"e1da9461-f12b-40c7-9be9-75ffa17cf71a"@en . "CONTENTdm"@en . "REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974"@en . "http://resolve.library.ubc.ca/cgi-bin/catsearch?bid=1198198"@en . "Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "British Columbia. Legislative Assembly"@en . "2019-01-29"@en . "1975"@en . "https://open.library.ubc.ca/collections/bcsessional/items/1.0376307/source.json"@en . "application/pdf"@en . " PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA\nDEPARTMENT OF\nMUNICIPAL AFFAIRS\nREPORT\nfor the\nYEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31\n1974\nPrinted by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty\nin right of the Province of British Columbia.\n1975\n To Colonel the Honourable Walter S. Owen, Q.C., LL.D.,\nLieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia.\nMay it please Your Honour:\nI have the honour to transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Department\nof Municipal Affairs for the year ended December 31, 1974.\nJAMES G. LORIMER\nMinister of Municipal Affairs\nVictoria, B.C., February 17, 1975.\n Victoria, B.C., February 17, 1975\nThe Honourable James G. Lorimer,\nMinister of Municipal Affairs.\nSir: I have the honour to submit the Annual Report of the Department of\nMunicipal Affairs for the year ended December 31, 1974.\nThis Report contains a review of Departmental activities and observations of\nthe programs and financial position of the municipalities and regional districts within\nthe 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\ninformation contained in audited financial and other statements of the municipalities\nand regional districts.\nROBERT W. PRITTLE\nActing Deputy Minister\n CONTENTS\nPage\nDepartmental Publications 7\nDepartmental Activities 8\nLegislation 13\nAdministrative Services 14\nFinancial Managements 20\nPlanning Services 28\nTransit Services 32\nCharts 36\n BB 6 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nDEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS\nThe Honourable James G. Lorimer\nMinister of Municipal Affairs\nR. W. Prittie, Acting Deputy Minister and Inspector of Municipalities.\nV. J. Parker, Associate Deputy Minister and Director of Transit.\nC. H. L. Woodward, F.C.I.S., Associate Deputy Minister and Deputy Inspector of\nMunicipalities.\nG. E. Whelen, F.C.I.S., Executive Officer.\nK. McLeod, Research Officer.\nR. T. Cubbon, Research Officer.\nAdministrative Services\nT. F. Moore, F.C.I.S., Executive Director.\nA. R. Clarke, Senior Administrative Officer.\nJ. G. Callan, Senior Administrative Officer.\nW. J. Larter, Administrative Officer.\nO. Sylvester, A.C.I.S., Administrative Officer.\nR. O'Genski, Administrative Officer.\nN. A. McCrimmon, A.C.I.S., Administrative Officer.\nFinancial Services\nJ. P. Taylor, Executive Director.\nH. G. Topham, C.A., Director.\nK. R. MacKay, C.A., Assistant Director.\nF. J. Thompson, C.G.A., Administrative Officer.\nW. J. Sommerville, Administrative Officer.\nR. M. A. Brearley, R.I.A., Administrative Officer.\nJ. Pappas, Administrative Officer.\nPlanning Services\nG. C. Harkness, M.C.I.P., Chief Planning Officer.\nW. J. Tassie, M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator.\nB. S. Jawanda, M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator.\nB. Chambers, M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator.\nL. Ward, M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator.\nT. Maftechuk, M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator.\nL. V. Luchin, P.M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator.\nA. L. Quinn, P.M.C.I.P., Planning Co-ordinator.\nTransit Services\nB. E. Sullivan, Assistant to the Director.\nC. A. Spratt, Manager, Marketing and Operation.\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 7\nDEPARTMENTAL PUBLICATIONS\nAnnual Report.\nMunicipal Statistics.\nStatistics Relating to Regional and Municipal Governments.\nRegional Districts in British Columbia.\nA Guide to Municipal Management.\nA Guide to Regional District Management.\nLand Use Colour and Coding Guide.\nZoning Colour and Coding Guide.\nACTS ADMINISTERED BY DEPARTMENT OF\nMUNICIPAL AFFAIRS\nMunicipal Act.\nMunicipalities Enabling and Validating Act.\nLocal Services Act.\nMunicipal Finance Authority of British Columbia Act.\nMobile Home Tax Act.\nProvincial Rapid Transit Act.\nProvincial Transit Fund Act.\nTransit Services Act.\nSewerage Facilities Assistance Act.\n BB 8 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nDEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES\nThe continuing increase of population in the Province is accompanied by\ndemands for construction of local services, including water works, sewerage systems,\nand other local improvements. These demands remain a source of major concern,\nnot only from the standpoint of their priority, but perhaps more seriously in view of\nthe increasing costs which must be met in undertaking the actual project construction. Commensurate with this rise in population and the capital development of\nservice facilities has been the increase in the revenues required to be raised by the\nmunicipalities to provide the services. In the five-year period from 1968 to 1973,\nmunicipal revenues, including those of utilities, have increased by approximately\n$238,000,000 to $523,000,000. Debenture debt over the same period has increased\nto $612,372,953 from $383,943,849.\nThe continued expansion and development in the various areas of local\ngovernment have added to the complexity of the problems to be solved and placed\nadditional demands upon all members of our staff.\nThe assessed value of taxable properties for municipal purposes in municipalities is nearly 11 billion dollars, an increase of approximately 22 per cent over\nthe previous year. It is of interest to note that while property taxes are increasing\nthe level of tax collections continues to rise to the point where approximately 97\nper cent of current taxes were collected during the year in which they were levied.\nThe matter of assessment and taxation is dealt with more fully in that part of the\nReport relating to financial management.\nOne of the principal statutory roles of the Department is the supervision of\nmunicipal and regional district long-term borrowing for capital programs. This\nresponsibility rests with the Inspector of Municipalities and, during the year under\nreview, the total borrowing authorized for a variety of projects amounted to\n$105,234,468. The percentage of current revenue expended to service long-term\ndebenture debt has declined in the City of Vancouver, but has increased slightly\nin the cities, districts, towns, and villages. The percentage revenue expended for\nthis purpose is not considered excessive and is well below the amount expended in\nother provinces.\nThe Minister was represented at the annual meeting of Provincial Ministers\nof Municipal Affairs held in Regina in August.\nOn December 9, 1974, the Minister of Municipal Affairs chaired an informal\nTri-Level meeting in Victoria, attended by the members of the Cabinet Committee\non Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development, representing the Government\nof British Columbia; the Minister of State for Urban Affairs, representing the\nGovernment of Canada; and the Chairman of the Greater Vancouver Regional\nDistrict, representing the Greater Vancouver area. The meeting afforded the\nProvincial and regional representatives the opportunity of meeting the Honourable\nB. Danson, and to hear a presentation of the status of the Liveable Regional Project\nof the Greater Vancouver Regional District.\nVarious senior staff members were involved in national conferences such as the\nMunicipal Finance Officers and the Provincial Planning Officers. The Department\nhas also been represented on the Federal-Provincial Preparatory Committees on the\nUnited Nations Conference, Exposition on Human Settlements, which is to be held\nat Vancouver in 1976.\nDepartmental representatives travelled extensively throughout the Province\nattending committee, council, and regional board meetings and completing inspections in 181 municipalities, improvement districts, and regional districts; 435 visits\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 9\nwere made in all. Attendance at such meetings as those of the Technical Planning\nCommittee meets legislative requirements. Others are initiated by councils or\nregional boards that may wish to discuss or request assistance on specific problems.\nWhen inspections are undertaken, the visit provides an opportunity for Departmental\nstaff and local officials to discuss financial and administrative situations that are\ndirectly related to the municipality concerned. Whenever possible, general administrative procedures can be reviewed and recommended; this practice leads to greater\nconsistency when by-laws and other data are submitted to the Department with\nrequests for registration or approval.\nAs the annual edition of Municipal Statistics is an important source of information to investment houses, financial institutions, and others, distribution of the\npublication is made as early in the year as possible; Municipal Statistics includes\nsome 36 different schedules. Prior to publication, the financial and statistical\nreturns of the municipalities and regions are closely edited to ensure conformity and\nadherence to statutory and other requirements.\nThe Union of British Columbia Municipalities held its convention at Vernon,\nand senior members of the staff attended to provide an opportunity for those\ninterested to discuss local problems. Vancouver was chosen as the site for the\nannual conference of the Municipal Officers' Association of British Columbia and,\nas at similar meetings, Departmental staff participated in the program. Senior\nmembers of the staff also participated as resource personnel in a number of other\nseminars sponsored by the University of British Columbia and the Union of British\nColumbia Municipalities.\nThe annual shield award presented by the Minister of Municipal Affairs as an\nincentive to increase turn-out at municipal elections open to all municipalities in\nthree categories was received by the following for the year 1973:\nPer Cent\nCities and towns\u00E2\u0080\u0094Nelson 73.40\nDistrict municipalities\u00E2\u0080\u0094Kent 66.20\nVillage municipalities\u00E2\u0080\u0094Tahsis 8 6.60\nSecond-place municipalities were Fernie (cities and towns) with 72.90 per cent,\nOak Bay (district municipalities) with 58.60 per cent, Port McNeill (village municipalities) with 77.10 per cent.\nBUILDING CODE\nThe Building Code has been in effect for the full year of 1974. The code is\nmandatory in all municipalities and has been adopted by all regional districts except\nfive, who consider adoption is not necessary at present. The services of the Building\nCode Appeal Board have been frequently utilized, with 22 formal appeals being\nreceived by the Board and six requests for approval of alternative materials being\nreceived by the Chairman of the Board. One Order in Council amending the Building Regulations and the British Columbia Plumbing Code was approved.\nThe 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\nPlumbing Code and will provide comments and recommendations on matters\nsubmitted to it by the Appeal Board.\nA series of study sessions for building inspectors throughout the Province was\ncommenced with the initial session held in Prince George. These sessions are\norganized and conducted by the Building Inspectors' Association and supported by\nthis Department. A senior staff member presented addresses and participated as a\n BB 10 BRITISH COLUMBIA\npanel member at the North Central Municipal Officers' Association Conference in\nPrince George, the Building Inspectors' Association Seminar in Cranbrook, and the\nFire Prevention Officers' Association Seminar in Trail.