Cariboo Regional District (CRD) and District of 100 Mile House elected officials recently approved Joint Grants for the Assistance, including several for areas H and L.
CRD Area H Director Margo Wagner says $18,200 is going to non-profit organizations in her area, $8,000 from her grant budget alone and the rest shared by other South Cariboo directors. This includes $1,002 funded by area taxpayers, at a cost of $18.16 per residential property.
There were two applicants specific to Area H this year – the Hawkins Lake Volunteer Firefighters Association (HLVFA) and the Forest Grove Lions Club – both to receive $3,000.
The Lions Club had requested $10,000 to make improvements to Ruth Lake Park (which it maintains), but was granted less than one-third of that, Wagner explains.
CRD Area L Director Brian Coakley says $26,375 is being granted for his area, with $8,000 approved solely from his budget and the balance also contributed to by other local directors. Residential taxpayers will fund $3,141 at a cost of $8.38 per household.
All Area L applicants applied for more money than they received, he notes.
The largest grant for his electorate is $2,000 for the Fishing Highway 24 Tourist Association.
Coakley explains this will help support ice cave trail improvements to boost the area as a tourism destination with recreational benefits and exercise for residents.
Further Area L grants were approved at $1,500 each for the Interlakes Economic Association, Log Cabin Quilters, Lone Butte Historical Society and Lone Butte Rocks groups.