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2008OTP0116-000714

May 8, 2008

Office of the Premier

Ministry of Community Services

RECORD TRAFFIC FINE FUNDS RETURNED TO LOWER MAINLAND

Abbotsford

      $1,395,634

      $1,708,765

      $1,819,116

      $2,116,482

      $2,295,892

Burnaby

      2,033,144

      2,313,251

      2,366,688

      2,703,293

      2,688,446

Chilliwack

        713,983

        805,656

        824,910

        931,997

        975,632

Coquitlam

        962,649

      1,133,984

      1,195,418

      1,401,520

      1,410,169

Delta

      1,329,977

      1,475,271

      1,544,088

      1,745,000

      1,811,791

Hope

          70,623

          96,204

          92,964

          91,569

        111,090

Langley City

        373,896

        447,030

        426,401

        505,468

        536,034

Langley District

      1,077,153

      1,131,157

      1,237,214

      1,358,706

      1,434,499

Maple Ridge

        652,703

        730,521

        808,807

        925,865

        941,464

Mission

        388,267

        446,080

        466,817

        526,907

        542,563

New Westminster

      1,073,429

      1,171,808

      1,200,964

      1,317,856

      1,337,779

North Vancouver City

        558,997

        657,359

        666,215

        727,984

        767,281

North Vancouver Dist.

        772,963

        907,956

        951,469

        974,051

      1,063,940

Pitt Meadows

        130,314

        145,767

        151,489

        166,411

        169,346

Port Coquitlam

        457,583

        535,383

        528,673

        637,066

        676,039

Port Moody

        316,099

        349,014

        386,158

        479,927

        480,186

Richmond

      1,809,317

      2,011,525

      2,126,588

      2,180,432

      2,203,831

Squamish

        194,588

        208,584

        210,569

        245,993

        286,287

Surrey

3,399,368

      4,075,577

      4,597,083

      5,440,052

      5,758,907

Vancouver

    10,256,908

    12,937,538

    12,604,404

    14,111,589

    14,846,499

West Vancouver

        632,146

        718,024

        752,562

        857,982

        864,845

Whistler

        170,578

        195,087

        203,619

        246,228

        247,428

White Rock

        203,547

        252,169

        222,961

        259,354

        256,535

 Total of LMLGA

 $28,973,866

  $34,453,710

  $35,385,177

 $39,951,732

  $41,706,484

Media

contact:

Bridgitte Anderson

Press Secretary

Office of the Premier

604 307-7177

Marc Black

Communications Manager

Ministry of Community Services

250 387-4089

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