\nMETRIC CONVERSION\nAll regular meetings of the Provincial Metric Conversion Committee were\nattended. Seven subcommittees were established, including a subcommittee on\nmunicipal affairs, of which the Chairman is a staff member of this Department. A\nsenior staff member participated as a panel member on the subject of metric conversion at the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Conference in Vernon.\nMUNICIPAL COMMERCIAL VEHICLE LICENSING PROGRAM\nA total of 135 municipalities participated in the Municipal Commercial Vehicle\nLicensing Program during the 1973/74 licence-year. Sales of vehicle plates under\nthis 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.\nThe municipalities issued 79,700 licence-plates and 96,653 exempt plates during the\nyear under review.\nSPECIAL COURSES\nDuring 1974 the Board of Examiners, on which the Department is represented,\ngranted 13 certificates of proficiency. The following table shows the classifications\nof these certificates, together with the total number which have been issued:\nCertificates\nJunior\t\nSenior Administration\t\nSenior Finance\t\nProperty Appraisal\t\n1974\nTo Date\n4\n96\n5\n114\n4\n114\n71\nTotals 13 395\nFifty-four persons employed in the municipal field enrolled in courses offered\nby 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\nSecretaries) which may be granted to a graduate of the course, application may be\nmade for a certificate of proficiency in municipal administration or finance, depending upon experience and office held.\nThe Certified General Accountants Society (C.G.A.) has at the present time\n47 students enrolled who are employed in the local government field. They may\nupon completion of their studies also make application for a certificate of proficiency\nin municipal administration or finance.\nA New Course\nAfter extensive investigation which followed the announced phase-out of the\nMunicipal Administration Course, a short-term course in selected subjects for those\nemployed in smaller municipalities has been introduced. It was first offered in the\nfall of 1972 by Malaspina College in Nanaimo. Successful completion of this two-\nyear course will satisfy the academic requirements for the senior certificate in\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 11\nmunicipal administration issued by the Board of Examiners. Of particular interest\nto the student is the fact that course material will be completely portable as between\nthe C.I.S. and C.G.A. courses.\nCONTINUING EDUCATION\nDuring the year, seminars sponsored by the University of British Columbia,\nthe Municipal Officers' Association of British Columbia, and the Municipal Finance\nOfficers of the United States and Canada, on the subjects of Municipal Administration and Management Development, were attended by a number of senior members\nof the Department.\nIn co-operation with the Municipal Officers' Association, the Union of British\nColumbia Municipalities, and the Ministry of State for Urban Affairs, the Department is represented on the Municipal Administration Education Council. The\npurpose of the Council is to make a study of existing courses for the education of\nmunicipal administrators in the Province, and to recommend measures which may\nbe necessary to improve or supplement existing courses.\nA research officer will be appointed to carry out the study, which is expected\nto be completed within 18 months.\nLOCAL GOVERNMENT RESTRUCTURING\nFollowing the local government restructure of Kamloops and Kelowna which\ntook place in 1973, there were three major restructures in 1974. The first of these\nwas the amalgamation of the Town of Castlegar with the Town of Kinnaird, resulting\nin the incorporation of the new City of Castlegar with a population of 6,160. For\nmany years the two communities had been examining the ramifications of a merger.\nA joint study initiated by the two Councils led in 1974 to a request to the Minister\nof Municipal Affairs to conduct a vote of amalgamation. The result was in the\naffirmative and the new city was incorporated on January 1, 1974. Elections for\nthe new Council took place in the spring of 1974.\nMajor local government restructures were undertaken at Prince George and\nNanaimo. Following a year of study by local advisory committees appointed by the\nMinister of Municipal Affairs, votes were conducted in November in both greater\nNanaimo and greater Prince George on the question of amalgamation; both votes\npassed with a small margin over the simple majority required. New city municipalities were incorporated on January 1, 1975.\nIn both communities the terms of amalgamation were arrived at by an advisory\ncommittee in consultation with the Minister and the Department. The membership\nof the committee was drawn from elected representatives of local governments in\nthe community and included members of Municipal Councils, Regional Board\nDirectors, and \"members of the Board of Trustees of improvement districts. The\ncommittee was assisted in its study by a technical subcommittee made up of local\nmunicipal and regional district staff, together with staff of the Department.\nAt Nanaimo the former city has been amalgamated with the neighbouring\nImprovement Districts of Departure Bay, Harewood, Mountain, Northfield, Wellington, and Petroglyph (Chase River), together with other adjacent areas, to form\na new city with an estimated population of 40,000. The population of the former\ncity was 15,000.\nAt Prince George the former city and the former Village of South Fort George\nhave been amalgamated with the Nechako Improvement District and nine other\nsmall improvement districts, together with a large adjacent area, to form a new\ncity having a population estimated at some 70,000. The population of the former\ncity was 35,500 and that of South Fort George was 1,400.\n BB 12 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nElections for full new Councils, both of which are on a ward basis, took place\nin December 1974. An interesting feature of the Council structure of Prince George\nis a three-year term of office for part of the Council. The Prince George Council\nwill phase out of the ward system into a Council elected at large over a period of\nfour years. At Nanaimo the question of the structure of future Councils will be\nplaced before the electorate within the term of office of the first Council.\nThere are several special features in the Letters Patent of Castlegar, Nanaimo,\nand Prince George, including the designation of water and sewer service areas for\nrating purposes and provisions for the establishment of taxation districts, the object\nof which is to allow Council to set differential tax rates related to the level of\nservices.\nTo assist these three new municipalities in extending services to formerly\nnonmunicipal areas and generally to expand new services, the Provincial Government has developed a special highways maintenance and policing assistance program\ncoupled with direct financial assistance grants.\nSeveral other communities are considering local government restructure and it\nis anticipated that studies will be under way in some of these communities in the\nnew year.\nSEWERAGE FACILITIES ASSISTANCE ACT\nThe Sewerage Facilities Assistance Act, enacted at the last session of the Legislature, has provided assistance totalling $5,613,727 to 79 municipalities in the\nProvince. Eighteen cities applied for and received grants totalling $526,630; nineteen districts received $4,461,667; eight towns received $254,900; thirty-one villages\nobtained grants totalling $338,752; and three regional districts qualified for a total\nof $31,778.\nThe assistance under this legislation went to municipalities and regional districts\nwith a total population of approximately 961,000 or virtually one half of the total\npopulation living in organized communities in the Province. The total grants of\n$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\nlevy in excess of 20 mills and represents in some areas a per capita payment of\napproximately $25.\nThe amount paid under this legislation in 1974 greatly exceeds the amounts\npaid under the Municipal Treatment Plant Assistance Act, which amounted to a\ntotal of $215,277 for the years 1971 to 1973, inclusive.\nSTAFF CHANGES\nOn July 31, 1974, W. K. Smith retired as Deputy Minister and Inspector of\nMunicipalities. Mr. Smith had been in the Provincial Service for 37 years. He\nhad served as Deputy Minister and Inspector of Municipalities since September 5,\n1972.\nEffective August 1, 1974, R. W. Prittie, Associate Deputy Minister of Municipal Affairs, was appointed Inspector of Municipalities, and on December 1, 1974,\nwas appointed Acting Deputy Minister.\nC. H. L. Woodward was appointed Acting Associate Deputy Minister, effective\nJanuary 1, 1974.\nOn March 10, 1974, Gary Harkness joined the Department as Chief Planning\nOfficer. Mr. Harkness' previous experience has been with the former Lower Mainland Regional Planning Board of British Columbia and the Ottawa-Carleton Regional\nDistrict Planning Board in Ontario.\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 13\nLEGISLATION\nMany of the amendments to the Municipal Act made during the 1974 Session\nof the Legislature were of a largely technical nature, and among the more significant\namendments were\nimprovements and clarification of the provisions governing elections;\nrepeal of the restriction on municipalities holding shares in companies;\nan amendment to place villages on the same footing as other classes of\nmunicipalities with respect to capital borrowings;\nan increase in the debt limitation on short-term capital borrowings to $25\nper capita;\nprovisions to simplify the provision of services on a benefiting area basis;\nrepeal of the provisions governing policing which are now provided for\nunder the Police Act;\nremoval of the limitation on remuneration which may be provided for\ndirectors of regional boards;\na provision for summary proceedings with respect to offences under certain\nmunicipal by-laws.\nThe Islands Trust Act was enacted to preserve and protect, in co-operation with\nlocal government bodies and the Province, the trust area and its unique amenities\nand environment for the benefits of the residents of the trust area and Province\ngenerally.\nThe Transit Services Act was also passed in 1974 to enable the Province to\ndeal with the provision of transit services.\nA number of other statutes of importance to municipalities were passed in\n1974, and among these were\nthe Sewerage Facilities Assistance Act under which the Province provides\na grant to municipalities and regional districts to assist in meeting\nthe annual costs of sewerage debt;\nthe Administration of Justice Act under which the responsibility for the\ncourts has been entirely transferred to the Province, thus relieving\nmunicipalities of considerable obligations;\nthe Assessment Act and Assessment Authority of British Columbia Act\nwhich will overhaul the assessment system in the Province and transfer the responsibility for assessments to the Assessment Authority;\namendments to the Municipalities Aid Act which increased the per capita\ngrant;\nthe Police Act, the Real Property Tax Deferment Act, and the Recreational Land Green Belt Encouragement Act.\n BB 14 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES\nNEW INCORPORATIONS AND CHANGES IN STRUCTURE\nThe Minister directed that a poll be taken under the provisions of section 10 of\nthe Municipal Act in the cities of Nanaimo and Prince George, and areas adjacent\nto each of these cities, on the question of incorporation to form enlarged cities. The\nvote 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\nPrince George on December 4, 1974, with the effective date of incorporation being\nset at January 1, 1975.