instances for purposes other than to authorize the granting of functions. Revision of the internal and external boundaries is continuing and amendments have been made to cost-sharing formulas and other changes in corporate structure. Specified Areas Sixteen specified areas were established by by-law in 1974; of these areas, six were established by petition method, and ten after the property-owners voted favourably on the proposal. In addition, amendments in boundaries to three specified areas already established were completed. Table 4 summarizes the specified areas established and altered in 1974. Before regional government was introduced, community services administered locally in nonmunicipal areas were provided through the incorporation of improvement districts, either under the Water Act as administered by the Water Rights Branch of the Department of Lands, Forests, and Water Resources, or under the Municipal Act. In some other instances, local areas were established under the Local Services Act. The latter two Acts, it should be noted, are administered by this Department. New local service needs in nonmunicipal areas, with the exception of water, irrigation, and dykes, are almost all provided and financed through the facilities of regional districts. Many of the specified areas have been established adjacent to municipal boundaries. As the demand for further services develops, the trend will be toward the incorporation of these areas within present municipal boundaries. Those specified areas in more isolated situations will probably retain their nonmunicipal status. An Increasing Role Regional districts are local government structures that provide services to people. As the population of the Province increases, the demands upon regional boards will grow. Municipalities are becoming aware of possible economies of scale where a common service is required, and the regional district is the obvious vehicle through which many of these services can be provided. The regional districts can provide such services to municipal and nonmunicipal areas alike, with those people that benefit sharing the costs on a more equitable basis. Growth of regional districts continues to be reflected in the increase in expenditures from those over previous years. Some of these are a result of assuming new functions, while others reflect the cost of new services to nonmunicipal areas. Provincial grants of $10,000 are made annually to assist in meeting the administrative costs of regional districts and an annual grant of 20 cents per capita with a minimum of $7,000 and a maximum of $33,000 is made to assist in the cost of development of an environmental management program. The question of grant structures applicable to regional districts is under review. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 17 Table 2—Functions Assigned to Regional Districts During 1974 (Unless Otherwise Indicated, All Member Areas of the Regional District Participate in This Function). Capital— Royal Theatre (Victoria, Saanich, and Oak Bay). Community Health Services. Land Assembly, Housing, and Land Banking. Curling Rink and Senior Citizens' Complex (Colwood, Langford, and Metchosin). Central Kootenay— Real Property Assessment (Castlegar and Creston). Community Centre and Ice Arena (Castlegar and Electoral Areas I and J). Ski Hill (defined portions of Electoral Areas E and F only). Central Okanagan— Garbage Disposal (defined parts of Electoral Areas G and H). Septic Tank Effluent Disposal. Regional Parks. Recreation Complex (Kelowna and Electoral Area A). Columbia-Shuswap— Public Library Service (Golden and Electoral Area A). Cemetery Operation (Revelstoke and Electoral Area B). Cowichan Valley— Nuisance Control (all electoral areas). Community Activity Centre (Lake Cowichan and Electoral Areas F and I). Fraser-Cheam— Ice Arena (Hope and Electoral Areas B and C). House Numbering (electoral areas only). Street Lighting (electoral areas only). Fraser-Fort George— Land Assembly and Public Housing (Electoral Areas A, C, D, and F). Ice Arenas (McBride, Valemount, and defined area of Electoral Area H). Greater Vancouver— Mosquito Control (New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Surrey, and Coquitlam). Recreational Programs (Electoral Areas A, B, and C). Kootenay Boundary—Library Grant (Electoral Areas C and D). Mount Waddington—Television Rebroadcast- ing. Nanaimo— Soil Fill Regulation (Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I). Noise Regulation (all electoral areas). North Okanagan— Recreational Programs. House Numbering (all electoral areas). Harvest of Aquatic Weeds (Coldstream, Vernon, and Electoral Areas A, B, C, and F). Regional Parks. Car Body Disposal Sites. Untidy and Unsightly Premises (Electoral Areas A, B, and C). Control of Noxious Weeds and Other Growths (Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, E, and F). Ocean Falls—Recreational Programs. Okanagan-Similkameen— Mosquito Control (Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, E, and F). Regional Parks. Powell River— Garbage Disposal (amendment to include Electoral Area D). Squamish-Lillooet— Firearms Regulations (Lillooet, Pemberton, Electoral Areas A, B, C, D, and E). Television Rebroadcasting (Lillooet and defined portion of Electoral Area B). Sunshine Coast— Emergency Program (electoral areas only). Cemetery Operation. Thompson-Nicola— Public Library Service. Cemetery Operation (Clinton and Electoral Area E). Recreational Facilities (Logan Lake and defined areas of Electoral Areas I and I). BB 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table 3—Regional District Functions as of December 31,1974 >, a QJ oj o o 3 a" 0 o a o 4> "rt > & rt a i> o o a rt c 3 55 0 u a >> ~CS > aj V 3 o < rt a S rt OJ V OB M o <u 0 0) > 3 8 a rt o >> rt -c C 3 O cq c o a ■a rt a DO rt c rt 2 1 to ■o ia 3 aj t-t <L> > tH rt u a 4> IU o c a o U % 2 U e 4J Si Z >, aj 3 "3 "ra o o s> i £ "rt S 4J a c 4J 0 a u S .2 IS E Q CO M O S o Si CJ '% o 5 -a 4> o o u rt s: U o CS I-l o u. u aj rt u > U rt u, rt J « § o o a 3 o o I rt a rt O s\ o Uh § u 1 00 cS 9 > 2 aj o rt u 5 o o a rt c a> 1 rt u .3 VJ 1 0 o. E o < P5 o u 0 0 u u u V Q w U, 11. o 5 ^ s Z Z o O a. n- IW C/> OT H Activity Centre p Ambulance x P p p p p x p P P x Airport Facilities p p .Air Pollution X X x Bus Transit P Cemetery Operation p Community Health Services „ X Control of Gatherings _ X X X X X X X X X x X X X X X X X X X X X x X X X X X X Elderly Citizens* Housing p p X X P Emergency Programs x x p Firearms p X P p P X p X Fireworks x p x x x p P x p x Health Regulation and Centre p X Home Nursing p House Numbering PI ip P Labour Negotiations p Land Assembly, Housing and Land Banking x p Library Study p P x Noise - P Nuisance Control p p p P p p p p p x p Okanagan Basin Water Board X X X Operation of Wharves 1 p Park and Green Belt Land Acquisition p p Pest Control P x P p P IP x p Public Library Service p x Public Use Area Lighting p Recreation Facilities p p p p PIP p PIP p p P p P p p p Recreation Programs _ P 1 P 1 VI p p p p V V x x Refuse Disposal X X X P X p p p p p p p. p p p P|X X p Regional Parks x p x x p p x x x p x x y x p Septic Tank Effluent Disposal X Sewers - x p p x Soil Fill Regulation. p Soil Removal X p p p p p! IP Street Lighting _ _ 1 1 1 IP Television Rebroadcasting p MM p X 1 1 p p Theatre p 1 1 1 Untidy and Unsightly Premises 1 1 1 p Urban Renewal M I p Water i p!l! 1 p The functions of Regional Planning, Community Planning, Building Inspection, Contract Services, Loc al Works and Services, and Grants-in-Aid are assigned by statute to all regional districts. X—indicates function. P- —ir die at< S 2 pp ics tio a o Ffi nc tioi i ir p irt Of I eg on al < list ric t or ily. