$1.1M for more street outreach services among requests turned down
Yellowknife city council received a handful of funding requests from the public this year — but not a single one will be added to the 2024 draft budget.
During a meeting on Monday Kavi Pandoo, the city’s recently-appointed director of corporate services, told the city’s governance and priorities committee the upcoming budget would be “tight and frugal.”
“Frugal is one of my favourite words, along with ‘free’ and ‘discounts,’” he said, offering a moment of levity during a presentation about the city’s grim financial outlook for the fiscal year ahead.
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