\nThe Letters Patent incorporating the new City of Prince George also contained\nprovision for the dissolution of the Village of South Fort George, which lies within\nthe extended area of the new city.\nA directive by the Minister under section 10 of the Municipal Act was also\nissued for a poll to be held in the city of Duncan and an area adjacent to the southerly\nboundary of the city on the question of incorporation. The vote was held on\nJuly 20, 1974, and the majority voted against the proposal.\nMUNICIPAL BOUNDARY EXTENSIONS\nSupplementary Letters Patent, authorizing 22 extensions in boundaries for 21\nmunicipalities were issued during the year; the municipalities affected, together with\nthe resulting adjustments in areas and changes in population, are indicated in Table\n1. A local census is taken in the extended area and added to the original population\nestablished under the 1971 census in order to arrive at the new municipal population\nafter extension.\nBY-LAW APPROVALS\nAll 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\nall classes of municipalities require approval from certain Governmental agencies\nbefore adoption can proceed or become effective. Included in this category are\nby-laws which establish consumer or user charges for water and sewer services.\nSuch by-laws, together with supporting background material, are fully reviewed\nbefore any suggestions or recommendations are made and before being advanced\nto the approving authority. While many of the initial submissions may be found\nsatisfactory, others require the exchange of considerable correspondence. A total\nof 832 by-laws was examined and subsequently registered\u00E2\u0080\u0094190 town by-laws, 554\nvillage by-laws, 32 regional district by-laws, and 56 improvement district by-laws.\nFor a variety of purposes, 570 Minutes of Council were prepared and subsequently approved by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. Seventy-six authorized\nthe abandonment and vesting of portions of highway; 69 approved municipal rates\nby-laws for water, sewer, and electric power; 50 authorized appointment of members\nof Municipal Boards of Variance; 252 were for regional district purposes of which\n179 approved subdivision and zoning by-laws and 17 authorized appointment of\nmembers to Regional Boards of Variance; and the balance of 179 met other legislative requirements.\nIn addition, 57 rezoning by-laws applicable to land in the flood plain area of\nthe Lower Mainland were reviewed and recommended for approval by the Minister\nunder section 187 of the Municipalities Enabling and Validating Act. Nine building\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 15\nby-laws from various regional districts were also reviewed and recommended for\napproval by the Minister pursuant to section 798d.\nDEBENTURE APPROVALS\nCertification by the Inspector of Municipalities of debenture issues of municipalities and regional districts may be completed on request. Before such certification\ncan be completed, certificates of approval to the by-law or resolution are issued,\nauthorizing the issuance of debentures. A total of 279 certificates of approval was\nissued in 1974. In 1974, 76 debenture issues were examined and certified, which\nconsisted of 1,140 debentures with a total par value of $42,013,000. This includes\nthose debentures issued by municipalities and regional districts to secure undertakings financed through the Municipal Finance Authority in the amount of\n$24,761,000, but excludes those agreements certified in regard to financing through\nthe regional district on behalf of the member municipalities.\nTable 1\u00E2\u0080\u0094Municipal Boundary Revisions, 1974\nMunicipality\nArea (Acres)\nPopulation\nBefore\nAdded\nAfter\nBefore\nAdded\nAfter\nCities\nCourtenay\t\nKimberley \t\n1,928.06\n14,570.40\n1,892.00\n8,845.19\n4,402.40\n15,747.10\n1,102.00\n3,860.85\n4,441.81\n18,890.71\n9,296.60\n116,902.89\n1,277.81\n1,690.40\n3,495.19\n3,740.74\n945.13\n622.17\n588.00\n825.82\n319.25\n1,256.91\n71.50\n7.80\n142.90\n3.10\n25.94\n671.54\n478.20\n580.96\n118.04\n(4.90)\n1,030.00\n14,274.40\n367.00\n460.99\n268.59\n30.87\n1,107.20\n1,078.55\n.80\n20,960.00\n13.22\n800.20\n1,999.56\n14,578.20\n2,034.90\n8,848.29\n4,428.34\n16,418.64\n1,580.20\n4,441.81\n4,559.85\n18,885.81\n10,326.60\n131,177.29\n1,644.81\n2,151.39\n3,763.78\n3,771.61\n2,052.33\n1,700.72\n588.80\n21,785.82\n332.47\n2,057.11\n7,159\n7,643\n9,400\n18,146\n10,778\n33,179\n4,867\n13,652\n13,774\n3,602\n1,953\n1,357\n3,980\n5,289\n6,258\n4,072\n1,916\n1,259\n1,379\n973\n1,120\n2,601\n25\n2\n9\n6\nNil\n6\n34\n122\n180\nNil\nNil\nNil\n76\nNil\n184\n32\nNil\n71\n4\nNil\nNil\n22\n7,184\n7,645\n9,409\n18,152\nPort Moody._ _. _.\n10,778\n33,185\nRevelstoke\t\nVernon\t\n4,901\n13,774\n13,954\nDistricts\nColdstream \t\nPort Hardy\t\n3,602\n1,953\nStewart\t\nTowns\n1,357\n4,056\nMerritt\t\n5,289\n6 442\n4,104\nVillages\n1,916\n1,330\nFruitvale\t\nGranisle \u00E2\u0080\u0094 _. ..\n100 Mile House\t\n1,383\n973\n1,120\n2,623\nSource of base population figures is the 1971 census.\nREGIONAL DISTRICT ACTIVITIES\nRegional government in British Columbia has, since its inception in 1965,\nbeen reviewed and discussed in previous annual reports and is now recognized in\nour Province and elsewhere as an important contributor to the local government\nsystem.\nAs in the past, further expansion of local government services was undertaken\nby regional districts.\n BB 16 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nSome 44 new functions were granted the 28 regional districts in 1974; Table 2\nsummarizes those assigned, while Table 3 sets out all functions undertaken to date.\nFor services required by the greater community, the regional approach has\nprovided an acceptable solution. Provision of sewage disposal, garbage disposal,\nand ambulance facilities are particularly appropriate to this concept, and such\nfunctions as joint computer operations, fire protection, transit, and construction\nequipment-pools could conceivably be handled for the greater community by\nregional districts. Services can be provided by regional districts to municipal and\nnonmunicipal areas, either directly or by contract.\nSupplementary Letters Patent were issued in several instances for purposes\nother than to authorize the granting of functions. Revision of the internal and\nexternal boundaries is continuing and amendments have been made to cost-sharing\nformulas and other changes in corporate structure.\nSpecified Areas\nSixteen specified areas were established by by-law in 1974; of these areas, six\nwere established by petition method, and ten after the property-owners voted\nfavourably on the proposal. In addition, amendments in boundaries to three\nspecified areas already established were completed. Table 4 summarizes the\nspecified areas established and altered in 1974. Before regional government was\nintroduced, community services administered locally in nonmunicipal areas were\nprovided through the incorporation of improvement districts, either under the\nWater Act as administered by the Water Rights Branch of the Department of Lands,\nForests, and Water Resources, or under the Municipal Act. In some other instances,\nlocal areas were established under the Local Services Act. The latter two Acts, it\nshould be noted, are administered by this Department. New local service needs in\nnonmunicipal areas, with the exception of water, irrigation, and dykes, are almost\nall provided and financed through the facilities of regional districts.\nMany of the specified areas have been established adjacent to municipal\nboundaries. As the demand for further services develops, the trend will be toward\nthe incorporation of these areas within present municipal boundaries. Those\nspecified areas in more isolated situations will probably retain their nonmunicipal\nstatus.\nAn Increasing Role\nRegional districts are local government structures that provide services to\npeople. As the population of the Province increases, the demands upon regional\nboards will grow. Municipalities are becoming aware of possible economies of scale\nwhere a common service is required, and the regional district is the obvious vehicle\nthrough which many of these services can be provided. The regional districts can\nprovide such services to municipal and nonmunicipal areas alike, with those people\nthat benefit sharing the costs on a more equitable basis.\nGrowth 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\nfunctions, while others reflect the cost of new services to nonmunicipal areas.\nProvincial 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\nminimum of $7,000 and a maximum of $33,000 is made to assist in the cost of\ndevelopment of an environmental management program. The question of grant\nstructures applicable to regional districts is under review.\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 17\nTable 2\u00E2\u0080\u0094Functions Assigned to Regional Districts During 1974 (Unless Otherwise\nIndicated, All Member Areas of the Regional District Participate in This\nFunction).\nCapital\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nRoyal Theatre (Victoria, Saanich, and Oak\nBay).\nCommunity Health Services.\nLand Assembly, Housing, and Land Banking.\nCurling Rink and Senior Citizens' Complex\n(Colwood, Langford, and Metchosin).\nCentral Kootenay\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nReal Property Assessment (Castlegar and\nCreston).\nCommunity Centre and Ice Arena (Castlegar and Electoral Areas I and J).\nSki Hill (defined portions of Electoral Areas\nE and F only).\nCentral Okanagan\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nGarbage Disposal (defined parts of Electoral Areas G and H).\nSeptic Tank Effluent Disposal.\nRegional Parks.\nRecreation Complex (Kelowna and Electoral Area A).\nColumbia-Shuswap\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nPublic Library Service (Golden and Electoral Area A).\nCemetery Operation (Revelstoke and Electoral Area B).\nCowichan Valley\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nNuisance Control (all electoral areas).\nCommunity Activity Centre (Lake Cowichan and Electoral Areas F and I).\nFraser-Cheam\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nIce Arena (Hope and Electoral Areas B\nand C).\nHouse Numbering (electoral areas only).\nStreet Lighting (electoral areas only).\nFraser-Fort George\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nLand Assembly and Public Housing (Electoral Areas A, C, D, and F).\nIce Arenas (McBride, Valemount, and defined area of Electoral Area H).\nGreater Vancouver\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nMosquito Control (New Westminster, Port\nCoquitlam, Surrey, and Coquitlam).\nRecreational Programs (Electoral Areas A,\nB, and C).\nKootenay Boundary\u00E2\u0080\u0094Library Grant (Electoral Areas C and D).\nMount Waddington\u00E2\u0080\u0094Television Rebroadcast-\ning.\nNanaimo\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nSoil Fill Regulation (Electoral Areas A, B,\nC, D, E, F, G, H, and I).\nNoise Regulation (all electoral areas).\nNorth Okanagan\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nRecreational Programs.\nHouse Numbering (all electoral areas).\nHarvest of Aquatic Weeds (Coldstream,\nVernon, and Electoral Areas A, B, C,\nand F).\nRegional Parks.\nCar Body Disposal Sites.\nUntidy and Unsightly Premises (Electoral\nAreas A, B, and C).\nControl of Noxious Weeds and Other\nGrowths (Electoral Areas A, B, C, D,\nE, and F).\nOcean Falls\u00E2\u0080\u0094Recreational Programs.