50+ Vision Zero Grants Awarded to Encourage Safer Travel on BC Roads

The British Columbia Vision Zero in Road Safety Grant Program (the ‘Grant Program’) is proud to announce the recipients of its latest competition aimed at supporting vulnerable road user-focused initiatives in local communities. The funding will be used to implement low‐cost infrastructural improvements to roadways and to support other innovative policies and solutions that reduce the burden of injury for British Columbians on the road.

This year, 53 awards amounting to $866,657 were disbursed to communities across British Columbia (BC). Of the total awards, a record 22 were funded through Stream #2 of the Grant Program – to Indigenous-led and Indigenous-centered road safety projects.

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Stream #1 grant recipients (in alphabetical order):

• Local governments: Village of Harrison Hot Springs, City of Chilliwack, City of Mission, City of Port Coquitlam, City of Pitt Meadows, The Corporation of the Township of Langley, City of New Westminster, City of Armstrong, City of Williams Lake, City of Enderby, District of 100 Mile House, City of Kimberley, Village of New Denver, Town of Oliver, District of Port Hardy, City of Nanaimo, City of Prince Rupert, District of Mackenzie, District of Stewart, District of Houston, District of Hudson's Hope, Village of Daajing Giids, and City of Vancouver.
• Non-governmental organizations: Hellings Elementary School, School District No. 75 District Parent Advisory Committee, School District No. 5, Livable Roads for Rural Saanich, Bike Victoria Society O/A Capital Bike, School District 72, Better Environmentally Sound Transportation Association, and West End Seniors' Network Society

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Stream #2 grant recipients (in alphabetical order):

• Seabird Island Band, Sumas First Nation, Tsawwassen First Nation, Tl'etinqox government, Shuswap Band, Cayoose Creek Indian Band, Splatsin, Bonaparte First Nation, Okanagan Indian Band, Skuppah Indian Band, Tsideldel First Nation, DZAWADA'ENUXW First Nation, Nuu-chah-nulth Youth Warrior Family Society, Ka:yu:’k’t’h’/ Che:k’tles7et’h’ First Nations, Songhees Nation, Snuneymuxw First Nation, Glen Vowell Band Council, Kispiox Band, Squamish Nation, and the N’Quatqua First Nation.

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The Grant Program funding is provided by the BC Government Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure. Additional funding top-ups were provided by the Fraser Health Authority, Interior Health Authority, Island Health Authority, and Northern Health Authority. The program is administered by the BC Injury Research and Prevention Unit.

These grants represent our commitment to eliminate serious injuries and deaths on BC roads.

Read the BC Government News Release.

View the current and past funded projects at Visionzerobc.ca.

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