2024 Annual Report Draft

Infrastructure maintenance In 2024, Operational Services continued to make steady progress through proactive maintenance efforts, including water main flushing and roadway paving. At the same time, the team remained responsive to reactive maintenance needs, swiftly addressing issues such as potholes and water main leaks as they were discovered or reported.

Parks and green spaces

Utilities Type of asset

Type of asset

Totals

Totals 170 km

Trees planted in 2024

95

Sanitary sewer main

Total planted trees

4,837

Sanitary sewer connections

8,172

Naturally grown trees (estimate)

30,000

Sanitary lift stations

9

Mowed grass area

41.3 hectares

Pump stations

17

Trails (paved and unpaved)

37.5 km

Water main

173.4 km

Playgrounds Park benches Park buildings Picnic tables Footbridges

25

Water main connections

9027 3068

156

Water meter setters

21 56 31

Storm main

168.7 km

Storm connections (estimate)

7,478 4,379

Catch basins

Transportation

Type of asset

Totals

Courtenay's vast network of above- and below-ground infrastructure requires ongoing monitoring, maintenance and renewal. This includes essential services such as water, wastewater, storm and transportation networks, as well as parks, recreation and equipment. The estimated replacement value of these assets is over $1 billion.

Roads (total lane km)

171 km (356 lane km)

Sidewalks

181 km

Garbage cans Fire hydrants Street lights

159 833

1,572

Operational Services asset lifecycle activities by year

Activity

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

Requests for service

2,206

2,202

2,106

2,804

2,533

Roadway paving (some multi-lane roads)

1.8 km (7.0 lane km)

543 m (1.1 lane km)

1.7 km (3.45 lane km)

2.7km (4.52 lane km)

1.9km (3.8 lane km)

Potholes repaired

301

200

321

487

665

Watermains flushed

21 km

19 km

N/A

56 km

39 km

Watermain breaks

3

3

5

7

3

Watermain leaks

20

33

81

98

78

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