\nOkanagan-Similkameen\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nMosquito Control (Electoral Areas A, B,\nC, D, E, and F).\nRegional Parks.\nPowell River\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nGarbage Disposal (amendment to include\nElectoral Area D).\nSquamish-Lillooet\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nFirearms Regulations (Lillooet, Pemberton,\nElectoral Areas A, B, C, D, and E).\nTelevision Rebroadcasting (Lillooet and defined portion of Electoral Area B).\nSunshine Coast\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nEmergency Program (electoral areas only).\nCemetery Operation.\nThompson-Nicola\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nPublic Library Service.\nCemetery Operation (Clinton and Electoral\nArea E).\nRecreational Facilities (Logan Lake and defined areas of Electoral Areas I and I).\n BB 18 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nTable 3\u00E2\u0080\u0094Regional District Functions as of December 31,1974\n>,\na\nQJ\noj\no\no\n3\na\"\n0\no\na\no\n4>\n\"rt\n>\n&\nrt\na\ni>\no\no\na\nrt\nc\n3\n55\n0\nu\na\n>>\n~CS\n>\naj\nV\n3\no\n<\nrt\na\nS\nrt\nOJ\nV\nOB\nM\no\n\n3\n8\na\nrt\no\n>>\nrt\n-c\nC\n3\nO\ncq\nc\no\na\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0a\nrt\na\nDO\nrt\nc\nrt\n2\n1\nto\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0o\nia\n3\naj\nt-t\n\n>\ntH\nrt\nu\na\n4>\nIU\no\nc\na\no\nU\n%\n2\nU\ne\n4J\nSi\nZ\n>,\naj\n3\n\"3\n\"ra\no\no\ns>\ni\n\u00C2\u00A3\n\"rt\nS\n4J\na\nc\n4J\n0\na\nu\nS\n.2\nIS\nE\nQ\nCO\nM\nO\nS\no\nSi\nCJ\n'%\no\n5\n-a\n4>\no\no\nu\nrt\ns:\nU\no\nCS\nI-l\no\nu.\nu\naj\nrt\nu\n>\nU\nrt\nu,\nrt\nJ\n\u00C2\u00AB\n\u00C2\u00A7\no\no\na\n3\no\no\nI\nrt\na\nrt\nO\ns\\no\nUh\n\u00C2\u00A7\nu\n1\n00\ncS\n9\n>\n2\naj\no\nrt\nu\n5\no\no\na\nrt\nc\na>\n1\nrt\nu\n.3\nVJ\n1\n0\no.\nE\no\n<\nP5\no\nu\n0\n0\nu\nu\nu\nV\nQ\nw\nU,\n11.\no\n5\n^\ns\nZ\nZ\no\nO\na.\nn- IW\nC/>\nOT\nH\nActivity Centre\t\np\nAmbulance \t\nx\nP\np\np\np\np\nx\np\nP\nP\nx\nAirport Facilities\t\np\np\n.Air Pollution \t\nX\nX\nx\nBus Transit \t\nP\nCemetery Operation\t\np\nCommunity Health Services \u00E2\u0080\u009E\nX\nControl of Gatherings _ \t\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nx\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nx\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nX\nElderly Citizens* Housing\np\np\nX\nX\nP\nEmergency Programs\t\nx\nx\np\nFirearms\t\np\nX\nP\np\nP\nX\np\nX\nFireworks\nx\np\nx\nx\nx\np\nP\nx\np\nx\nHealth Regulation and Centre\np\nX\nHome Nursing \t\np\nHouse Numbering\t\nPI\nip\nP\nLabour Negotiations\t\np\nLand Assembly, Housing and\nLand Banking\nx\np\nLibrary Study \t\np\nP\nx\nNoise -\t\nP\nNuisance Control \t\np\np\np\nP\np\np\np\np\np\nx\np\nOkanagan Basin Water Board\nX\nX\nX\nOperation of Wharves \t\n1 p\nPark and Green Belt Land\nAcquisition \t\np\np\nPest Control \t\nP\nx\nP\np\nP\nIP\nx\np\nPublic Library Service \t\np\nx\nPublic Use Area Lighting\t\np\nRecreation Facilities\t\np\np p\np\nPIP\np\nPIP\np\np\nP\np\nP\np\np\np\nRecreation Programs _\nP 1 P 1 VI\np\np\np\np\nV\nV\nx\nx\nRefuse Disposal\t\nX\nX\nX\nP\nX\np\np\np\np\np\np\np.\np\np\np\nP|X\nX\np\nRegional Parks \t\nx\np\nx\nx\np\np\nx\nx\nx\np\nx\nx\ny\nx\np\nSeptic Tank Effluent Disposal\nX\nSewers -\t\nx\np\np\nx\nSoil Fill Regulation.\t\np\nSoil Removal \t\nX\np\np\np\np\np!\nIP\nStreet Lighting _ _\t\n1\n1 1\nIP\nTelevision Rebroadcasting\np\nMM\np\nX\n1\n1\np\np\nTheatre\np\n1 1 1\nUntidy and Unsightly Premises\n1 1 1\np\nUrban Renewal\t\nM I p\nWater \t\ni\np!l!\n1\np\nThe functions of Regional Planning, Community Planning, Building Inspection, Contract Services, Loc\nal\nWorks and Services, and Grants-in-Aid are assigned by statute to all regional districts.\nX\u00E2\u0080\u0094indicates function. P-\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094ir\ndie\nat<\nS 2\npp\nics\ntio\na o\nFfi\nnc\ntioi\ni ir\np\nirt\nOf I\neg\non\nal <\nlist\nric\nt or\nily.\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 19\nTable 4\u00E2\u0080\u0094Regional District Specified Service Areas Established During 1974\nCariboo\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nStreet Lighting (Lone Butte).\nSewage Disposal and Sewage Collection\n(Wells).\nStreet Lighting (Lac la Hache).\nAirstrip (Nimpo Lake).\nFire Protection (108 Mile House).\nComox-Strathcona\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nGarbage Disposal Unit (Denman Island).\nFire Protection (Denman Island).\nFraser-Cheam\u00E2\u0080\u0094\nGarbage Collection and Disposal (Harrison\nMills and vicinity).\nFire Protection (Flood, Laidlaw, Silver\nCreek).\nTelevision Broadcast Satellite Station (Boston Bar).\nFraser-Fort George\u00E2\u0080\u0094Sewage Collection\n(North Blackburn).\nNanaimo\u00E2\u0080\u0094Fire Protection (French Creek).\nSkeena-Queen Charlotte\u00E2\u0080\u0094Electric Power\nTransmission Facilities (Skidegate-Tlell).\nSquamish-Lillooet\u00E2\u0080\u0094Street Lighting (Gold-\nbridge).\nSunshine Coast\u00E2\u0080\u0094Street Lighting (Veterans\nRoad).\nThompson-Nicola\u00E2\u0080\u0094Street Lighting (Prit-\nchard).\nAmendments to Established Specified Service Areas Completed During 1974\nComox-Strathcona\u00E2\u0080\u0094Water (Lake Trail and\nPowerhouse Road) and extension of boundaries.\nFraser-Fort George\u00E2\u0080\u0094Street Lighting (Hixon)\nand extension of boundaries.\nKootenay Boundary\u00E2\u0080\u0094Fire Protection (Christina Lake) and revision in boundaries to\nremove two lots which were already included within the Grand Forks Rural Fire\nProtection District.\n BB 20 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nFINANCIAL MANAGEMENT\nASSESSMENT AND TAX COLLECTION\nThe major single revenue source for municipalities in British Columbia continues to be the real property tax. The growth in assessed values of real property\nand revenue from taxation of these properties over the past 10 years is illustrated\nin the following table. It will be noted that revenue from this source of taxation in\n1973 totalled $444,993,642. Of this total, $237,762,036 represented taxation for\ngeneral municipal purposes, and $207,231,606 represented taxation for school\npurposes.\nTable 5\u00E2\u0080\u0094Growth in Combined Assessed Values and Taxes in Municipalities\nof British Columbia\nYear\nGross Assessed Values\nAssessed Values Actually\nTaxed\nTax\nRevenue\nAll\nProperties\nTaxable\nProperties\nSchool\nMunicipal\n1964\t\n1070\n(Millions)\n$\n4,188\n6,9721\n9,1922\n7,6201\n10,0762\n8,2921\n11,6772\n8,8691\n12,8552\n11,1561\n15,6082\n(Millions)\n$\n3,534\n5,9051\n6,2262\n6,4561\n6,8172\n7,0421\n7,9502\n7,5391\n9,0232\n9,2911\n10,8682\n(Millions)\n$\n2,878\n4,835\n5,279\n5,753\n6,171\n7,653\n(Millions)\n$\n2,295\n6,072\n6,632\n7,744\n8,612\n10,414\n(Thousands)\n$\n154,074\n323,925\n349,845\n390,368\n1071\n1972 \t\n1973 \t\n1974 . -\n444,994\n520,0003\ni School values. 2 Municipal values. 3 Estimated.\nThe following table (Table 6) provides a further analysis of the assessed value\nof real property and indicates the distribution of 1974 assessed values by class\nof municipality, with the percentage increase over 1973 shown in parentheses.\nTable 6\u00E2\u0080\u0094Assessed Values by Class of Municipalities\nGeneral Municipal Gross\nAssessed Values\nAssessed Values Actually\nTaxed\nAll\nProperties\nTaxable\nProperties\nSchool\nMunicipal\n(MiUions) (%)\n$\n3,305 (38.69)\n6,161 (67.76)\n253 ( 0.01)\n286 (21.70)\n(Millions) (%)\n$\n2,223 (40.43)\n4,282 (19.71)\n160 (-0.02)\n182 (24.66)\n6,847 (25.19)\n4,021 (13.14)\n(MiUions) (%)\n$\n1,938 (37.64)\n3,376 (20.83)\n191 (-0.06)\n223 (21.19)\n(MiUions) (%)\n$\n2,050 (42.86)\n4,103 (20.78)\n152 (-0.01)\n174 (25.18)\n10,005 (25.66)\n5,603 (14.51)\n5,728 (24.82)\n1,925 (21.68)\n6,479 (26.42)\n3,935 (12.85)\nTotals\t\n15,608 (21.42)\n10,868 (20.45)\n7,653 (24.03)\n10,414 (20.92)\nAs a result of the continuing rapid growth in the urban communities, it is\nanticipated that proceeds from real property taxation for school and general municipal purposes in 1974 will reach $520,000,000. This would represent an increase\nof approximately 60 per cent over the revenue of five years ago. The total assessed\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 21\nvalues actually taxed for school purposes in the Province in 1974 amounted to\n$9,919,174,759, an increase of approximately $1,738,000,000 over 1973. Of\nthis amount, $7,653,294,122 or approximately 77 per cent represented assessed\nvalues in the city, district, town, and village municipalities.\nTax Collection\nThe tax collection picture in municipalities is considered to be the primary\nindicator, not only of the efficiency of the administration but also of the ability of\nthe taxpayer to meet the municipal tax levy prompdy. In the year under review,\ntax collections have shown an increase over the collections of 1972 and continue to\nmaintain a very high level. During the period, collection in cities, districts, and\nvillages exceeded 97 per cent of the levy, and towns collected in excess of 96 per\ncent. We have established a practice of communicating with any municipality where\nthe arrears of taxes are in excess of 10 per cent of the current levy in an effort to\ndetermine the cause and what steps may be taken to improve the position.\nThe collection of current taxes in British Columbia continues to be the highest\namong the provinces in Canada publishing statistics of a comparable nature, while\nthe percentage of arrears is the lowest. Economic factors may have contributed\nsubstantially to the favourable position indicated in the property taxation field;\nhowever, municipal treasurers and collectors are to be congratulated for their continued efforts in maintaining this high rate of tax collection.\nChart 1, to be found at the back of this Report, shows the percentage of tax\ncollection for the period 1963 to 1973, inclusive, and Tables 7 and 8 reveal further\ninformation relative to tax collection by class of municipality for the years shown.\nTable 7\u00E2\u0080\u0094Percentage Tax Collections\nPercentage of\nCurrent Levy\nCoUected\nTotal Collections\nas a Percentage\nof Current Levy\nOutstanding Taxes\nas a Percentage\nof Current Levy\n1939- ...\nCities (Except Vancouver)\n81.10\n96.28\n96.61\n96.65\n96.82\n99.46\n96.79\n97.05\n97.36\n99.10\n100.40\n100.30\n100.20\n100.32\n99.69\n100.41\n100.62\n100.69\n103.10\n100.20\n100.15\n98.87\n99.96\n99.12\n100.17\n99.79\n100.82\n95.80\n100.67\n100.17\n100.29\n100.08\n99.48\n100.54\n100.39\n100.82\n40.16\n1966\t\n5.12\n1967\t\n4.57\n1968\t\n4.44\n1969\n4.15\n1970 _ -\n1971\t\n4.64\n4 34\n1972 \t\n3.88\n1973\n3.39\n1939\t\nVancouver\n91.00\n96.03\n96.36\n95.67\n96.11\n95.80\n96.29\n96.20\n97.03\n77.60\n96.51\n96.69\n97.00\n96.85\n96.37\n96.80\n96.88\n97.51\n30.06\n1966 \t\n1967 \t\n5.80\n5.04\n1968 .\t\n1969 \t\n5.75\n5.22\n1970\n5.87\n1971 \t\n5.28\n1972 ....\n5.19\n1973 .\n3.51\n1939\t\nDistricts\n34.81\n1966 \t\n1967 \t\n1968 \t\n4.64\n4.22\n3.90\n1969 ...\n3.95\n1970\t\n4.54\n1971 ...\n4.15\n1972 \t\n3.96\n1973 ...\n3.21\n BB 22\nBRITISH COLUMBIA\nTable 7\u00E2\u0080\u0094Percentage Tax Collections\u00E2\u0080\u0094Continued\nPercentage of\nCurrent Levy\nCollected\nTotal Collections\nas a Percentage\nof Current Levy\nOutstanding Taxes\nas a Percentage\nof Current Levy\n1958 \t\nTowns\n1966\t\n1967\n1968. . _ .... . _\n1969 \t\n1970 __ \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\t\n1971 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n1972\n1973\t\n1939\nVillages\n1966 _\t\n1967 \t\n1968 \t\n1969\n1970. .\n1971\n1977.