Grant Appeal to Federal Liberals

...from the riding that voted to remain Conservative.

Oh well, GVAC's gonna try.

A month before the election in 2015, the North Okanagan's election signs were everywhere. 
Then Justin ("T2") Trudeau's Liberals swept in virtually everywhere else but in the Okanagan.

Maybe it'll work in our favour, i.e. the federal Liberals wouldn't be so obvious as to not award infrastructure funds to a community that voted against them during the election?

Or would they?

It's said that payback is a tough pill to swallow. 
We'll see.

The Greater Vernon Advisory Committee will apply for $7 million dollars from Infrastructure Canada.  In the scheme of the Liberal's giant economic stimulus, seven million bucks is a pittance.

The money would be used to construct Duteau Creek Water Treatment Plant's UV treatment system, and help stave off Interior Health's demand ("we can Order you") to filter the water.

What if the Feds say "no?"

In many ways, it really doesn't matter...North Okanagan residents will pay for it either way.

Whether we--and our children and grandchildren--pay down a ballooning deficit, pay we will.


We as taxpayers will pay for "economic stimulus"--more accurately called deficits, the Liberals spending money they don't have--or we'll pay for it through increased water base/consumption rates (by the utility borrowing money, or using the reserves they have already accumulated).  But maybe with a federal grant in place, the continued gouging of water users won't be so severe all at once (again).

If you have a particularly strong stomach, have a look at Canada's debt clock.

Kia would've said "The only difference really is that infrastructure money might arrive in GVW's pocket sooner than if they had to accumulate it from water users."

Money is scarce for everyone.
But government at all levels will continue to gouge us.
They've grown accustomed to it.

$7 million...maybe GVW should buy lottery tickets too.