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 19 Table 4—Regional District Specified Service Areas Established During 1974 Cariboo— Street Lighting (Lone Butte). Sewage Disposal and Sewage Collection (Wells). Street Lighting (Lac la Hache). Airstrip (Nimpo Lake). Fire Protection (108 Mile House). Comox-Strathcona— Garbage Disposal Unit (Denman Island). Fire Protection (Denman Island). Fraser-Cheam— Garbage Collection and Disposal (Harrison Mills and vicinity). Fire Protection (Flood, Laidlaw, Silver Creek). Television Broadcast Satellite Station (Boston Bar). Fraser-Fort George—Sewage Collection (North Blackburn). Nanaimo—Fire Protection (French Creek). Skeena-Queen Charlotte—Electric Power Transmission Facilities (Skidegate-Tlell). Squamish-Lillooet—Street Lighting (Gold- bridge). Sunshine Coast—Street Lighting (Veterans Road). Thompson-Nicola—Street Lighting (Prit- chard). Amendments to Established Specified Service Areas Completed During 1974 Comox-Strathcona—Water (Lake Trail and Powerhouse Road) and extension of boundaries. Fraser-Fort George—Street Lighting (Hixon) and extension of boundaries. Kootenay Boundary—Fire Protection (Christina Lake) and revision in boundaries to remove two lots which were already included within the Grand Forks Rural Fire Protection District. BB 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT ASSESSMENT AND TAX COLLECTION The major single revenue source for municipalities in British Columbia continues to be the real property tax. The growth in assessed values of real property and revenue from taxation of these properties over the past 10 years is illustrated in the following table. It will be noted that revenue from this source of taxation in 1973 totalled $444,993,642. Of this total, $237,762,036 represented taxation for general municipal purposes, and $207,231,606 represented taxation for school purposes. Table 5—Growth in Combined Assessed Values and Taxes in Municipalities of British Columbia Year Gross Assessed Values Assessed Values Actually Taxed Tax Revenue All Properties Taxable Properties School Municipal 1964 1070 (Millions) $ 4,188 6,9721 9,1922 7,6201 10,0762 8,2921 11,6772 8,8691 12,8552 11,1561 15,6082 (Millions) $ 3,534 5,9051 6,2262 6,4561 6,8172 7,0421 7,9502 7,5391 9,0232 9,2911 10,8682 (Millions) $ 2,878 4,835 5,279 5,753 6,171 7,653 (Millions) $ 2,295 6,072 6,632 7,744 8,612 10,414 (Thousands) $ 154,074 323,925 349,845 390,368 1071 1972 1973 1974 . - 444,994 520,0003 i School values. 2 Municipal values. 3 Estimated. The following table (Table 6) provides a further analysis of the assessed value of real property and indicates the distribution of 1974 assessed values by class of municipality, with the percentage increase over 1973 shown in parentheses. Table 6—Assessed Values by Class of Municipalities General Municipal Gross Assessed Values Assessed Values Actually Taxed All Properties Taxable Properties School Municipal (MiUions) (%) $ 3,305 (38.69) 6,161 (67.76) 253 ( 0.01) 286 (21.70) (Millions) (%) $ 2,223 (40.43) 4,282 (19.71) 160 (-0.02) 182 (24.66) 6,847 (25.19) 4,021 (13.14) (MiUions) (%) $ 1,938 (37.64) 3,376 (20.83) 191 (-0.06) 223 (21.19) (MiUions) (%) $ 2,050 (42.86) 4,103 (20.78) 152 (-0.01) 174 (25.18) 10,005 (25.66) 5,603 (14.51) 5,728 (24.82) 1,925 (21.68) 6,479 (26.42) 3,935 (12.85) Totals 15,608 (21.42) 10,868 (20.45) 7,653 (24.03) 10,414 (20.92) As a result of the continuing rapid growth in the urban communities, it is anticipated that proceeds from real property taxation for school and general municipal purposes in 1974 will reach $520,000,000. This would represent an increase of approximately 60 per cent over the revenue of five years ago. The total assessed REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 21 values actually taxed for school purposes in the Province in 1974 amounted to $9,919,174,759, an increase of approximately $1,738,000,000 over 1973. Of this amount, $7,653,294,122 or approximately 77 per cent represented assessed values in the city, district, town, and village municipalities. Tax Collection The tax collection picture in municipalities is considered to be the primary indicator, not only of the efficiency of the administration but also of the ability of the taxpayer to meet the municipal tax levy prompdy. In the year under review, tax collections have shown an increase over the collections of 1972 and continue to maintain a very high level. During the period, collection in cities, districts, and villages exceeded 97 per cent of the levy, and towns collected in excess of 96 per cent. We have established a practice of communicating with any municipality where the arrears of taxes are in excess of 10 per cent of the current levy in an effort to determine the cause and what steps may be taken to improve the position. The collection of current taxes in British Columbia continues to be the highest among the provinces in Canada publishing statistics of a comparable nature, while the percentage of arrears is the lowest. Economic factors may have contributed substantially to the favourable position indicated in the property taxation field; however, municipal treasurers and collectors are to be congratulated for their continued efforts in maintaining this high rate of tax collection. Chart 1, to be found at the back of this Report, shows the percentage of tax collection for the period 1963 to 1973, inclusive, and Tables 7 and 8 reveal further information relative to tax collection by class of municipality for the years shown. Table 7—Percentage Tax Collections Percentage of Current Levy CoUected Total Collections as a Percentage of Current Levy Outstanding Taxes as a Percentage of Current Levy 1939- ... Cities (Except Vancouver) 81.10 96.28 96.61 96.65 96.82 99.46 96.79 97.05 97.36 99.10 100.40 100.30 100.20 100.32 99.69 100.41 100.62 100.69 103.10 100.20 100.15 98.87 99.96 99.12 100.17 99.79 100.82 95.80 100.67 100.17 100.29 100.08 99.48 100.54 100.39 100.82 40.16 1966 5.12 1967 4.57 1968 4.44 1969 4.15 1970 _ - 1971 4.64 4 34 1972 3.88 1973 3.39 1939 Vancouver 91.00 96.03 96.36 95.67 96.11 95.80 96.29 96.20 97.03 77.60 96.51 96.69 97.00 96.85 96.37 96.80 96.88 97.51 30.06 1966 1967 5.80 5.04 1968 . 1969 5.75 5.22 1970 5.87 1971 5.28 1972 .... 5.19 1973 . 3.51 1939 Districts 34.81 1966 1967 1968 4.64 4.22 3.90 1969 ... 3.95 1970 4.54 1971 ... 4.15 1972 3.96 1973 ... 3.21 BB 22 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table 7—Percentage Tax Collections—Continued Percentage of Current Levy Collected Total Collections as a Percentage of Current Levy Outstanding Taxes as a Percentage of Current Levy 1958 Towns 1966 1967 1968. . _ .... . _ 1969 1970 __ ■ 1971 ■ 1972 1973 1939 Villages 1966 _ 1967 1968 1969 1970. . 1971 1977. 