\n1973\t\n89.55\n92.81\n93.21\n93.98\n93.45\n93.56\n94.59\n96.25\n96.75\n97.06\n98.90\n99.75\n100.20\n99.46\n99.36\n101.03\n102.05\n100.69\n76.50\n98.30\n95.21\n99.08\n95.64\n100.07\n95.45\n99.97\n95.70\n100.27\n94.85\n100.72\n96.08\n101.21\n97.11\n101.01\n97.02\n100.41\n13.62\n10.16\n9.84\n9.06\n9.08\n9.35\n7.96\n5.37\n4.48\n38.71\n6.48\n6.16\n6.15\n6.39\n7.00\n5.53\n4.09\n3.95\nTable 8\u00E2\u0080\u0094Collections, 1973 (With Comparative Figures for 1972)\nPercentage of\nCurrent Taxes\nCoUected\nArrears as a\nPercentage of\nAdjusted Levy\nCities\t\n1973\n97.36\n97.56\n96.75\n97.02\n1972\n97.05\n96.88\n96.25\n97.11\n1973\n3.39\n3.21\n4.48\n3.95\n1972\n3.88\n3.96\n5.37\n4.09\nTotals \t\n97.41\n97.03\n96.92\n96.20\n3.34\n4.03\n3.99\n5.19\n97.32\n96.74\n3.51\n4.30\nIt is interesting to note that, notwithstanding the fact that property taxes are\nincreasing, the level of tax collections continues to rise, and the percentage of arrears\ncontinues to decline.\nSCHOOL ASSESSMENT AND GENERAL MUNICIPAL ASSESSMENT\nIt should be noted that the difference between the school assessment and the\ngeneral municipal assessment is the result of a number of municipalities using a\ndual role, i.e., general assessments are based on 100 per cent of market value, while\nthe school assessments are on 50 per cent of value.\nThis dual role had the following effect in 1973:\nSchool assessment\nLess landlord and tenant, machinery and equipment\nGeneral municipal assessment\nLess adjusted school assessment\nMillions\n$\n6,171\n842\n5,329\n8,612\n5,329\n3,283\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 23\nThe figure of $3,283,000,000 represents in part the effect of the dual roll on\nthe general assessment. This roll is in effect in the following municipalities: Pentic-\nton, Vancouver, Burnaby, Peachland, Summerland, West Vancouver, Kamloops,\nCity of North Vancouver, District of North Vancouver, and City of Langley.\nThe balance of the difference is represented by B.C. Hydro values included in\nthe school assessment roll, but not included in the general assessment roll. The\nProvincial total for B.C. Hydro is $605,000,000, but no breakdown is available at\nthis time of the amount applicable to the incorporated areas.\nREVENUES AND EXPENDITURES\nThe 1973 audited financial statements indicate that British Columbia municipalities continued to maintain a favourable financial position. Gross revenues from\nall sources during 1973 exceeded $730,000,000, which represents an increase of\n$90,000,000 over the previous year.\nThe major revenue sources, with comparative figures for 1972, were as follows:\n1973 1972 Increase\n(Millions) (Millions) (Millions)\n$ $ $\nGeneral municipal taxation 238 210 28\nSchool taxation 207 180 27\nTransfers from other governments .__ 149 130 19\nRevenue from own sources 136 120 16\n730\n640\n90\nThe home-owner grant payments increased by $10,000,000 in 1973 to a total\nof $77,000,000. When this is offset against the school tax levy of $207,000,000, a\nbalance of $130,000,000 remains of this levy to be borne by the property-owner.\nThe major expenditure items incurred during 1973, with comparative figures\nfor 1972, were:\nGeneral government\t\nFire protection _ \u00E2\u0080\u009E \t\n1973\n(Millions)\n$\n37\n\u00E2\u0080\u009E 32\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 . 48\n1972\n(Millions)\n$\n31\n28\n42\n42\n19\n89\n180\n41\n43\n125\n640\nIncrease\n(Millions)\n$\n6\n4\nAdministration of justice \t\n6\nPublic works\n__ 46\n_\u00E2\u0080\u009E_ 23\n4\nSanitation and waste removal\n4\nSocial welfare \t\n103\n208\n48\n... 50\n135\n730\n14\nEducation \t\n28\nDebt charges\t\nCapital expenditure from revenue .\nOther5 \t\n7\n7\n10\n90\ni Includes recreation, public health, environmental development, utilities, and contributions to reserves and\nother funds.\n BB 24\nBRITISH COLUMBIA\nTable 9\u00E2\u0080\u0094Trends in Financial Aspects of Municipal Government Compared to\nPopulation and Income Expressed as Indexes\nYear\nPopulation\nTotal Revenue\n(Excluding\nUtilities)\nBuilding\nPermits\nDebenture\nDebt\nMaximum\nValues\nTaxable\nTotal B.C.\nPersonal\nIncome\n1961 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n100.00\n104.91\n107.20\n110.71\n114.63\n116.65\n122.44\n127.14\n133.02\n138.35\n136.55\n143.60\n153 30\n100.00\n110.76\n113.31\n121.60\n138.66\n156.62\n180.90\n207.52\n234.38\n266.95\n306.45\n337.75\n390 48\n100.00\n114.24\n130.47\n173.67\n203.57\n206.83\n252.27\n269.74\n316.20\n291.26\n384.97\n414.34\n602.31\n100.00\n100.72\n107.20\n109.60\n114.30\n125.04\n127.48\n127.46\n130.62\n132.10\n137.00\n145.75\n157.18\n100.00\n110.03\n111.03\n114.32\n122.02\n131.68\n145.10\n156.88\n174.83\n192.06\n209.69\n252.93\n286 97\n100.00\n1962\n109.19\n1963 _\n1964\t\n116.85\n127.27\n1965\t\n1966\n142.22\n160 41\n1967 _ . .\n178.09\n1968 \t\n1969\t\n1970 .\n194.37\n221.58\n239.33\n1971\n270 56\n1972\t\n1973..\t\n303.03\n353 18\nRESERVES AND SURPLUSES\nThe total of statutory reserves and operating reserves and surpluses held in all\naccounts of the municipalities was $185,442,333. This represents 33.74 per cent\nof the total revenue, excluding school taxes, of the municipalities. Of this total,\n$119,242,171 is held in liquid form or in investments authorized by statute, and a\nportion of the surplus is represented in arrears of taxes and other receivables.\nStatutory reserve funds of various municipalities have again shown an increase\nover 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,\nafter giving effect to the fact that approximately $20,000,000 was expended on\ncapital works from reserve funds during the year 1973. Over the last seven years\nthe amount held in these reserve funds has increased from $33,000,000 to the\ncurrent figure of $60,000,000, an increase of 82 per cent.\nCAPITAL PROGRAMS\nThe value of capital projects undertaken during 1973 by municipalities\namounted to $338,000,000. Of this total program, $273,000,000 was completed\nduring the fiscal year, leaving a balance of works in progress of $65,000,00 at\nyear-end. In the total capital program, municipalities were able to provide\n$57,00,000 out of current general revenue and utility revenue funds, $20,000,000\nfrom reserve funds, and approximately $10,000,000 was obtained from grants-in-aid\nfrom the Provincial and Federal Governments. The balance of the amount expended was financed by debenture loans, temporary bank loans, and other methods\nof financing. The activity in this area over the past five years is indicated in Table\n10 following.\nTable 10\u00E2\u0080\u0094Capital Programs, 1973\nProjects\nUndertaken\nWorks\nCompleted\nWorks in\nProgress\nSource of Funds\nYear\nRevenue\nReserve\nFunds\nGrants\n1969 \t\n1970 ....\n1 (MUlions)\n1 S\n118 102\n118 I 96\n166 1 153\n215 I 200\n(Millions)\n$\n16\n22\n13\n15\n65\n1\n(Millions) j (Millions)\n$ $\n36 | 7\n33 | 8\n37 | 10\n43 1 14\n(Millions)\n$\nS\n3\n1971\n7\n1972 . . \t\n6\n1973\n338\n| 273\n57\n1 20\n10\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 25\nFive-year Capital Expenditure Programs Summary\nThe programs submitted by municipalities and regional districts during 1974\nand covering the five-year period ending 1978 continued to provide meaningful\ninformation and guidance, not only to the local government bodies involved but\nalso to the Department, other levels and departments of government, and various\nfinancial institutions. Departmental review of each of these submissions and the\noffering of constructive criticism, where necessary, has achieved maximum consistency in the format of these programs and has proved beneficial to all concerned.\nA summary of the Capital Expenditure Programs by year is provided in Table\n11. Included in the \"General\" heading under \"Classification of Expenditures\" are\nall capital expenditures for roads, sidewalks, public buildings, recreational facilities,\nland, and other capital projects not related to either water or sewage systems. As in\nthe past, municipal councils are attempting to finance a large portion of their capital\nworks out of current revenue and reserves, although the availability of Federal-\nProvincial loans and the infusion of capital funds via specific purpose grants have\nhad a direct effect on this policy.\nTable 11\u00E2\u0080\u0094Five-year Capital Expenditure Programs Summary\nBy Year for All Municipalities (Including Vancouver)\nCLASSIFICATION of expenditures\nYear\nWater\nSewer\nGeneral\nTotal\n1974 \u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\t\n1975\t\n1976 . . \t\n$\n27,068,928\n19,656,151\n23,685,217\n17,063,450\n18.585,450\n$\n47,898,769\n42,525,133\n28,699,483\n21,619,883\n19,971,133\n$\n224,652,139\n173,120,461\n150,125,517\n123.470,150\n120,968,013\n$\n299,619,836\n235,301,745\n202,510,217\n1977\t\n1978 _\t\n162,153.483\n159,524,596\nTotals\n106,059,196\n160,714,401\n792,336,280\n1,059,109,877\nPROPOSED SOURCE OF FUNDS\nYear\nGeneral\nRevenue\nGrants\nReserve\nFunds\nPrior Years'\nSurplus\nDebenture\nSales\nTotal\n1974\t\n1975 \t\n1976\t\n$\n72,315,328\n61,686,536\n56,323,765\n54,692,068\n52,837,345\n$\n27,365,762\n15,923,878\n9,391,220\n6,426,967\n5,917,267\n$\n34,300,938\n21,588,712\n13,500,375\n12,450,208\n13,418,696\n$\n624,773\n336,300\n245,600\n150,500\n167,500\n$\n165,013,035\n135,766,319\n123,049,257\n88,433,740\n87,183,788\n$\n299,619,836\n235,301,745\n202,510,217\n1977\t\n1978\t\n162,153,483\n159,524,596\nTotals\n297,855,042\n65,025,094\n95,258,929\n1,524,673\n599,446,139\n1,059,109,877\nBORROWING\nDuring 1974, councils and regional boards continued to meet a substantial\ndemand for municipal services, and 153 term borrowing by-laws were approved by\nthe Inspector of Municipalities and subsequently adopted by the local governing\nbody that provided the service.\nA greater portion of this authorized borrowing consisted of financing for sewers,\nparks, and recreation projects. Funds for water facilities, civic buildings, and road\nimprovements also constituted a substantial portion.\n BB 26\nBRITISH COLUMBIA\nBorrowing of $105,234,468, as summarized in Table 12, is $10,478,946 more\nthan was authorized in 1973; the increase is attributable to the fact that more money\nis being spent on water and sewer projects. Completion of the various projects\nauthorized will be phased over a number of years, and the demand for funds will\nfollow the pace of construction. Included in the authorized borrowing is $4,457,530\nin short-term loans which, under the Municipal Act, are subject to a per capita\nlimitation.\nThe Inspector of Municipalities is not required to approve the borrowing of\nthe City of Vancouver or the Metropolitan Water and Sewer Boards. Such borrowing is therefore not included in Table 12.\nPreliminary borrowing of an estimated amount of $8,909,842 was approved\nfor local improvement works. A number of municipalities have established special\nimprovement funds to finance local works; these have not been included in the\nfigure for preliminary borrowing approval.\nTable 12\u00E2\u0080\u0094Borrowing Authorization, 1974\nPurpose\nRegional\nDistricts\nCities\nDistricts\nTowns\nVillages\nTotal\n$\n595,000\n830,000\n12,255,000\n3,496,000\n$\n3,919,000\n10,923,750\n5,360,150\n3,815,400\n1,915,852\n2,206,000\n271,600\n$\n8,745,000\n16,695,200\n7,523,500\n5,253,525\n1,665,000\n6,439,200\n336,500\n$\n1,768,916\n6,000\n975,000\n$\n903,800\n7,232,040\n850,000\n695,880\n$\n14,162,800\nSewers and drains\t\nParks and recreation _\t\n37,449,906\n25,988,650\n13,266,805\n3,580,852\nRoad improvements and sidewalks\nEquipment (including fire protec-\n256,500\n199,730\n100,925\n9,819,930\n965,525\nTotals.. _ \t\n17,432,500\n28,411,752\n46,657,925\n2,749,916\n9,982,375\n105,234,468\nDebentures\nDetails of debenture issues and other securities that have been approved in\nprinciple at the time of adoption of loans authorization by-laws are specified in\nsecurity-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\napproved.\nIn 1974, no municipal debenture issues were guaranteed by the Province under\nthe Municipal Assistance Act. Details of the issues guaranteed as at December 31,\n1974, are shown below in Table 13.