Manitoba is speeding up funding to municipalities to help with the economic challenges of COVID-19.
Municipal Relations Minister Rochelle Squires says the government is committed to getting a large portion of funding to municipalities as soon as possible.
City Manager Sharla Griffiths says it’s great to see the province commit to funding.
“It was great to see that the province values municipalities and our funding. We are not allowed to run deficits, so if the province had cut that funding after our budget was set, we would have to make up that funding somewhere else. So it’s great to have their commitment.”
The province is flowing 75 percent of its municipal operating grants directly to municipalities, with the remainder to be provided in the fall.
This builds on the province’s earlier commitment to maintaining funding levels to municipalities as promised in Budget 2020.
