Letter to the editor: ‘Unbelievable’ that council would turn down funding

Re: Why say 'no' to ‘free money:

In a word, unbelievable.

Apart from the obvious benefits re environment, wildfire mitigation, and international relations; not to mention the city’s stature in the wider world, and the support of staff, mayor and others, have none of the dissenting councillors been to Jasper since the July 2024 wildfire and seen what the devastation of losing a third of the town and 35 kilometres of mountain valley looks like?

And for a town that was arguably better prepared than most?

Further, in 47 years of living in Prince George, I can’t recall a city council so divided among themselves and a mayor at odds with so many council decisions. Is there a leadership issue here?

Mike Nash
Prince George