The City of Burnaby will benefit from a government grant to help improve community services.
The province has announced 55 communities throughout B.C., including 14 in Vancouver and the Lower Mainland, will be provided with more than $17 million in grants in lieu of municipal property taxes this year.
Burnaby is expected to receive more than half a million dollars with $528,839 being provided by the provincial government.
"Through our annual grants-in-lieu program, we're reimbursing municipalities for the important services they provide to provincial properties so they can fund the services and projects that meet the needs of their communities," Minister of Citizens' Services Lisa Beare said in a news release.
"The funding makes a big difference in communities throughout B.C., particularly now, as local governments and the people they serve navigate the economic impacts of the pandemic."
The province says the grants help municipalities in lieu of property taxes to help with services for communities including parks, sewers, roads, fire protection and other infrastructure projects.
Grants are for properties owned by the provincial government such as office buildings, warehouses and courthouses.
