Prince George mayor, city staff helped city councillor get $157K grant

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Mayor Lyn Hall and the city’s economic development officer wrote letters supporting councillor Kyle Sampson’s grant application for the Best Damn Music Festival.

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When the Best Damn Music Festival hits the stage at the Prince George Exhibition Grounds this weekend, it will be thanks, in part, to a $157,000 provincial grant through the BC Fairs, Festivals and Events Recovery Fund.

In a notice of motion going before city council on Monday night, Skakun is asking council to direct the city administration to report back on the process the mayor and city administration use to decide which organizations will receive letters of support. A notice of motion is intended to give council notice that the motion will appear in a future city council meeting for debate.

‘I’M EXTREMELY FRUSTRATED' Skakun said the issue first came to his attention when he read an article in the Citizen, after the province announced the recipients of the BC Fairs, Festivals and Events Recovery Fund. A total of 13 Prince George groups received grants ranging from $250,000 to $7,401, totalling $882,795

Skakun said someone decided that Hall and Barcellos could write the letters, and he hopes that council supports his notice of motion to find out how those decisions are made. “I asked for the letter of support… as a local business owner, who employs local people.. and supports local economic activity,” Sampson said. “I would never have taken advantage of my position on council.”

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