1973 89.55 92.81 93.21 93.98 93.45 93.56 94.59 96.25 96.75 97.06 98.90 99.75 100.20 99.46 99.36 101.03 102.05 100.69 76.50 98.30 95.21 99.08 95.64 100.07 95.45 99.97 95.70 100.27 94.85 100.72 96.08 101.21 97.11 101.01 97.02 100.41 13.62 10.16 9.84 9.06 9.08 9.35 7.96 5.37 4.48 38.71 6.48 6.16 6.15 6.39 7.00 5.53 4.09 3.95 Table 8—Collections, 1973 (With Comparative Figures for 1972) Percentage of Current Taxes CoUected Arrears as a Percentage of Adjusted Levy Cities 1973 97.36 97.56 96.75 97.02 1972 97.05 96.88 96.25 97.11 1973 3.39 3.21 4.48 3.95 1972 3.88 3.96 5.37 4.09 Totals 97.41 97.03 96.92 96.20 3.34 4.03 3.99 5.19 97.32 96.74 3.51 4.30 It is interesting to note that, notwithstanding the fact that property taxes are increasing, the level of tax collections continues to rise, and the percentage of arrears continues to decline. SCHOOL ASSESSMENT AND GENERAL MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENT It should be noted that the difference between the school assessment and the general municipal assessment is the result of a number of municipalities using a dual role, i.e., general assessments are based on 100 per cent of market value, while the school assessments are on 50 per cent of value. This dual role had the following effect in 1973: School assessment Less landlord and tenant, machinery and equipment General municipal assessment Less adjusted school assessment Millions $ 6,171 842 5,329 8,612 5,329 3,283 REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 23 The figure of $3,283,000,000 represents in part the effect of the dual roll on the general assessment. This roll is in effect in the following municipalities: Pentic- ton, Vancouver, Burnaby, Peachland, Summerland, West Vancouver, Kamloops, City of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, and City of Langley. The balance of the difference is represented by B.C. Hydro values included in the school assessment roll, but not included in the general assessment roll. The Provincial total for B.C. Hydro is $605,000,000, but no breakdown is available at this time of the amount applicable to the incorporated areas. REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES The 1973 audited financial statements indicate that British Columbia municipalities continued to maintain a favourable financial position. Gross revenues from all sources during 1973 exceeded $730,000,000, which represents an increase of $90,000,000 over the previous year. The major revenue sources, with comparative figures for 1972, were as follows: 1973 1972 Increase (Millions) (Millions) (Millions) $ $ $ General municipal taxation 238 210 28 School taxation 207 180 27 Transfers from other governments .__ 149 130 19 Revenue from own sources 136 120 16 730 640 90 The home-owner grant payments increased by $10,000,000 in 1973 to a total of $77,000,000. When this is offset against the school tax levy of $207,000,000, a balance of $130,000,000 remains of this levy to be borne by the property-owner. The major expenditure items incurred during 1973, with comparative figures for 1972, were: General government Fire protection _ „ 1973 (Millions) $ 37 „ 32 • . 48 1972 (Millions) $ 31 28 42 42 19 89 180 41 43 125 640 Increase (Millions) $ 6 4 Administration of justice 6 Public works __ 46 _„_ 23 4 Sanitation and waste removal 4 Social welfare 103 208 48 ... 50 135 730 14 Education 28 Debt charges Capital expenditure from revenue . Other5 7 7 10 90 i Includes recreation, public health, environmental development, utilities, and contributions to reserves and other funds. BB 24 BRITISH COLUMBIA Table 9—Trends in Financial Aspects of Municipal Government Compared to Population and Income Expressed as Indexes Year Population Total Revenue (Excluding Utilities) Building Permits Debenture Debt Maximum Values Taxable Total B.C. Personal Income 1961 ■ 100.00 104.91 107.20 110.71 114.63 116.65 122.44 127.14 133.02 138.35 136.55 143.60 153 30 100.00 110.76 113.31 121.60 138.66 156.62 180.90 207.52 234.38 266.95 306.45 337.75 390 48 100.00 114.24 130.47 173.67 203.57 206.83 252.27 269.74 316.20 291.26 384.97 414.34 602.31 100.00 100.72 107.20 109.60 114.30 125.04 127.48 127.46 130.62 132.10 137.00 145.75 157.18 100.00 110.03 111.03 114.32 122.02 131.68 145.10 156.88 174.83 192.06 209.69 252.93 286 97 100.00 1962 109.19 1963 _ 1964 116.85 127.27 1965 1966 142.22 160 41 1967 _ . . 178.09 1968 1969 1970 . 194.37 221.58 239.33 1971 270 56 1972 1973.. 303.03 353 18 RESERVES AND SURPLUSES The total of statutory reserves and operating reserves and surpluses held in all accounts of the municipalities was $185,442,333. This represents 33.74 per cent of the total revenue, excluding school taxes, of the municipalities. Of this total, $119,242,171 is held in liquid form or in investments authorized by statute, and a portion of the surplus is represented in arrears of taxes and other receivables. Statutory reserve funds of various municipalities have again shown an increase over the previous year. At the end of 1973 these funds, held for a variety of purposes, amounted to $60,554,587, an increase of $6,534,927 over the previous year, after giving effect to the fact that approximately $20,000,000 was expended on capital works from reserve funds during the year 1973. Over the last seven years the amount held in these reserve funds has increased from $33,000,000 to the current figure of $60,000,000, an increase of 82 per cent. CAPITAL PROGRAMS The value of capital projects undertaken during 1973 by municipalities amounted to $338,000,000. Of this total program, $273,000,000 was completed during the fiscal year, leaving a balance of works in progress of $65,000,00 at year-end. In the total capital program, municipalities were able to provide $57,00,000 out of current general revenue and utility revenue funds, $20,000,000 from reserve funds, and approximately $10,000,000 was obtained from grants-in-aid from the Provincial and Federal Governments. The balance of the amount expended was financed by debenture loans, temporary bank loans, and other methods of financing. The activity in this area over the past five years is indicated in Table 10 following. Table 10—Capital Programs, 1973 Projects Undertaken Works Completed Works in Progress Source of Funds Year Revenue Reserve Funds Grants 1969 1970 .... 1 (MUlions) 1 S 118 102 118 I 96 166 1 153 215 I 200 (Millions) $ 16 22 13 15 65 1 (Millions) j (Millions) $ $ 36 | 7 33 | 8 37 | 10 43 1 14 (Millions) $ S 3 1971 7 1972 . . 6 1973 338 | 273 57 1 20 10 REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 25 Five-year Capital Expenditure Programs Summary The programs submitted by municipalities and regional districts during 1974 and covering the five-year period ending 1978 continued to provide meaningful information and guidance, not only to the local government bodies involved but also to the Department, other levels and departments of government, and various financial institutions. Departmental review of each of these submissions and the offering of constructive criticism, where necessary, has achieved maximum consistency in the format of these programs and has proved beneficial to all concerned. A summary of the Capital Expenditure Programs by year is provided in Table 11. Included in the "General" heading under "Classification of Expenditures" are all capital expenditures for roads, sidewalks, public buildings, recreational facilities, land, and other capital projects not related to either water or sewage systems. As in the past, municipal councils are attempting to finance a large portion of their capital works out of current revenue and reserves, although the availability of Federal- Provincial loans and the infusion of capital funds via specific purpose grants have had a direct effect on this policy. Table 11—Five-year Capital Expenditure Programs Summary By Year for All Municipalities (Including Vancouver) CLASSIFICATION