Budget 2024

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Budgeting is happening a little earlier for the City this year - bumped up to Fall from Spring to enable City staff to proceed with purchasing for the upcoming year and to provide additional information to the community to inform their own budgets. This public budget session has been scheduled as an information sharing opportunity with the community for you to come and hear about the City’s priorities and constraints. Want to know more about our major plans for waterline replacements? Changes to revenues and expenses? The proposed tax rate based on planned services and capital projects for 2024? Details on specific proposed projects within the City’s budget? This is your opportunity!

Prince Rupert City Council will receive the 2024 Proposed Budget at a Special Meeting on November 6th, where the full budget/document will be provided and released. This meeting on the Thursday following is a first opportunity for the public to come and ask questions about proposed spending. In addition to this public session will be a second opportunity at the November 14th Council meeting - after which Council can make their decisions with respect to approved spending for 2024. Can't attend the session but have questions and/or want to weigh in? Check out our Balancing Act public budget software that allows you to directly weigh in on spending priorities (open until November 20th), email finance@princerupert.ca or call (250) 627 0935.


Please note - the budget simulation tool is open as of November 6th following the presentation of the Proposed 2024 Budget to Council. Follow the link to participate: https://princerupertbudget.ca.abalancingact.com/tell-us-your-2024-priorities

On this page, learn more about key budget timelines and processes, view documents, videos, and more.


Budgeting is happening a little earlier for the City this year - bumped up to Fall from Spring to enable City staff to proceed with purchasing for the upcoming year and to provide additional information to the community to inform their own budgets. This public budget session has been scheduled as an information sharing opportunity with the community for you to come and hear about the City’s priorities and constraints. Want to know more about our major plans for waterline replacements? Changes to revenues and expenses? The proposed tax rate based on planned services and capital projects for 2024? Details on specific proposed projects within the City’s budget? This is your opportunity!

Prince Rupert City Council will receive the 2024 Proposed Budget at a Special Meeting on November 6th, where the full budget/document will be provided and released. This meeting on the Thursday following is a first opportunity for the public to come and ask questions about proposed spending. In addition to this public session will be a second opportunity at the November 14th Council meeting - after which Council can make their decisions with respect to approved spending for 2024. Can't attend the session but have questions and/or want to weigh in? Check out our Balancing Act public budget software that allows you to directly weigh in on spending priorities (open until November 20th), email finance@princerupert.ca or call (250) 627 0935.


Please note - the budget simulation tool is open as of November 6th following the presentation of the Proposed 2024 Budget to Council. Follow the link to participate: https://princerupertbudget.ca.abalancingact.com/tell-us-your-2024-priorities

On this page, learn more about key budget timelines and processes, view documents, videos, and more.


  • Council Approves Borrowing for Infrastructure Replacement

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    Water Break Report Highlights Critical Need for Investment

    PRINCE RUPERT, AUGUST 17th, 2023 – Prince Rupert is edging closer to having the funds needed for an ambitious plan to replace the most critical 26 km of our water and sewer infrastructure. Now that the deadline has passed for the Alternative Approval Process with 47, and 48 respondents (respectively for the two bylaws) of the over 1000 required to register their opposition to borrowing, Council passed final readings of two borrowing bylaws last night. The Bylaws are required in order to allow for $45 Million in borrowing on the City side to match a potential $82 Million Federal contribution to water and sewer replacement. The City has already received a commitment of $65 Million from the Province for water system repairs.

    At the same meeting, Council also received a report on the current status of water breaks in the community

    “This summer is panning out to be the worst on record, rivalling the level of breaks we had during our State of Local Emergency in December,” said Mayor Herb Pond. “Already this August, we’ve seen ten water main breaks and 21 water service leaks. For comparison, there are communities that see less than that in a year.”

    It was also noted that this program must be completed before any progress on a water treatment plant can be made. Given the cost associated with treatment to operate and staff a full-scale treatment facility, treating water only to lose it through leaks and breaks would be prohibitively expensive. It is currently estimated that 40% of our water is drawn down from reservoirs through breaks and micro-cracks.

    The escalation in water breaks the community is experiencing this summer is likely related to the rerouting of water while crews work on a critical supply main in the Crestview area. In addition to these repairs, there are several emergency repairs that have both City and external crews working on multiple sites throughout the community – including three breaks on 7th Ave East, 2 on Frederick, 2 on 11th, 1 at the end of Overlook Street, and 2 on lines on the mainland near our secondary watershed at Shawatlan Lake.

    The instances of breaks on Frederick Street came alarmingly close to causing a complete disruption of water services for more than 1,000 homes on the east side of the community. Notably, a substantial portion of these breaks directly align with priority areas identified in our Infrastructure Replacement Strategy, as indicated on the accompanying map (full map included at end of appended Report).

    The City’s main objective on the ground has been and continues to be to preserve water service and fire protection capabilities within neighbourhoods affected by the breaks. In the meantime, at the political level both staff and Council are directing all efforts to advocating for Federal monies necessary to replace our failing water mains.

    MEDIA CONTACT:
    Veronika Stewart, Manager of Communications, Engagement and Social Development
    Office: (250) 627 0976
    Cell: (778) 884 6285
    Email: veronika.stewart@princerupert.ca