City council headed into a fourth night of deliberations for Budget 2021 Thursday uncertain if its property tax rate would be lowered below two per cent, as many councillors have been aiming for this week. “I feel like everyone was all over the place to deliberate a number of different scenarios ranging from a tax […]
Author Archives: Simon Whitehouse
Simon Whitehouse came to Yellowknife to work with Northern News Services in 2011. A through and through "County boy" from Prince Edward County, Ont., Simon obtained his journalism education at Algonquin College and the University of Ottawa. Working in Yellowknife, he covers city hall and general news. As a board member of the United Way NWT and Rotary True North, he believes in the importance of civic engagement and community building. He spends his spare time with his boxer Sharona. Simon can be reached at (867) 766-8295 and editorial@nnsl.com.
