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Vancouver Art Gallery$2.1M paid in 2025CLT 0009 Community Society$9.9M in grants in 2025Phase 5 South Closure and Gas System Upgrades$27.2M awarded in 2025Police protection$520M spent in 2025Museum of Vancouver$807k paid in 2025Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement$6.7M in grants in 2025Supply and Delivery of Light and Medium Duty…$24.2M awarded in 2025Utilities$518M spent in 2025Vancouver Maritime Museum$502k paid in 2025Vancouver Coastal Health Authority$5.5M in grants in 2025The Accelerated Water Meter Installation Program$22.5M awarded in 2025General government$391M spent in 2025H.R. MacMillan Space Centre$442k paid in 2025Entre Nous Femmes Housing Society$5.4M in grants in 2025Digital Infrastructure and Innovation for FIFA…$18.1M awarded in 2025Parks and recreation$297M spent in 2025Chinese Canadian Museum$195k paid in 2025Association of Neighbourhood House$3.5M in grants in 2025Supply of Landfill Services$15.8M awarded in 2025Engineering$250M spent in 2025Science World$110k paid in 2025510 W Hastings St. LLC$2.9M in grants in 2025Fire protection$223M spent in 2025Firehall Arts Centre$105k paid in 2025Affordable Housing ALT Jackson Housing Society$1.8M in grants in 2025Arts, culture and community services$178M spent in 2025Sunset Community Centre$95k paid in 2025Yaletown Business Improvement Association$1.1M in grants in 2025Planning and development$96.7M spent in 2025Carnegie Centre$40k paid in 2025Strathcona Business Improvement Association$1.1M in grants in 2025Library$71.8M spent in 2025Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden$10k paid in 2025Davie Village Business Improvement$1.1M in grants in 2025

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