of expenditures Year Water Sewer General Total 1974 ■' 1975 1976 . . $ 27,068,928 19,656,151 23,685,217 17,063,450 18.585,450 $ 47,898,769 42,525,133 28,699,483 21,619,883 19,971,133 $ 224,652,139 173,120,461 150,125,517 123.470,150 120,968,013 $ 299,619,836 235,301,745 202,510,217 1977 1978 _ 162,153.483 159,524,596 Totals 106,059,196 160,714,401 792,336,280 1,059,109,877 PROPOSED SOURCE OF FUNDS Year General Revenue Grants Reserve Funds Prior Years' Surplus Debenture Sales Total 1974 1975 1976 $ 72,315,328 61,686,536 56,323,765 54,692,068 52,837,345 $ 27,365,762 15,923,878 9,391,220 6,426,967 5,917,267 $ 34,300,938 21,588,712 13,500,375 12,450,208 13,418,696 $ 624,773 336,300 245,600 150,500 167,500 $ 165,013,035 135,766,319 123,049,257 88,433,740 87,183,788 $ 299,619,836 235,301,745 202,510,217 1977 1978 162,153,483 159,524,596 Totals 297,855,042 65,025,094 95,258,929 1,524,673 599,446,139 1,059,109,877 BORROWING During 1974, councils and regional boards continued to meet a substantial demand for municipal services, and 153 term borrowing by-laws were approved by the Inspector of Municipalities and subsequently adopted by the local governing body that provided the service. A greater portion of this authorized borrowing consisted of financing for sewers, parks, and recreation projects. Funds for water facilities, civic buildings, and road improvements also constituted a substantial portion. BB 26 BRITISH COLUMBIA Borrowing of $105,234,468, as summarized in Table 12, is $10,478,946 more than was authorized in 1973; the increase is attributable to the fact that more money is being spent on water and sewer projects. Completion of the various projects authorized will be phased over a number of years, and the demand for funds will follow the pace of construction. Included in the authorized borrowing is $4,457,530 in short-term loans which, under the Municipal Act, are subject to a per capita limitation. The Inspector of Municipalities is not required to approve the borrowing of the City of Vancouver or the Metropolitan Water and Sewer Boards. Such borrowing is therefore not included in Table 12. Preliminary borrowing of an estimated amount of $8,909,842 was approved for local improvement works. A number of municipalities have established special improvement funds to finance local works; these have not been included in the figure for preliminary borrowing approval. Table 12—Borrowing Authorization, 1974 Purpose Regional Districts Cities Districts Towns Villages Total $ 595,000 830,000 12,255,000 3,496,000 $ 3,919,000 10,923,750 5,360,150 3,815,400 1,915,852 2,206,000 271,600 $ 8,745,000 16,695,200 7,523,500 5,253,525 1,665,000 6,439,200 336,500 $ 1,768,916 6,000 975,000 $ 903,800 7,232,040 850,000 695,880 $ 14,162,800 Sewers and drains Parks and recreation _ 37,449,906 25,988,650 13,266,805 3,580,852 Road improvements and sidewalks Equipment (including fire protec- 256,500 199,730 100,925 9,819,930 965,525 Totals.. _ 17,432,500 28,411,752 46,657,925 2,749,916 9,982,375 105,234,468 Debentures Details of debenture issues and other securities that have been approved in principle at the time of adoption of loans authorization by-laws are specified in security-issuing by-laws; 134 security-issuing by-laws authorizing the issue of debentures and other terms of indebtedness in the total amount of $110,259,919 were approved. In 1974, no municipal debenture issues were guaranteed by the Province under the Municipal Assistance Act. Details of the issues guaranteed as at December 31, 1974, are shown below in Table 13. Table 13—Outstanding Debentures Guaranteed, 1974 Village Municipalities Assistance Act Municipalities Assistance Act Total Cities (excluding Vancouver).. Districts Towns ViUages Subtotals Vancouver Greater Victoria Water District Greater Nanaimo Sewer District Greater Nanaimo Water District Greater Vancouver Water District _ Totals 171,500 185,000 308,000 175,000 839,500 839,500 8,719,154 8,450,778 1,532,000 3,540,376 8,890,654 8,635,778 1,840,000 3,715,376 22,242,308 9,078.000 470,000 1,280,000 39,000 15,891,000 23,081,808 9,078,000 470,000 1,280,000 39,000 15.891.000 49,000,308 49,839,808 I REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 27 In addition to the totals shown in Table 13 of $49,839,808 as debenture debts guaranteed by the Province, a total amount at the end of the year of $22,093,000 was guaranteed under the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act. Total debenture debt as at December 31, 1973, of all municipalities, including the City of Vancouver, is shown in Table 14, following. The debenture debt of the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District and the Greater Vancouver Water District is not included. Table 14—Total Debenture Debt, December 31,1973 Sold Unissued and Unsold Total Cities $ 84,367,196 132,291,404 12,274,206 12,485,215 18,206,162 $ 39,248,891 105,206,816 5,726,083 4,202,300 33,745,402 $ 123,616,087 237,498,220 Towns 18,000,289 16,687,515 51,951,564 Subtotals 259,624,183 164,619,278 188,129,492 447,753,675 164,619,278 Totals 424,243,461 188,129,492 612,372,953 Debenture sales for all municipalities amounted to $43,875,205 for the year 1973. This resulted in an increase of $33,993,413 to the total outstanding debenture debt of all municipalities for 1973, after giving effect to the retirement of debentures maturing during that year. The percentage of current revenue expended to service debenture debt (excluding utilities) increased in all classes of municipalities except the City of Vancouver, which showed a decline. These figures for 1973 are shown below, with the 1972 figures in parentheses: Per Cent Cities 6.07 (5.99) Vancouver 7.61 (8.49) Districts 6.53 (6.18) Towns 8.14 (7.87) Villages 6.99 (6.55) The debenture debt of utilities is serviced almost entirely by revenues derived by consumer charges and frontage taxes. BB 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA PLANNING SERVICES DIVISION A review of the role of the Planning Services Division, both as it relates to other Provincial departments as well as to municipal and regional levels of government, was undertaken this past year. This process of role reassessment pointed to the need to shift the focus of the Division's activities toward a program of coordination aimed at those Provincial initiatives which bear directly on urban settlement patterns throughout British Columbia. This new emphasis reflects the Department's mandate to serve as the key link between the Government of British Columbia and the Province's municipalities and regional districts. The Division also carried forward its program to advance the process of planning for community and regional development at the regional district level. Planning staff undertook to explore with regional districts ways of expanding their planning programs with a key objective in mind of encouraging regional district planning offices to provide continuing assistance to local municipalities and electoral areas in meeting day-to-day needs for advice on land use issues. To assist in advancing the planning process in the Province, the Department continued its basic planning grant program for regional districts. In 1974, this grant was increased to 20 cents per capita, with a minimum grant of $7,000 and a maximum of $30,000. Furthermore, the Department extended its support of the regional district planning role last year by initiating an incentive grant program