More than $2.5 million from a tax on gasoline has paid for infrastructure improvements in Burnaby in the last three years.
Every year, the City of Burnaby receives money from a fund created by an agreement between federal and provincial governments and the Union of B.C. Municipalities signed in 2014.
From 2014 to the end of 2017 the municipality received $2,869,771 and spent most of it on local projects meant to improve economic productivity while protecting the environment, according to a city report.
The lion’s share of the cash ($895,600) went towards paving local roads, followed by riverside area improvements ($687,000) and LED streetlight conversions ($200,000).
The city expects to receive more than $750,000 in 2018, which it plans to spend on fibre network installation, an exterior walkway at the Shadbolt Centre and replacing the running track at Swangard Stadium.
