Province finalizes cash for communities

The Nova Scotia government is handing out about $32 million in equalization payments to municipalities across the province this fiscal year.

An order in council signed this week means the payments will soon be sent to thequalifying municipalities, those which don't collect enoughtax revenue to meetexpenses.

Cape Breton Regional Municipality, the Town of Truro,the Town of Amherst and theRegion of Queens Municipality receive the most funding.

The list:

Cape Breton County:

• Cape Breton Regional Municipality: $15,335,838.

Victoria County:

• Municipalityof Victoria County: $0.

Inverness County:

• Municipalityof Inverness County: $378,055.

Richmond County:

• Town of PortHawkesbury: $298,730.*
• Municipalityof the County of Richmond: $0.

Antigonish County:

• Municipalityof the County ofAntigonish: $0.
• Town ofAntigonish: $176,706.*

Guysborough County:

• Municipalityof the District ofGuysborough: $266,000.*
• Town ofMulgrave: $127,508.*

Pictou County:

• Town of New Glasgow: $1,055,434.*
• MunicipalityofPictouCounty: $270,601.
• Town ofPictou: $545,521.*
• Town ofStellarton: $500,684.*
• Town of Trenton: $420,922.*
• Town ofWestville: $684,391.*

Colchester County:

• Town ofTruro: $1,346,638.*
• Municipalityof the County ofColchester: $294,415.
• Town ofStewiacke: $202,349.*

Cumberland County:

• Municipalityof the County of Cumberland: $1,182,204.*
• Town of Amherst: $1,260383.*
• Town ofParrsboro: $365,901.*
• Town of Oxford: $178,171.*

Hants County:

• Municipalityof WestHants: $132,305.*
• Municipalityof EastHants: $0.
• Town of Windsor: $430,403

Halifax County:

• Halifax Regional Municipality: $0.

Kings County:

• Town ofBerwick: $221,479.*
• Town ofKentville: $167,850.*
• Town ofMiddleton: $338,073.*
• Municipalityof the County of Kings: $0.
• Town ofWolfville: $69,869.*

Lunenburg County:

• Town ofBridgewater: $531,657.*
• Town ofLunenburg: $50,000.*
• Town ofMahoneBay: $50,000.*
• Municipalityof theDistrict ofLunenburg: $0.
• Municipalityof the District of Chester: $0.

Queens County;

• Region of Queens Municipality: $1,217,234.

ShelburneCounty:

• Town ofShelburne: $359,645.*
• Municipalityof the District ofShelburne: $75,128.
• Town of Clark's Harbour: $189,822.*
• Municipalityof the District ofBarrington: $151,335.

Annapolis County:

• Town of Annapolis Royal: $91,956.*
• Municipality of the County of Annapolis: $811,257.*

Yarmouth County:

• Town of Yarmouth: $727,970.*
• Municipalityof the District of Argyle: $154,923.
• Municipalityof the District ofYarmouth: $129,875.

Digby County:

• Municipalityof the District of Clare: $223,087.
• Municipalityof the District of Digby: $333,616.
• Municipalityof the District of St. Mary's: $175,430.
• Town ofDigby: $368,558.*

* includes $50,000 town foundation grant.

Source: Municipal Affairs Department.