related to the implementation of regional plans. A 10 cents per capita grant was provided to those regional districts which had official regional plans adopted as of the end of 1974. It is intended to continue this program, although alternative criteria for determining eligibility to receive the grant will be established. In return for this investment of planning grants, the Provincial Government looks to the regional districts to initiate and maintain active planning programs. The Province also expects local policy guidelines to be established for both private and public development initiatives, including Provincial action programs, by regional districts exercising their planning role. The following table summarizes the Provincial Government's program of financial support for the regional district planning function as administered by the Planning Services Division. Table 15—Provincial Funding Program for Regional District Planning Regional District Basic Planning Grant Regional Plan Grant $ $ Alberni-Clayoquot 7,000.00 3,059.60 Bulkley-Nechako 7,000.00 2,504.00 Capital 30,000.00 20,358.70 Cariboo 7,486.60 Central Fraser Valley 11,584.00 5,792.00 Central Kootenay 8,996.00 4,498.00 Central Okanagan 11,000.60 Columbia-Shuswap 7,000.00 ; Comox-Strathcona 9,291.00 Cowichan Valley 7,353.40 Dewdney-Alouette 7,988.20 3,994.10 East Kootenay 7,886.00 3,943.00 Fraser-Cheam 8,939.00 4,469.50 Fraser-Fort George 12,863.80 Greater Vancouver 30,000.00 50,000.00 REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 29 Regional District Basic Planning Grant Regional Plan Grant $ $ Kitimat-Stikine 7,000.00 Kootenay Boundary 7,000.00 Mount Waddington 7,000.00 Nanaimo 9,507.00 North Okanagan 7,000.00 Ocean Falls 7,000.00 Okanagan-Similkameen 8,569.00 4,284.50 Peace River-Liard 8,651.00 Powell River 7,000.00 Skeena-Queen Charlotte 7,000.00 Squamish-Lillooet 7,000.00 dJl Thompson-Nicola 16,085.60 Totals 280,201.20 102,903.40 COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANS AND PROGRAMS The Division provided a range of advisory services in 1974, from preparing and updating regional and community development plans and land use control by-laws to organizing regional district planning programs. Staff, with the assistance of a consultant, prepared a comprehensive development plan for the Alta Lake- Whistler Mountain area of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. The plan is intended to serve as a policy framework within which the activities of private interests, the regional district, and Provincial agencies can be co-ordinated in the development of a major summer and winter recreation community. This assignment entailed continuing liaison with other Provincial departments, and the published report, Whistler Mountain Area: A Community Development Study, is a synthesis of technical contributions from many agencies. The Division was also responsible for the over-all management of a consultant's study of potential ski-resort areas in the Squamish-Pemberton Valley undertaken at the request of the Environment and Land Use Committee of Cabinet. During the year, Divisional staff completed and published a draft community plan report for the Village of Lake Cowichan and assisted in presenting the plan at a number of public meetings. As a result of these meetings and discussions with the Village Council, a final plan document is being prepared, including an official community plan by-law. Following the announcement of the Provincial Government's intentions for development of the northwest region of British Columbia, the planning staff initiated a community planning program for the Village of Burns Lake at the request of the Village Council. This program is aimed at achieving community participation in determining how best to expand and improve Burns Lake as it grows in response to the development of a new sawmill and related industries in the surrounding region. The program also is geared to providing a co-ordinative framework for the policies and actions of other Provincial departments such as Housing, Highways, and Economic Development. As of the end of 1974, the program had included the preparation and distribution of a newsletter as well as meetings with local residents and elected officials to discuss community development issues. Staff of the Division are also seeking to integrate the Burns Lake community development process with the planning program of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako. Although Burns Lake has been the focus in 1974 of the Division's planning initiatives in northwest British Columbia, staff was active as well in advising other BB 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA communities within the Highway 16 corridor. These advisory services included initiating an update of the community plan for the Village of Fraser Lake and assisting the Village of Vanderhoof in determining land use policy requirements to guide future development. Other communities throughout the Province were assisted over the past year with their local planning needs. Staff advised on zoning by-laws for the Villages of Port Edwards, Port Alice, and Lillooet, on a downtown development program for the City of Cranbrook, and on the location of industrial lands for the Village of Port Hardy. A planning study was also initiated for the Town of Creston and the surrounding area, with participation expected from the Regional District of Central Kootenay. As an example of the Division's role in encouraging the establishment and expansion of regional district planning programs, our staff have been assisting the Regional District of Columbia-Shuswap to organize and staff a planning department and continuing program. During 1974, this assistance took the form of preparing an over-all work program and recruiting a planning technician to undertake base mapping and data collection as a first step toward establishing a planning office for the regional district. The Division's program of co-ordination and liaison was also advanced through our staff's participation on the various Regional District Technical Planning Committees. As an additional assignment, Divisional staff were called upon during the first half of the year to assist several regional districts and the B.C. Land Commission in finalizing agricultural land reserve plans. This assistance included the identification of lands for designation as agricultural reserves and attendance at public meetings to present and explain the recommended designations. Staff participated as well on the interdepartmental committee advising the Environment and Land Use Committee on appeals under Order in Council 151/73 respecting the Province-wide moratorium on development of farmland. BY-LAW AND BOUNDARY REVIEW During 1974, staff continued to administer the Division's statutory program of advising the Minister on zoning, subdivision, and land use contract by-laws submitted for approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. This advisory role was also performed in relation to proposals for the extension of municipal boundaries, and our technical staff prepared detailed descriptions of the new boundaries in both written and map form. PROVINCIAL POLICY PLANNING An increasingly important element of the Division's 1974 program was staff participation in advising on Provincial policies and regulations related to urban development and settlement pattern issues. Staff assisted in formulating an interdepartmental