The City of Yellowknife says it has selected a new city manager. Stephen Van Dine, a longtime northerner, will take on the role of top administrator as of Aug. 6.
John Collin is expected to take over as Yellowknife's city manager, the city announced Tuesday. The announcement comes five months after current city manager Sheila Bassi-Kellett announced she would be resigning this March.
Civic administration said Yellowknife's delayed 2024 budget will be "tight and frugal," during a meeting Monday where councillors turned down a handful of funding requests from stakeholders and community members.
The City of Yellowknife has received $10.5 million in invoices related to this summer's fire protection work, and has paid out $2.2 million of that amount. City manager Sheila Bassi-Kellett says more invoices are expected, and it will take some time to pay them all.
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For an assessment if the city's response to the wildfires, councillors say there should be more focus on transparency to the public and hearing about residents' experiences.
The day before the N.W.T. government declared a city-wide evacuation order for Yellowknife due to wildfire, city officials realized they didn't have enough staff for their plan to shelter in place.