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Scott Clark, general manager for Mosaic
Place, speaks
to the Downtown Facility and Fieldhouse (DFFH)’s
2016 operating
budget request at Monday’s budget
committee meeting, with DFFH board chair
Kurt
Saladana watching from behind.
Lisa Goudy/Times-Herald
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By Lisa Goudy
Mosaic Place and YaraCentre are looking for a 103.8 per cent funding increase from the city for 2016.
"(The low dollar has) had a major effect on our 2015 operations and I can't see that changing in 2016," said Scott Clark, general manager of Mosaic Place at Monday's budget committee meeting immediately following a council meeting.
"Fewer acts are touring Canada at this point as a result of the weaker dollar. It makes more sense to stay in the States or stay in Europe or Australia ... We are feeling about a third of the offers we'd normally feel right here."
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"(The low dollar has) had a major effect on our 2015 operations and I can't see that changing in 2016," said Scott Clark, general manager of Mosaic Place at Monday's budget committee meeting immediately following a council meeting.
"Fewer acts are touring Canada at this point as a result of the weaker dollar. It makes more sense to stay in the States or stay in Europe or Australia ... We are feeling about a third of the offers we'd normally feel right here."
Read more
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