Ten municipalities on Vancouver Island are urging the provincial government to postpone its plan to shift the costs of 911 dispatch services onto them. Beginning April 1, these municipalities will be responsible for E-Comm dispatch services, leading to property tax increases ranging from 2.7% to 6%. The municipalities argue that the province should continue funding 911 dispatch until a review of E-Comm's financial sustainability is complete.
Ten South Island municipalities are calling on the provincial government to delay its plans to download 911 dispatch costs onto them.
Previously, the 10 municipalities, which are serviced by the RCMP, had the costs of 911 dispatch services covered through the provincial and federal governments – with B.C. covering 70 per cent of the costs and the feds providing 30 per cent.
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