“Wetaskiwin will be on the hook for about $800,000, but we’re a city of just under 13,000 (residents),” Wetaskiwin Mayor Tyler Gandam said.
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities said Ottawa has put municipalities in a difficult position, especially because they can not run a deficit.
“Municipalities have limited resources for revenue generation, so they’re going to be faced with some pretty hard decisions on cutting critical services or passing the bill on to the taxpaying public,” Federation of Canadian Municipalities vice-president Geoff Stewart said.B.C. cities on hook for millions in back pay to RCMP members warn of major budget impacts“Whether we implement a one-time levy for our taxpayers to cover that $800,000 or we pull from reserves.
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