action program to meet community development needs on the Queen Charlotte Islands as well as participated on working committees to review and recommend on Provincial sewage-disposal regulations and flood-control requirements. As an assignment of the Environment and Land Use Committee, a staff member chaired an interdepartmental committee to review and advise on standards for rural subdivisions. At the request of the B.C. Land Commission, staff conducted an intensive research investigation into the problem of "ancient" subdivisions throughout the REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 31 Province. Planning staff also participated in the process of establishing new boundaries for the administrative regions as managed by the Provincial resource departments. PROVINCIAL-FEDERAL PROGRAM LIAISON The Division's 1974 program of co-ordination and liaison included continuing contact with the Federal Ministry of State for Urban Affairs. A new Federal program was established by legislation this past year concerned with the relocation of railway facilities to facilitate urban redevelopment. The program requires Provincial participation for a project to be fully implemented, and our planning staff have been acting as the principal liaison contact for Federal officials responsible for the program as well as municipal and regional district inquiries concerning the program. OTHER ACTIVITIES A continuing responsibility of the Division has been advising on legislation related to land use and planning matters. During 1974, staff advised on a variety of draft legislation initiated both within the Department as well as by other Provincial agencies. Preliminary steps were also taken to initiate a review of planning legislation under the Municipal Act. A further ongoing function of the Division has been the provision of information to municipal and regional agencies and the general public respecting Provincial programs, policies, and legislation related to urban and regional development. Day- to-day requests for map and statistical information on communities and regions throughout the Province were also handled by the Division. For the first nine months of 1974, Divisional staff continued to provide building inspection services for Community Planning Area 23 (Shawnigan Lake). As of October 1, 1974, this building inspection responsibility was assumed by the Regional District of Cowichan Valley for Electoral Area B, which includes the Shawnigan Lake region. BB 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA TRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION When the Transit Services Division opened its doors in February 1973, it was directed to assign priority to meeting the transit needs of residents in the Capital Region and the Greater Vancouver Region for the years 1973 and 1974. The program was to be one of upgrading and extension of those bus services operated by the Transportation Division of the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority. During 1974 the Transit Services Division operated with head offices at Suite 470, 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, and with a small staff in Victoria lodged with the head offices of the Department of Municipal Affairs. The Transit Services Division operates as the Bureau of Transit Services of the Department of Municipal Affairs. GREATER VANCOUVER TRANSIT SYSTEM The program of the Division in the Greater Vancouver Regional District was advanced in 1974 on a number of matters. In areas presently with bus service, measures were introduced to improve frequency of service, and additional buses were made available to cope with increased passengers. Service was doubled in Richmond; restoration of those services cut back in 1971 by B.C. Hydro was begun; fares and transfer privileges were integrated between West Vancouver and B.C. Hydro bus services. Changes in the Barnet Highway FastBUS service were introduced, together with a new Town and Country BUS service extending to Maple Ridge, Mission, and Abbotsford. The year 1974 saw completion of the first stage of the program for extensions of bus service throughout Greater Vancouver. At year-end, planning was nearing the approval point on new services in Surrey-Delta-White Rock. Service implementation was contingent on vehicles and completion of a new operating centre in Newton. Advance planning for the next stage of the transit improvements program was initiated during 1974. This work involves review and redesign of bus services in Richmond, North Vancouver City and District, Vancouver, New Westminster, and Burnaby. Much of the service design under this program is contingent on the plan for the second stage of transit services in passenger transit ferries between North Vancouver and Vancouver across Burrard Inlet, and in light of transit services using surface alignments in Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, and Richmond. Basic consultant studies were under way at year-end on the Cross-Inlet ferry system, and on the light-rail network. The Division published its report, Granville Waterfront Interchange, the major passenger station in the system of future passenger services in City BUS, Town and Country BUS, Cross-Inlet Ferries, Commuter Train, Passenger Train, and Light Rail Transit. CAPITAL REGION TRANSIT SYSTEM At year-end 1974, staff were completing their overview of transit needs and a preliminary long-range plan for transit services for the metropolitan area of Victoria City. During the year, two new bus routes were introduced in a Crosstown City BUS service between Esquimalt and Cadboro Bay, and a FastBUS service between downtown Victoria and the Gordon Head community. Public response to these services indicate the potential to attract passenger ridership in Greater Victoria through well-designed scheduled bus services. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 33 Studies were continuing at year-end for a downtown Victoria passenger interchange, a downtown Victoria-James Bay loop service, a park and ride system to future FastBUS routes, and a light-rail transit system that would utilize existing railway lines in the Capital Region. NEW TRANSIT SYSTEMS During 1974 the Transit Division has again provided technical and management assistance to communities, as resources permitted. A new transit service in Kitimat was planned with, and subsequently initiated on a contract basis, by the District of Kitimat. The scope of the transit program has broadened during the past year to include a preliminary investigation of passenger transit service needs in Port Alberni, Salmon Arm, Kamloops, Prince George, Prince Rupert, and Nanaimo. Municipalities and regional districts requesting studies under the 1975 program include Trail, Campbell River, Penticton, Kelowna, Maple Ridge, Mission, Chilliwack, and Cowichan Valley Regional District. Division staff were also called upon this past year to investigate invitations by private companies wishing to dispose of their operations, or offering their companies and available expertise, to the Province of British Columbia to form the basis for a public program in their area of the Province. The approach taken included appraisals and planning meetings with the local government representatives to consider each situation in light of requirements for a public bus system. The Division is planning a review of 19*75 of the existing transit systems in Powell