According to Kam Blight, President of the Association of Manitoba Municipalities, this is a historic investment.
The Manitoba government will provide $217 billion to local governments, up from $170 billion in 2022.
While the city of Winnipeg is expected to see grants increase by 14%, or an additional $16 billion, beginning in 2022, the largest increase is slated for other municipalities, whose grants could increase by 61%, or as much as $29 billion.
The pressure on the municipalities is great. Small communities in particular need support
said Association of Manitoba Bilingual Municipalities (AMBM) executive director Justin Johnson.
Improving essential services, better support for newcomers and creating employment opportunities for families and young people in her community is all Justin Johnson hopes to see.The best is yet to come
he promises.
The distribution of these subsidies will have to be determined in the coming months, the director general of theAMBMrepresenting the 15 municipalities of the province.
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