In a year filled with landslides, inflation, and climate change efforts, the Mayor of Whitehorse looked back on 2022
WHITEHORSE – As 2022 comes to a close, the Mayor of Whitehorse commented on the council and her performance over the year.
In a year filled with landslides, inflation, and climate change mitigating strategies, Whitehorse Mayor Laura Cabott offered comments on how the year went.
Cabott says there are a number of projects set to be underway in the new year, like the Hillcrest water main system that has been there since the neighbourhood was settled. She listed a few of those on the “to-do list.”
“Renovations at the Mount McIntyre Centre which is a very old building but it’s very much relied on by the public. There were some roundabouts one in particular up in Copper Ridge that it didn’t get completed but we’re hoping to complete that next year on Hamilton Boulevard there.”
The Mayor says the city may have completed more procurements had it not been for the landslides.
“We had engineers either monitoring the slide coming up with contingency plans and then that takes away from the work that they typically would do work at intersections, work around new developments, water and waste issues. There were a number of projects that we weren’t able to accomplish partly because of the slide but also there were some that were cost prohibitive because the price of everything went up.”
The snow and ice control policy update, the new capital budget, and the official community plan were all highlights that took place this year.