River, Nelson, Nanaimo, and West Vancouver to be included in the new system program. PLANNING TRANSIT SERVICES The technical staff of the Transit Services Division have been active in meeting with municipal and regional district staff and elected representatives around the Province on the transit program. The Division assisted in a successful committee arrangement involving both Council members and citizens in Surrey-Delta-White Rock municipalities. This committee prepared the evaluation of the need for transit in relation to the settlement and activity patterns of residents. The transit plan was seen as part of the community planning process, and decisions on zoning and subdivision were seen as determining both the mobility patterns of residents and the extent to which transit services can be provided in the community. Liaison was continuing at year-end with the planning staff of the Greater Vancouver Regional District regarding the Liveable Region Plan Program, and of the Capital Regional District the Regional Plan Program. It has been a policy during the year to maintain contact with planning and engineering staff of municipalities where specific service design was being planned. The Transit Division maintained an active membership in the Vancouver City Waterfront Working Committee throughout 1974. NEW TRANSIT VEHICLES The planning of equipment purchases follows from the advance planning of routes, increased service requirements, and the design of new systems. During 1974, orders were placed through public tender calls for 250 new vehicles, and for an unspecified number of used vehicles. Arrangements were made with the Federal Government to permit the import of up to 75 used transit vehicles. The Transit Division has been working toward an age profile of fleet vehicles that is related to BB 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA replacement and maintenance requirements. Deferment of some new vehicle orders that this program requires will have a beneficial effect in enabling suppliers to forecast for consistent annual production requirements. The Division has also been active in the search for new surface transit vehicles appropriate for British Columbia passenger service needs. A European Transit Tour in the month of June provided first-hand viewing of the current transit services and systems in a number of European cities. Transit-vehicle manufacturing facilities were inspected as part of this fact-finding mission. Subsequently, several types of European vehicles were tested on the streets of Greater Vancouver communities as a follow-up to this program. At year-end, discussions were continuing with three European manufacturers regarding electric trolley buses, diesel buses, and light-rail transit vehicles. PLANNING FOR INTEGRATION OF SCHOOL BUSSING WITH TRANSIT Two pilots transit school-bus projects were being designed at year-end for implementation in 1975 to provide information on transit in small communities and rural areas. There are extensive areas of British Columbia now covered by school bus services. The Bureau of Transit staff are investigating the possible integration of transit and school bus programs to achieve a measure of service and economies in operation for public transportation services. Initial planning for the Salmon Arm project was carried out in 1974, and one school bus will be used in this study. Arrangements were made during 1974 with Nanaimo Regional Transit to add contract school bussing for Nanaimo and Qualicum School Districts, with project planning to follow in early 1975. TRANSIT SURVEYS Under the Provincial Careers '74 Program, the Transit Division conducted a number of basic information-gathering surveys using summer student staff. Park and Ride information was gathered on the Park Royal project of West Vancouver Municipal Transportation, and on the PNE project of B.C. Hydro. Interview and questionnaire surveys were conducted on services in Coquitlam, Port Moody, and Port Coquitlam, and the findings were published in the report, The Impact of New Bus Services in the Coquitlam Area, October 1974. A survey of passengers using the Prince George Transit System was conducted in October 1974 to provide basic information for planning new services during 1975. Bureau staff also conducted a questionnaire survey on the passenger services operated by the British Columbia Railway to provide information for policy decisions regarding intercity rail and regional bus services. The rail passenger study was continuing at year-end. TRANSIT LEGISLATION This past year saw enactment of the Transit Services Act as basic enabling legislation through which the transit policies would be implemented in communities and regions around the Province. The Provincial Transit Fund Act, also enacted during 1974, effectively redirect funds from a third automobile-crossing facility of Burrard Inlet to the Provincial transit program. Under this fund, the Province acquired three lines of buses in the Capital Region, ordered 250 new and 54 used buses, acquired a site in North Vancouver City of a major passenger interchange, and commenced a transit ferry project across Burrard Inlet during 1974. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 35 Payments in 1974 under the Provincial Rapid Transit Act to public transit authorities in British Columbia were again made to the four systems shown in Table 16. Table 16—Subsidy Payments for 1972 and 1973 1972 PubUc Transit Authority (9 Months) West Vancouver Municipal Transporta- $ tion 82,266 Nanaimo Regional Transit System 60,667 Nelson Transit System 17,049 Powell River Transit System 25,465 Total subsidies paid 1973 (12 Months) $ 174,473 118,336 17,330 14,638 185,447 324,777 BB 36 BRITISH COLUMBIA PERCENTAGE TAX COLLECTIONS CHART 1 LEGEND -Cities » Districts • Towns -Villages -Vancouver % PERCENTAGE OF CURRENT LEVY COLLECTED 97 •^ ***' **"*> ^ «**<* V* .tT-TT—— *... S •*' ,• .. ...•""" **■••• * ,•" .•* _ 0 OUTSTANDING TAXES AS A PERCENTAGE OF CURRENT LEVY 1963 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 1973 REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 37 TRENDS IN FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT COMPARED TO POPULATION AND INCOME CHART 2 LEGEND Total revenue in millions of dollars Building permits in millions of dol hundreds of millions of dollars ii,,. of millions of dollars L/CU C V» / y ,—-- r y y ^-" ^===e><*^ -. -^>" >.-- -— — ~ —■ 3 0 ^— -* "" ---"" '■■' ... ' #l ,,» ,•• ••■"••' ■••**"" . — •""' -^^^j-J 5 1 963 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 197 3 BB 38 BRITISH COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL REVENUES BY MAJOR SOURCE 1973 CITIES (EXCLUDING VANCOUVER) CHART 3 UTILITIES'1' LICENSES AND OTHER OTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS PROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION1 %OF REVENUE 100% $ PER CAPITA S392.71 (358.59) PROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL HOME-OWNER GRANT SCHOOL TAXATION 2.04 (2.38) 19.53 (18.68) .98 ( .80) 9.67 (10.82) 8.66 (8.38) 30.43 (31.95) 10.21 (16.62) 28.69 (26.99) $ 8.00 (8.54) 76.70 (66.69) 3.84 ( 2.86) 37.96 (38.32) 32.00 (30.00) 119.52 (114.58) 112.66 (96.80) 1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL REVENUE-$186,230,962 TOTAL POPULATION 474,221 DISTRICTS %OF REVENUE 100% S PER CAPITA $360.51 (311.71) LICENSES AND OTHER OTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS PROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION1' PROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL HOME-OWNER GRANT SCHOOL TAXATION 15.04 (14.59) .26 ( .43) 7.28 ( 6.82) 8.95 ( 9.62) 36.14 (35.59) 13.17 (19.48)^.,— ; 32.33 (32.95) |_ ffg^wjgPflWPPi $54.22(45.49) .94 ( 1.35) 26.25 (21.26) 32.00 (30.00) 130.29 (11093) 116.53(102.68) 1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL REVENUE-$288,099,538 TOTAL POPULATION-799,145 NOTE-- (1) Utilities represents amount appropriated from utility operations for General Municipal Purposes, is not Major Source of Revenue for Districts, Towns, Villages and Vancouver, Included in 'Licenses and Other' for 1971 and 1972. (2) General Municipal Taxation includes Ad Valorem Tax, Business Tax, sewer and Water Frontage Tax and Special Assessments. