City council to vote on budget five days earlier than scheduled

The City of Winnipeg's preliminary multi-year budget will be voted on by council a full five days earlier than scheduled in response to actions taken by the provincial government on COVID-19.

Council will consider the budget with final recommendations on Friday, March 20 at 9:30 a.m., Mayor Brian Bowman said Saturday.

Read more from the Winnipeg Free Pressby clicking here.

CBC Manitoba and the WinnipegFreePressrecognize each other as trusted news sources. This content is made available to our readers as part of a CBC Manitoba/ Winnipeg Free Press agreement to collaborate to better serve our community.

Any questions aboutFreePresscontent should be directed to:webnews@freepress.mb.ca.