\nTable 13\u00E2\u0080\u0094Outstanding Debentures Guaranteed, 1974\nVillage\nMunicipalities\nAssistance Act\nMunicipalities\nAssistance Act\nTotal\nCities (excluding Vancouver)..\nDistricts\t\nTowns\t\nViUages \t\nSubtotals\t\nVancouver\t\nGreater Victoria Water District\t\nGreater Nanaimo Sewer District\t\nGreater Nanaimo Water District\t\nGreater Vancouver Water District _\nTotals\t\n171,500\n185,000\n308,000\n175,000\n839,500\n839,500\n8,719,154\n8,450,778\n1,532,000\n3,540,376\n8,890,654\n8,635,778\n1,840,000\n3,715,376\n22,242,308\n9,078.000\n470,000\n1,280,000\n39,000\n15,891,000\n23,081,808\n9,078,000\n470,000\n1,280,000\n39,000\n15.891.000\n49,000,308 49,839,808\nI\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 27\nIn addition to the totals shown in Table 13 of $49,839,808 as debenture debts\nguaranteed by the Province, a total amount at the end of the year of $22,093,000\nwas guaranteed under the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District Act.\nTotal debenture debt as at December 31, 1973, of all municipalities, including\nthe City of Vancouver, is shown in Table 14, following. The debenture debt of the\nGreater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District and the Greater Vancouver\nWater District is not included.\nTable 14\u00E2\u0080\u0094Total Debenture Debt, December\n31,1973\nSold\nUnissued\nand\nUnsold\nTotal\nCities \t\n$\n84,367,196\n132,291,404\n12,274,206\n12,485,215\n18,206,162\n$\n39,248,891\n105,206,816\n5,726,083\n4,202,300\n33,745,402\n$\n123,616,087\n237,498,220\nTowns\t\n18,000,289\n16,687,515\n51,951,564\nSubtotals\n259,624,183\n164,619,278\n188,129,492\n447,753,675\n164,619,278\nTotals\t\n424,243,461\n188,129,492\n612,372,953\nDebenture sales for all municipalities amounted to $43,875,205 for the year\n1973. This resulted in an increase of $33,993,413 to the total outstanding debenture\ndebt of all municipalities for 1973, after giving effect to the retirement of debentures\nmaturing during that year.\nThe percentage of current revenue expended to service debenture debt (excluding utilities) increased in all classes of municipalities except the City of Vancouver,\nwhich showed a decline. These figures for 1973 are shown below, with the 1972\nfigures in parentheses:\nPer Cent\nCities 6.07 (5.99)\nVancouver 7.61 (8.49)\nDistricts 6.53 (6.18)\nTowns 8.14 (7.87)\nVillages 6.99 (6.55)\nThe debenture debt of utilities is serviced almost entirely by revenues derived\nby consumer charges and frontage taxes.\n BB 28 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nPLANNING SERVICES DIVISION\nA review of the role of the Planning Services Division, both as it relates to\nother Provincial departments as well as to municipal and regional levels of government, was undertaken this past year. This process of role reassessment pointed to\nthe 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\nDepartment's mandate to serve as the key link between the Government of British\nColumbia and the Province's municipalities and regional districts.\nThe Division also carried forward its program to advance the process of\nplanning for community and regional development at the regional district level.\nPlanning staff undertook to explore with regional districts ways of expanding their\nplanning programs with a key objective in mind of encouraging regional district\nplanning offices to provide continuing assistance to local municipalities and electoral\nareas in meeting day-to-day needs for advice on land use issues.\nTo assist in advancing the planning process in the Province, the Department\ncontinued its basic planning grant program for regional districts. In 1974, this\ngrant was increased to 20 cents per capita, with a minimum grant of $7,000 and a\nmaximum of $30,000. Furthermore, the Department extended its support of the\nregional district planning role last year by initiating an incentive grant program\nrelated to the implementation of regional plans. A 10 cents per capita grant was\nprovided to those regional districts which had official regional plans adopted as of\nthe end of 1974. It is intended to continue this program, although alternative\ncriteria for determining eligibility to receive the grant will be established.\nIn return for this investment of planning grants, the Provincial Government\nlooks to the regional districts to initiate and maintain active planning programs.\nThe Province also expects local policy guidelines to be established for both private\nand public development initiatives, including Provincial action programs, by regional\ndistricts exercising their planning role.\nThe following table summarizes the Provincial Government's program of financial support for the regional district planning function as administered by the\nPlanning Services Division.\nTable 15\u00E2\u0080\u0094Provincial Funding Program for Regional District Planning\nRegional District Basic Planning Grant Regional Plan Grant\n$ $\nAlberni-Clayoquot 7,000.00 3,059.60\nBulkley-Nechako 7,000.00 2,504.00\nCapital 30,000.00 20,358.70\nCariboo 7,486.60 \t\nCentral Fraser Valley 11,584.00 5,792.00\nCentral Kootenay 8,996.00 4,498.00\nCentral Okanagan 11,000.60 \t\nColumbia-Shuswap 7,000.00 ;\t\nComox-Strathcona 9,291.00 \t\nCowichan Valley 7,353.40 \t\nDewdney-Alouette 7,988.20 3,994.10\nEast Kootenay 7,886.00 3,943.00\nFraser-Cheam 8,939.00 4,469.50\nFraser-Fort George 12,863.80 \t\nGreater Vancouver 30,000.00 50,000.00\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 29\nRegional District Basic Planning Grant Regional Plan Grant\n$ $\nKitimat-Stikine 7,000.00 \t\nKootenay Boundary 7,000.00 \t\nMount Waddington 7,000.00 \t\nNanaimo 9,507.00 \t\nNorth Okanagan 7,000.00 \t\nOcean Falls 7,000.00 \t\nOkanagan-Similkameen 8,569.00 4,284.50\nPeace River-Liard 8,651.00 \t\nPowell River 7,000.00 \t\nSkeena-Queen Charlotte 7,000.00 \t\nSquamish-Lillooet 7,000.00 dJl\nThompson-Nicola 16,085.60 \t\nTotals 280,201.20 102,903.40\nCOMMUNITY AND REGIONAL PLANS AND PROGRAMS\nThe Division provided a range of advisory services in 1974, from preparing\nand updating regional and community development plans and land use control\nby-laws to organizing regional district planning programs. Staff, with the assistance\nof a consultant, prepared a comprehensive development plan for the Alta Lake-\nWhistler Mountain area of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. The plan is\nintended to serve as a policy framework within which the activities of private\ninterests, the regional district, and Provincial agencies can be co-ordinated in the\ndevelopment 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\nsynthesis of technical contributions from many agencies. The Division was also\nresponsible for the over-all management of a consultant's study of potential ski-resort\nareas in the Squamish-Pemberton Valley undertaken at the request of the Environment and Land Use Committee of Cabinet.\nDuring the year, Divisional staff completed and published a draft community\nplan report for the Village of Lake Cowichan and assisted in presenting the plan at a\nnumber of public meetings. As a result of these meetings and discussions with the\nVillage Council, a final plan document is being prepared, including an official\ncommunity plan by-law.\nFollowing the announcement of the Provincial Government's intentions for\ndevelopment of the northwest region of British Columbia, the planning staff initiated\na community planning program for the Village of Burns Lake at the request of the\nVillage Council. This program is aimed at achieving community participation in\ndetermining how best to expand and improve Burns Lake as it grows in response to\nthe development of a new sawmill and related industries in the surrounding region.\nThe program also is geared to providing a co-ordinative framework for the policies\nand actions of other Provincial departments such as Housing, Highways, and\nEconomic Development. As of the end of 1974, the program had included the\npreparation and distribution of a newsletter as well as meetings with local residents\nand elected officials to discuss community development issues. Staff of the Division\nare also seeking to integrate the Burns Lake community development process with\nthe planning program of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako.\nAlthough Burns Lake has been the focus in 1974 of the Division's planning\ninitiatives in northwest British Columbia, staff was active as well in advising other\n BB 30 BRITISH COLUMBIA\ncommunities within the Highway 16 corridor. These advisory services included\ninitiating an update of the community plan for the Village of Fraser Lake and\nassisting the Village of Vanderhoof in determining land use policy requirements\nto guide future development.\nOther communities throughout the Province were assisted over the past year\nwith their local planning needs. Staff advised on zoning by-laws for the Villages\nof Port Edwards, Port Alice, and Lillooet, on a downtown development program\nfor the City of Cranbrook, and on the location of industrial lands for the Village of\nPort Hardy. A planning study was also initiated for the Town of Creston and the\nsurrounding area, with participation expected from the Regional District of Central\nKootenay.\nAs an example of the Division's role in encouraging the establishment and\nexpansion of regional district planning programs, our staff have been assisting the\nRegional District of Columbia-Shuswap to organize and staff a planning department\nand continuing program. During 1974, this assistance took the form of preparing\nan over-all work program and recruiting a planning technician to undertake base\nmapping and data collection as a first step toward establishing a planning office\nfor the regional district.\nThe Division's program of co-ordination and liaison was also advanced through\nour staff's participation on the various Regional District Technical Planning Committees. As an additional assignment, Divisional staff were called upon during the\nfirst 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\nidentification of lands for designation as agricultural reserves and attendance at\npublic meetings to present and explain the recommended designations. Staff\nparticipated as well on the interdepartmental committee advising the Environment\nand Land Use Committee on appeals under Order in Council 151/73 respecting the\nProvince-wide moratorium on development of farmland.\nBY-LAW AND BOUNDARY REVIEW\nDuring 1974, staff continued to administer the Division's statutory program\nof advising the Minister on zoning, subdivision, and land use contract by-laws submitted for approval of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council. This advisory role\nwas also performed in relation to proposals for the extension of municipal boundaries, and our technical staff prepared detailed descriptions of the new boundaries\nin both written and map form.\nPROVINCIAL POLICY PLANNING\nAn increasingly important element of the Division's 1974 program was staff\nparticipation in advising on Provincial policies and regulations related to urban\ndevelopment and settlement pattern issues. Staff assisted in formulating an interdepartmental action program to meet community development needs on the Queen\nCharlotte Islands as well as participated on working committees to review and\nrecommend on Provincial sewage-disposal regulations and flood-control requirements. As an assignment of the Environment and Land Use Committee, a staff\nmember chaired an interdepartmental committee to review and advise on standards\nfor rural subdivisions.