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 39 MUNICIPAL REVENUES BY MAJOR SOURCE 1973 TOWNS CHART 3 LICENSES AND OTHER OTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS PROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION1 PROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL HOME-OWNER GRANT SCHOOL TAXATION /„ OF REVENUE 100% $ PER CAPITA $333.51 (279.90) 19.46 (18.58) 1.11 ( .41) 7.49 ( 7.78) 9.63 (10.71) 29.38 (29.40) 12.79 (20.78) 32.93 (33.12) iiriYxvtiiivta: $64.90(52.00) 3.71 ( 1.15) 24.99(21.75) 32.00 (30.00) 97.97 (82.28) 109.83 (92.72) 1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL REVENUE-$18,522,675 TOTAL POPULATION-55,538 VILLAGES LICENSES AND OTHER OTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION1" PROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL HOME-OWNER GRANT SCHOOL TAXATION X OF REVENUE 100% 24.74 (23.06) 2.16 ( .70) 12.33 (13.59) 26.21 (25.86) 13.89 (38.49) 34.56 (36.79) •uttnawMi S PER CAPITA $288.71 (231.21) 66.48 (53.33) 5.81 ( 1.62) 32.00 (30.00) 70.42 (59.80) 92.86 (85.06) 1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL REVENUE-$16,906,326 TOTAL POPULATION-62,917 NOTE - (1) General Municipal Taxation includes Ad Valorem Tax, Business Tax, Sewer and Water Frontage Tax and Special Assessments. BB 40 BRITISH COLUMBIA MUNICIPAL REVENUE BY MAJOR SOURCE 1973 VANCOUVER CHART 3 LICENSES AND OTHER OTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS PROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT PROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT GENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION'1' PROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL HOME-OWNER GRANT SCHOOL TAXATION % OF REVENUE 100% $ PER CAPITA $474.41 (419.63) 17.82 (16.04) .35 ( .38) 17.85 (17.14) 6.75 ( 7.15) 33.13 (34.09) 7.55 (13.49) 24.10 (25.20) $ 84 .57 (67.32) 1.64 ( 1.60) 84.70 (71.93) 32.00 (30.00) 157.16(143.04) 114.33(105.74) 1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL REVENUE-$202,218,772 TOTAL POPULATION-426,256 NOTE:- (1) General Municipal Taxation includes Ad Valorem Tax, Business Tax, Sewer and Water Frontage Tax and Special Assessments. REVENUE SHOWN FOR ALL CLASSES OF MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING VANCOUVER OOES NOT INCLUDE APPROPRIATION OF PRIOR YEARS SURPLUS. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 41 VENUE EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR FUNCTION 1973 CITIES EXCLUDING VANCOUVER CHART 4 % OF EXPENDITURE 100% $ PER CAPITA $393.98 (353.24) GENERAL GOVERNMENT FIRE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE OTHER PROTECTION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WELFARE EDUCATION DEBT CHARGES (NET) CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FROM REVENUE 5.80 4.36 6.59 .98 7.42 3.91 ( 5.60) ( 4.55) ( 7.08) ( .93) ( 8.26) ( 4.22) aaggBgaagi 13.10 (14.38) 28.55 (28.03) 6.07 I 5.99) 7.39 ( 5.87) 15.83 (15.09) $22.84 (19.80) 17.20 (16.08) 25.96 (25.00) 3.86 ( 3.28) 29.23 (29.20) 15.41 (14.89) 51.60 (50.82) 112.49 (99.00) 23.91 (21.15) 29.11 (20.72) 62.37 (53.30) 1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL EXPENDITURES-$186,834,614 TOTAL POPULATION - 474,221 DISTRICTS % OF EXPENDITURE 100% GENERAL GOVERNMENT FIRE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE OTHER PROTECTION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WELFARE EDUCATION DEBT CHARGES (NET) CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FROM REVENUE OTHER 5.85 ( 5.81) 3.96 ( 3.82) 5.93 ( 5.82) 1.43 ( 1.35) 7.52 ( 7.89) .42 ( 2.98) 11.21 (10.85) 32.50 (33.45) mmrnm 6.53 ( 6.18) 6.60 (6.51) HJ 18.05 (15.34) $ PER CAPITA $359.16 (307.34) $21.02 14.23 21.29 5.15 27.01 1.49 (17.86) (11.76) (17.88) ( 4.16) (24.24) ( 9.16) 40.25 (33.36) 116.74 (102.80) 23.44 (18.96) 23.71 (20.01) 64.83 (47.15) 1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL EXPENDITURES-$287,023,470 TOTAL POPULATION-799,145 NOTE:- Expenditures for Health included in 'Other'. BB 42 BRITISH COLUMBIA REVENUE EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR FUNCTION 1973 TOWNS CHART 4 GENERAL GOVERNMENT FIRE OTHER PROTECTIONS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WELFARE EDUCATION DEBT CHARGES (NET) CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FROM REVENUE OTHER % OF EXPENDITURE 100% $ PER CAPITA $326.50 (278.74) 7.80 (7.48) 1.81 (1.78) 1.07 (1.25) 9.10 (10.32) 4.43 (4.36) 11.66 (11.94) 33.72 (33.48) vmi&mgm. $25.47 (20.83) 5.90 ( 4.95) 3.50 ( 3.48) 29.71 (28.76) 14.46 (12.16) 38.08(33.29) 110.10 (93.34) 26.57 (21.95) 28.72 (26.06) 43.99(33.92) 1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL EXPENDITURES-$18,133,474 TOTAL POPULATION - 55,538 VILLAGES % OF EXPENDITURE 100% GENERAL GOVERNMENT FIRE OTHr OTHER PROTECTIONS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION DEBT CHARGES (NET) CAPITAL EXPENDITURE FROM REVENUE OTHER 11.08 (11.07) 2.27 ( 2.29) ■ 88 1 .92) 11.43 (11.48) 5.17 (4.93) 34.04 (37.13) 6.99 (6.55) 12.74(11.27) 15.39 (14.30) vmmw/M i- $ PER CAPITA $273.31 (231.14) $30.29 (25.58) S.21 (5.28) !.41 (2.27) 31.24 (26.54) 14.13 (11.41) 93.04 (85.82) 19.10 (15.14) 34.83 (26.05) 42.06(33.05) 1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL EXPENDITURES-$17,195,885 TOTAL POPULATION-62,917 NOTE:- Expenditures for Health included in 'Other'. REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 43 VENUE EXPENDITURES BY MAJOR FUNCTION 1973 VANCOUVER CHART 4 % OF EXPENDITURE 100% $ PER CAPITA $468.29 (414.04) GENERAL GOVERNMENT FIRE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE OTHER PROTECTION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SOCIAL WELFARE EDUCATION DEBT CHARGES (NET) CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FROM REVENUE OTHER 3.18 ( 2.92) 5.91 (6.14) 9.31 1.36 3.63 2.29 ( 9.53) (1.22) ( 3.69) (2.12) xatxaaxata mmm& 22.14 (21.29) 24.71 (25.86) 7.61 ( 8.49) 7.01 ( 5.26) 12.85 (13.48) 14.88 (12.05) 27.70 (25.43) 43.58 (39.44) 6.38 ( 5.07) 17.01 (15.30) ( 8.78) 10.70 103.69 (88.14) 115.71 (107.0 35.64 (35.16) 32.83 (21.77) 60.17 (55.82) 1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS TOTAL EXPENDITURES-$199,611,670 TOTAL POPULATION - 426,256 NOTE,- Expenditures for Health included in 'Other'. Printed by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty in right of the Province of British Columbia. 1975 1,530-775-9277
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DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS REPORT for the YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 1974 British Columbia. Legislative Assembly 1975
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