Moose Jaw Times-Herald: Budget gives $25,000 to Telus Cup by close vote

Coun. Heather Eby and Coun. Dawn Luhning are pictured
at the Jan. 13, 2014 budget committee meeting at city hall.
Times-Herald photo by Lisa Goudy

By Lisa Goudy


The Telus Cup host organizing committee received half of the funding it requested from the city.

Budget committee passed Coun. Patrick Boyle’s motion to give the organizing committee $25,000 with funding from the parks and recreation budget under miscellaneous grants. The committee had requested $50,000.

“I put the motion out there because I think it’s a benefit to the city and they didn’t get what they were asking for,” said Boyle. “I think what we’re potentially proposing out there is fair.”

The Telus Cup will be at Mosaic Place from April 21 to 27 at Mosaic Place. The Midget AAA national championship will feature six teams, including the Moose Jaw Generals, and there will be 19 games.

However, Coun. Dawn Luhning said she didn’t support the $50,000 in funding for the Scotties and she didn’t support any proposed funding for the Telus Cup for the same reasons.

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