\nAt the request of the B.C. Land Commission, staff conducted an intensive\nresearch investigation into the problem of \"ancient\" subdivisions throughout the\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 31\nProvince. Planning staff also participated in the process of establishing new\nboundaries for the administrative regions as managed by the Provincial resource\ndepartments.\nPROVINCIAL-FEDERAL PROGRAM LIAISON\nThe Division's 1974 program of co-ordination and liaison included continuing\ncontact with the Federal Ministry of State for Urban Affairs. A new Federal\nprogram was established by legislation this past year concerned with the relocation\nof railway facilities to facilitate urban redevelopment. The program requires\nProvincial participation for a project to be fully implemented, and our planning\nstaff have been acting as the principal liaison contact for Federal officials responsible\nfor the program as well as municipal and regional district inquiries concerning the\nprogram.\nOTHER ACTIVITIES\nA continuing responsibility of the Division has been advising on legislation\nrelated to land use and planning matters. During 1974, staff advised on a variety\nof 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\nlegislation under the Municipal Act.\nA further ongoing function of the Division has been the provision of information to municipal and regional agencies and the general public respecting Provincial\nprograms, policies, and legislation related to urban and regional development. Day-\nto-day requests for map and statistical information on communities and regions\nthroughout the Province were also handled by the Division.\nFor the first nine months of 1974, Divisional staff continued to provide building inspection services for Community Planning Area 23 (Shawnigan Lake). As of\nOctober 1, 1974, this building inspection responsibility was assumed by the Regional\nDistrict of Cowichan Valley for Electoral Area B, which includes the Shawnigan\nLake region.\n BB 32 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nTRANSIT SERVICES DIVISION\nWhen the Transit Services Division opened its doors in February 1973, it was\ndirected to assign priority to meeting the transit needs of residents in the Capital\nRegion 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\nthe Transportation Division of the British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority.\nDuring 1974 the Transit Services Division operated with head offices at Suite\n470, 700 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, and with a small staff in Victoria lodged\nwith the head offices of the Department of Municipal Affairs. The Transit Services\nDivision operates as the Bureau of Transit Services of the Department of Municipal\nAffairs.\nGREATER VANCOUVER TRANSIT SYSTEM\nThe program of the Division in the Greater Vancouver Regional District was\nadvanced in 1974 on a number of matters.\nIn areas presently with bus service, measures were introduced to improve\nfrequency of service, and additional buses were made available to cope with\nincreased passengers. Service was doubled in Richmond; restoration of those\nservices cut back in 1971 by B.C. Hydro was begun; fares and transfer privileges\nwere integrated between West Vancouver and B.C. Hydro bus services. Changes\nin the Barnet Highway FastBUS service were introduced, together with a new Town\nand Country BUS service extending to Maple Ridge, Mission, and Abbotsford.\nThe year 1974 saw completion of the first stage of the program for extensions\nof bus service throughout Greater Vancouver. At year-end, planning was nearing\nthe approval point on new services in Surrey-Delta-White Rock. Service implementation was contingent on vehicles and completion of a new operating centre in\nNewton.\nAdvance planning for the next stage of the transit improvements program was\ninitiated during 1974. This work involves review and redesign of bus services in\nRichmond, North Vancouver City and District, Vancouver, New Westminster, and\nBurnaby. Much of the service design under this program is contingent on the plan\nfor the second stage of transit services in passenger transit ferries between North\nVancouver and Vancouver across Burrard Inlet, and in light of transit services\nusing surface alignments in Vancouver, Burnaby, New Westminster, Surrey, and\nRichmond. Basic consultant studies were under way at year-end on the Cross-Inlet\nferry system, and on the light-rail network. The Division published its report,\nGranville Waterfront Interchange, the major passenger station in the system of\nfuture passenger services in City BUS, Town and Country BUS, Cross-Inlet Ferries,\nCommuter Train, Passenger Train, and Light Rail Transit.\nCAPITAL REGION TRANSIT SYSTEM\nAt year-end 1974, staff were completing their overview of transit needs and a\npreliminary long-range plan for transit services for the metropolitan area of Victoria\nCity. During the year, two new bus routes were introduced in a Crosstown City\nBUS service between Esquimalt and Cadboro Bay, and a FastBUS service between\ndowntown Victoria and the Gordon Head community. Public response to these\nservices indicate the potential to attract passenger ridership in Greater Victoria\nthrough well-designed scheduled bus services.\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 33\nStudies were continuing at year-end for a downtown Victoria passenger interchange, a downtown Victoria-James Bay loop service, a park and ride system to\nfuture FastBUS routes, and a light-rail transit system that would utilize existing\nrailway lines in the Capital Region.\nNEW TRANSIT SYSTEMS\nDuring 1974 the Transit Division has again provided technical and management assistance to communities, as resources permitted. A new transit service in\nKitimat was planned with, and subsequently initiated on a contract basis, by the\nDistrict of Kitimat.\nThe scope of the transit program has broadened during the past year to include\na preliminary investigation of passenger transit service needs in Port Alberni,\nSalmon Arm, Kamloops, Prince George, Prince Rupert, and Nanaimo. Municipalities and regional districts requesting studies under the 1975 program include\nTrail, Campbell River, Penticton, Kelowna, Maple Ridge, Mission, Chilliwack, and\nCowichan Valley Regional District.\nDivision staff were also called upon this past year to investigate invitations by\nprivate companies wishing to dispose of their operations, or offering their companies\nand available expertise, to the Province of British Columbia to form the basis for a\npublic program in their area of the Province. The approach taken included appraisals and planning meetings with the local government representatives to consider\neach situation in light of requirements for a public bus system.\nThe Division is planning a review of 19*75 of the existing transit systems in\nPowell River, Nelson, Nanaimo, and West Vancouver to be included in the new\nsystem program.\nPLANNING TRANSIT SERVICES\nThe technical staff of the Transit Services Division have been active in meeting\nwith municipal and regional district staff and elected representatives around the\nProvince on the transit program. The Division assisted in a successful committee\narrangement involving both Council members and citizens in Surrey-Delta-White\nRock municipalities. This committee prepared the evaluation of the need for transit\nin relation to the settlement and activity patterns of residents. The transit plan was\nseen 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\nextent to which transit services can be provided in the community.\nLiaison was continuing at year-end with the planning staff of the Greater\nVancouver Regional District regarding the Liveable Region Plan Program, and of\nthe Capital Regional District the Regional Plan Program. It has been a policy\nduring the year to maintain contact with planning and engineering staff of municipalities where specific service design was being planned. The Transit Division\nmaintained an active membership in the Vancouver City Waterfront Working Committee throughout 1974.\nNEW TRANSIT VEHICLES\nThe planning of equipment purchases follows from the advance planning of\nroutes, increased service requirements, and the design of new systems. During\n1974, orders were placed through public tender calls for 250 new vehicles, and for\nan unspecified number of used vehicles. Arrangements were made with the Federal\nGovernment to permit the import of up to 75 used transit vehicles. The Transit\nDivision has been working toward an age profile of fleet vehicles that is related to\n BB 34 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nreplacement and maintenance requirements. Deferment of some new vehicle orders\nthat this program requires will have a beneficial effect in enabling suppliers to forecast for consistent annual production requirements.\nThe Division has also been active in the search for new surface transit vehicles\nappropriate for British Columbia passenger service needs. A European Transit\nTour in the month of June provided first-hand viewing of the current transit services\nand systems in a number of European cities. Transit-vehicle manufacturing facilities\nwere inspected as part of this fact-finding mission. Subsequently, several types of\nEuropean vehicles were tested on the streets of Greater Vancouver communities as\na follow-up to this program. At year-end, discussions were continuing with three\nEuropean manufacturers regarding electric trolley buses, diesel buses, and light-rail\ntransit vehicles.\nPLANNING FOR INTEGRATION OF SCHOOL BUSSING\nWITH TRANSIT\nTwo pilots transit school-bus projects were being designed at year-end for\nimplementation in 1975 to provide information on transit in small communities and\nrural areas. There are extensive areas of British Columbia now covered by school\nbus services. The Bureau of Transit staff are investigating the possible integration\nof transit and school bus programs to achieve a measure of service and economies\nin operation for public transportation services. Initial planning for the Salmon\nArm project was carried out in 1974, and one school bus will be used in this study.\nArrangements were made during 1974 with Nanaimo Regional Transit to add contract school bussing for Nanaimo and Qualicum School Districts, with project\nplanning to follow in early 1975.\nTRANSIT SURVEYS\nUnder the Provincial Careers '74 Program, the Transit Division conducted a\nnumber of basic information-gathering surveys using summer student staff. Park\nand Ride information was gathered on the Park Royal project of West Vancouver\nMunicipal Transportation, and on the PNE project of B.C. Hydro. Interview and\nquestionnaire surveys were conducted on services in Coquitlam, Port Moody, and\nPort Coquitlam, and the findings were published in the report, The Impact of New\nBus Services in the Coquitlam Area, October 1974. A survey of passengers using\nthe Prince George Transit System was conducted in October 1974 to provide basic\ninformation for planning new services during 1975. Bureau staff also conducted\na questionnaire survey on the passenger services operated by the British Columbia\nRailway to provide information for policy decisions regarding intercity rail and\nregional bus services. The rail passenger study was continuing at year-end.\nTRANSIT LEGISLATION\nThis past year saw enactment of the Transit Services Act as basic enabling\nlegislation through which the transit policies would be implemented in communities\nand regions around the Province.\nThe Provincial Transit Fund Act, also enacted during 1974, effectively redirect\nfunds from a third automobile-crossing facility of Burrard Inlet to the Provincial\ntransit program. Under this fund, the Province acquired three lines of buses in the\nCapital Region, ordered 250 new and 54 used buses, acquired a site in North\nVancouver City of a major passenger interchange, and commenced a transit ferry\nproject across Burrard Inlet during 1974.