The City of Brandon is looking at a $1.46-million budget deficit, and all departments have been asked to find $500,000 in savings.
Reasons for the shortfall include extra costs for things like downtown security and the annual library grant, but also revenue losses from the closure of the Sportsplex and lower supplemental taxes.
On the bright side, the city has $2.3 million in additional provincial funding it could tap into.
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A new sobering centre, to be run by the John Howard Society and Youth for Christ, is going ahead in Brandon.
City council approved the sale of a property in the 300 block of 16th Street North for the transitional housing facility.
Ottawa has promised $5-million towards the project – while the province is expected to chip-in $3.5-million.
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To provide for its growing community, Sioux Valley Dakota Nation is building a new water treatment plant, and on Wednesday they held a ground-breaking ceremony for the project.
Ottawa is covering the full $12-million cost of the plant which is to be completed by the end of 2024.
Sioux Valley is located 50-kilometres northwest of Brandon.
(With reporting from The Brandon Sun)
