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Council approves ATV club Grant in Aid at lower amount

After approving a request from the Grizzly Valley ATV Club for $26,250 to create “a dynamic marketing collaborating with renowned off-road powersport figures to...

Council cuts Community Centre Cameras as budget gets closer

After weeks of budget discussion, council has finally approved the 2024 budget. Not include in this year’s budget? Proposed new cameras at the Community Centre...

Council cuts summer students positions

Few things say summer in Tumbler Ridge like the sight of young people in PPE, out mowing the ditches or watering flowers. Historically, these positions...

Budget 2024: Council approves library and Lions, cuts ATV

The times, they are a-changing, as is the 2024 budget. With the spectre of a 13.5 tax increase, council is going back over its budget...

Budget 2024: council revisiting budget in face of potential tax hike

While council has gone through the budget once already, at the April 16 budget meeting, they were given the proposed tax rates for 2024,...

Budget 2024: April 4, 2024, a tough night for non-profits

On April 4, Council discussed requests for grant-in-aid (GIA) funding and fee-for-service (FFS) requests. First, the good news. The TR Forever Young Society was approved...

Budget 2024: Teen centre closes for a few days as council deliberates

The Tumbler Ridge Youth Services Society (TRYSS) was forced to close on April 4 and 5 after their financials got lost at town hall. While...

Budget 2024: Council removes $87,000 from capital expenses

On March 12, Council got together to discuss the proposed 2024 Capital and Special Projects items. Moving into the budget discussions, there was $5,529,076 in...

Budget 2024: Library budget not approved

The Tumbler Ridge Public Library’s budget came before council on April 4, and failed to pass. Councillor Gulick says she’s a big fan of the...

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