\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 35\nPayments in 1974 under the Provincial Rapid Transit Act to public transit\nauthorities in British Columbia were again made to the four systems shown in\nTable 16.\nTable 16\u00E2\u0080\u0094Subsidy Payments for 1972 and 1973\n1972\nPubUc Transit Authority (9 Months)\nWest Vancouver Municipal Transporta- $\ntion 82,266\nNanaimo Regional Transit System 60,667\nNelson Transit System 17,049\nPowell River Transit System 25,465\nTotal subsidies paid\n1973\n(12 Months)\n$\n174,473\n118,336\n17,330\n14,638\n185,447 324,777\n BB 36 BRITISH COLUMBIA\nPERCENTAGE TAX COLLECTIONS\nCHART 1\nLEGEND\n-Cities\n\u00C2\u00BB Districts\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2 Towns\n-Villages\n-Vancouver\n%\nPERCENTAGE OF CURRENT LEVY COLLECTED\n97\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2^\n***' **\"*>\n^\n\u00C2\u00AB**<*\nV*\n.tT-TT\u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n*...\nS \u00E2\u0080\u00A2*'\n,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n..\n...\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"\"\"\n**\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n*\n,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"\n.\u00E2\u0080\u00A2*\n_\n0\nOUTSTANDING TAXES AS A PERCENTAGE OF CURRENT LEVY\n1963 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 1973\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 37\nTRENDS IN FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT\nCOMPARED TO POPULATION AND INCOME\nCHART 2\nLEGEND\nTotal revenue in millions of dollars\nBuilding permits in millions of dol\nhundreds of millions of dollars\nii,,. of\nmillions of dollars\nL/CU C V\u00C2\u00BB\n/\ny\n,\u00E2\u0080\u0094--\nr\ny\ny\n^-\"\n^===e><*^\n-.\n-^>\"\n>.--\n-\u00E2\u0080\u0094\n\u00E2\u0080\u0094 ~ \u00E2\u0080\u0094\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\n3 0\n^\u00E2\u0080\u0094 -* \"\"\n---\"\"\n '\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0096\u00A0'\n... '\n#l\n\t\n,,\u00C2\u00BB\n,\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\"\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2'\n\t\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0\u00E2\u0080\u00A2\u00E2\u0080\u00A2**\"\"\n\t\n. \u00E2\u0080\u0094 \u00E2\u0080\u00A2\"\"'\n\t\n\t\n-^^^j-J\n5\n1\n963 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 197\n3\n BB 38\nBRITISH COLUMBIA\nMUNICIPAL REVENUES\nBY MAJOR SOURCE 1973\nCITIES (EXCLUDING VANCOUVER)\nCHART 3\nUTILITIES'1'\nLICENSES AND OTHER\nOTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS\nPROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT\nPROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION1\n%OF REVENUE\n100%\n$ PER CAPITA\nS392.71 (358.59)\nPROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL\nHOME-OWNER GRANT\nSCHOOL TAXATION\n2.04 (2.38)\n19.53 (18.68)\n.98 ( .80)\n9.67 (10.82)\n8.66 (8.38)\n30.43 (31.95)\n10.21 (16.62)\t\n28.69 (26.99)\n$ 8.00 (8.54)\n76.70 (66.69)\n3.84 ( 2.86)\n37.96 (38.32)\n32.00 (30.00)\n119.52 (114.58)\n112.66 (96.80)\n1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS\nTOTAL REVENUE-$186,230,962 TOTAL POPULATION 474,221\nDISTRICTS\n%OF REVENUE\n100%\nS PER CAPITA\n$360.51 (311.71)\nLICENSES AND OTHER\nOTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS\nPROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT\nPROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION1'\nPROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL\nHOME-OWNER GRANT\nSCHOOL TAXATION\n15.04 (14.59)\n.26 ( .43)\n7.28 ( 6.82)\n8.95 ( 9.62)\n36.14 (35.59)\n13.17 (19.48)^.,\u00E2\u0080\u0094 ;\n32.33 (32.95) |_\nffg^wjgPflWPPi\n$54.22(45.49)\n.94 ( 1.35)\n26.25 (21.26)\n32.00 (30.00)\n130.29 (11093)\n116.53(102.68)\n1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS\nTOTAL REVENUE-$288,099,538 TOTAL POPULATION-799,145\nNOTE-- (1) Utilities represents amount appropriated from utility operations for General Municipal Purposes, is not Major\nSource of Revenue for Districts, Towns, Villages and Vancouver, Included in 'Licenses and Other' for 1971 and 1972.\n(2) General Municipal Taxation includes Ad Valorem Tax, Business Tax, sewer and Water Frontage Tax and Special\nAssessments.\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974 BB 39\nMUNICIPAL REVENUES\nBY MAJOR SOURCE 1973\nTOWNS\nCHART 3\nLICENSES AND OTHER\nOTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS\nPROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT\nPROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION1\nPROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL\nHOME-OWNER GRANT\nSCHOOL TAXATION\n/\u00E2\u0080\u009E OF REVENUE\n 100%\n$ PER CAPITA\n$333.51 (279.90)\n19.46 (18.58)\n1.11 ( .41)\n7.49 ( 7.78)\n9.63 (10.71)\n29.38 (29.40)\n12.79 (20.78)\n32.93 (33.12)\niiriYxvtiiivta:\n$64.90(52.00)\n3.71 ( 1.15)\n24.99(21.75)\n32.00 (30.00)\n97.97 (82.28)\n109.83 (92.72)\n1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS\nTOTAL REVENUE-$18,522,675 TOTAL POPULATION-55,538\nVILLAGES\nLICENSES AND OTHER\nOTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS\nPROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION1\"\nPROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL\nHOME-OWNER GRANT\nSCHOOL TAXATION\nX OF REVENUE\n 100%\n24.74 (23.06)\n2.16 ( .70)\n12.33 (13.59)\n26.21 (25.86)\n13.89 (38.49)\n34.56 (36.79)\n\u00E2\u0080\u00A2uttnawMi\nS PER CAPITA\n$288.71 (231.21)\n66.48 (53.33)\n5.81 ( 1.62)\n32.00 (30.00)\n70.42 (59.80)\n92.86 (85.06)\n1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS\nTOTAL REVENUE-$16,906,326 TOTAL POPULATION-62,917\nNOTE - (1) General Municipal Taxation includes Ad Valorem Tax, Business Tax, Sewer and Water Frontage Tax and Special\nAssessments.\n BB 40\nBRITISH COLUMBIA\nMUNICIPAL REVENUE\nBY MAJOR SOURCE 1973\nVANCOUVER\nCHART 3\nLICENSES AND OTHER\nOTHER PROVINCIAL GRANTS\nPROVINCIAL SOCIAL ASSISTANCE GRANT\nPROVINCIAL LOCAL GOVERNMENT GRANT\nGENERAL MUNICIPAL TAXATION'1'\nPROVIDED BY PROVINCIAL\nHOME-OWNER GRANT\nSCHOOL TAXATION\n% OF REVENUE\n100%\n$ PER CAPITA\n$474.41 (419.63)\n17.82 (16.04)\n.35 ( .38)\n17.85 (17.14)\n6.75 ( 7.15)\n33.13 (34.09)\n7.55 (13.49)\t\n24.10 (25.20)\n$ 84 .57 (67.32)\n1.64 ( 1.60)\n84.70 (71.93)\n32.00 (30.00)\n157.16(143.04)\n114.33(105.74)\n1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS\nTOTAL REVENUE-$202,218,772 TOTAL POPULATION-426,256\nNOTE:- (1) General Municipal Taxation includes Ad Valorem Tax, Business Tax, Sewer and Water Frontage Tax and Special\nAssessments.\nREVENUE SHOWN FOR ALL CLASSES OF MUNICIPALITIES INCLUDING VANCOUVER OOES NOT INCLUDE\nAPPROPRIATION OF PRIOR YEARS SURPLUS.\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 41\nVENUE EXPENDITURES\nBY MAJOR FUNCTION 1973\nCITIES EXCLUDING VANCOUVER\nCHART 4\n% OF EXPENDITURE\n100%\n$ PER CAPITA\n$393.98 (353.24)\nGENERAL GOVERNMENT\nFIRE\nADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE\nOTHER PROTECTION\nTRANSPORTATION SERVICES\nENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nSOCIAL WELFARE\nEDUCATION\nDEBT CHARGES (NET)\nCAPITAL EXPENDITURES FROM REVENUE\n5.80\n4.36\n6.59\n.98\n7.42\n3.91\n( 5.60)\n( 4.55)\n( 7.08)\n( .93)\n( 8.26)\n( 4.22)\naaggBgaagi\n13.10 (14.38)\n28.55 (28.03)\n6.07 I 5.99)\n7.39 ( 5.87)\n15.83 (15.09)\n$22.84 (19.80)\n17.20 (16.08)\n25.96 (25.00)\n3.86 ( 3.28)\n29.23 (29.20)\n15.41 (14.89)\n51.60 (50.82)\n112.49 (99.00)\n23.91 (21.15)\n29.11 (20.72)\n62.37 (53.30)\n1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS\nTOTAL EXPENDITURES-$186,834,614 TOTAL POPULATION - 474,221\nDISTRICTS\n% OF EXPENDITURE\n100%\nGENERAL GOVERNMENT\nFIRE\nADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE\nOTHER PROTECTION\nTRANSPORTATION SERVICES\nENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nSOCIAL WELFARE\nEDUCATION\nDEBT CHARGES (NET)\nCAPITAL EXPENDITURES FROM REVENUE\nOTHER\n5.85 ( 5.81)\n3.96 ( 3.82)\n5.93 ( 5.82)\n1.43 ( 1.35)\n7.52 ( 7.89)\n.42 ( 2.98)\n11.21 (10.85)\n32.50 (33.45)\nmmrnm\n6.53 ( 6.18)\n6.60 (6.51) HJ\n18.05 (15.34)\n$ PER CAPITA\n$359.16 (307.34)\n$21.02\n14.23\n21.29\n5.15\n27.01\n1.49\n(17.86)\n(11.76)\n(17.88)\n( 4.16)\n(24.24)\n( 9.16)\n40.25 (33.36)\n116.74 (102.80)\n23.44 (18.96)\n23.71 (20.01)\n64.83 (47.15)\n1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS\nTOTAL EXPENDITURES-$287,023,470 TOTAL POPULATION-799,145\nNOTE:- Expenditures for Health included in 'Other'.\n BB 42\nBRITISH COLUMBIA\nREVENUE EXPENDITURES\nBY MAJOR FUNCTION 1973\nTOWNS\nCHART 4\nGENERAL GOVERNMENT\nFIRE\nOTHER PROTECTIONS\nTRANSPORTATION SERVICES\nENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nSOCIAL WELFARE\nEDUCATION\nDEBT CHARGES (NET)\nCAPITAL EXPENDITURE FROM REVENUE\nOTHER\n% OF EXPENDITURE\n100%\n$ PER CAPITA\n$326.50 (278.74)\n7.80 (7.48)\n1.81 (1.78)\n1.07 (1.25)\n9.10 (10.32)\n4.43 (4.36)\n11.66 (11.94)\n33.72 (33.48)\nvmi&mgm.\n$25.47 (20.83)\n5.90 ( 4.95)\n3.50 ( 3.48)\n29.71 (28.76)\n14.46 (12.16)\n38.08(33.29)\n110.10 (93.34)\n26.57 (21.95)\n28.72 (26.06)\n43.99(33.92)\n1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS\nTOTAL EXPENDITURES-$18,133,474 TOTAL POPULATION - 55,538\nVILLAGES\n% OF EXPENDITURE\n100%\nGENERAL GOVERNMENT\nFIRE\nOTHr\nOTHER PROTECTIONS\nTRANSPORTATION SERVICES\nENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nEDUCATION\nDEBT CHARGES (NET)\nCAPITAL EXPENDITURE FROM REVENUE\nOTHER\n11.08 (11.07)\n2.27 ( 2.29)\n\u00E2\u0096\u00A0 88 1 .92)\n11.43 (11.48)\n5.17 (4.93)\n34.04 (37.13)\n6.99 (6.55)\n12.74(11.27)\n15.39 (14.30)\nvmmw/M i-\n$ PER CAPITA\n$273.31 (231.14)\n$30.29 (25.58)\nS.21 (5.28)\n!.41 (2.27)\n31.24 (26.54)\n14.13 (11.41)\n93.04 (85.82)\n19.10 (15.14)\n34.83 (26.05)\n42.06(33.05)\n1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS\nTOTAL EXPENDITURES-$17,195,885 TOTAL POPULATION-62,917\nNOTE:- Expenditures for Health included in 'Other'.\n REPORT OF DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, 1974\nBB 43\nVENUE EXPENDITURES\nBY MAJOR FUNCTION 1973\nVANCOUVER\nCHART 4\n% OF EXPENDITURE\n100%\n$ PER CAPITA\n$468.29 (414.04)\nGENERAL GOVERNMENT\nFIRE\nADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE\nOTHER PROTECTION\nTRANSPORTATION SERVICES\nENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH\nSOCIAL WELFARE\nEDUCATION\nDEBT CHARGES (NET)\nCAPITAL EXPENDITURES FROM REVENUE\nOTHER\n3.18 ( 2.92)\n5.91 (6.14)\n9.31\n1.36\n3.63\n2.29\n( 9.53)\n(1.22)\n( 3.69)\n(2.12)\nxatxaaxata\nmmm&\n22.14 (21.29)\n24.71 (25.86)\n7.61 ( 8.49)\n7.01 ( 5.26)\n12.85 (13.48)\n14.88 (12.05)\n27.70 (25.43)\n43.58 (39.44)\n6.38 ( 5.07)\n17.01 (15.30)\n( 8.78)\n10.70\n103.69 (88.14)\n115.71 (107.0\n35.64 (35.16)\n32.83 (21.77)\n60.17 (55.82)\n1972 FIGURES SHOWN IN PARENTHESIS\nTOTAL EXPENDITURES-$199,611,670 TOTAL POPULATION - 426,256\nNOTE,- Expenditures for Health included in 'Other'.\nPrinted by K. M. MacDonald, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty\nin right of the Province of British Columbia.\n1975\n1,530-775-9277\n "@en . "Legislative proceedings"@en . "J110.L5 S7"@en . "1975_V02_04_BB1_BB43"@en . "10.14288/1.0376307"@en . "English"@en . "Vancouver: University of British Columbia Library"@en . "Victoria, BC : Government Printer"@en . "Images provided for research and reference use only. For permission to publish, copy or otherwise distribute these images please contact the Legislative Library of British Columbia"@en . "Original Format: Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Library. Sessional Papers of the Province of British Columbia"@en . "DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS REPORT for the YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31 1974"@en . "Text"@en . ""@en .