The City of Prince George has received nearly $2.2 million from the provincial government in the form of a grant in lieu of property taxes.
The grant is issued every November to reimburse the municipality for services that benefited provincial government properties, such as municipally run sewers, roads and fire protection.
It's issued in accordance with the Municipal Aid Act and is payable on land owned by the provincial government such as courthouses, provincial government office buildings and warehouses.
Schools and hospitals are exempt from paying municipal property taxes and are not part of the grant-in-lieu calculation.
Other provincial assets such as highways, forests, parks or land under the control, management or administration of a Crown corporation are also excluded
from compensation under the act.
B.C. Emergency Health Services is responsible for grants-in-lieu payments for ambulance stations.
