Wednesday, January 15, 2014

Council Concerned With Rising Social Service Costs

Kenora City Council is raising alarm bells about the rising costs of social services.

The city's contribution to the Kenora District Services Board will increase by 1.6 percent this year.

Mayor Dave Canfield says when the government started uploading services again, the cost of the DSAB was supposed to go down, not up.

Canfield says their infrastructure deficit is the result of aging social housing units, and a land ambulance system which has to cover a huge territory.