{"id":31895,"date":"2021-01-12T11:06:02","date_gmt":"2021-01-12T16:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=31895"},"modified":"2021-01-12T16:13:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-12T21:13:48","slug":"province-rejects-sackvilles-request-for-federal-covid-relief","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/province-rejects-sackvilles-request-for-federal-covid-relief\/","title":{"rendered":"Province rejects Sackville\u2019s request for federal COVID-19 relief"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The province has rejected the Town of Sackville\u2019s entire funding request to cover COVID-19-related costs from a federal fund designed for that purpose.<\/p>\n

The federal government allotted $41.1 million to local governments in New Brunswick, the province\u2019s share of a $2-billion package announced back in July.<\/p>\n

Most provinces opted to distribute funding on a per capita basis, immediately informing municipalities how much they would receive. In New Brunswick, local government minister Daniel Allain instead required local governments to do some paperwork.<\/p>\n

Local governments were required to report the net impact of COVID-19 on their 2020 finances, and then have a resolution passed by their elected councils.<\/p>\n

The request was light on details, says Sackville treasurer Michael Beal, but town staff went ahead and came up with a request of just under $291,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe basically reviewed and spent a lot of time going through our books, our records and documenting a lot of this,\u201d Beal told town council last night. \u201cWe did have savings that were non-COVID-related,\u201d he said, which \u201cwould have happened either way.\u201d<\/p>\n

The province rejected the town\u2019s claims, including:<\/p>\n