Vancouver councillor withdraws application for city cash to cover Junos trip with mayor

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City of Vancouver councillor Mike Klassen has withdrawn a bid to get $3,650 to cover a trip to Halifax next month to join mayor Ken Sim at the Juno Awards.

Last week, Vancouver Sun city columnist Dan Fumano reported that the request for funding would be made at the Feb. 27 council meeting.

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Sim and a staffer are already going to this year’s event on a fact-finding mission, as Vancouver will host the awards night in 2025.

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Sim’s costs are being covered out of the mayor’s office budget, while Klassen needed council approval to cover his costs.

The Junos is an annual award show celebrating Canadian music, taking place in different cities across the country every year, along with a series of associated parties and events.

The estimated costs for Klassen’s trip included $1,885 for return airfare, $895 for four nights’ accommodation, $300 for ground transportation, $300 for Juno tickets and a per diem of $60 per day for five days, for a total of $3,650.

Klassen, who is a member of the city’s ruling ABC Vancouver party, said he was needed in Halifax to “take away some examples of what Halifax is doing to activate and energize their city for the Junos.”

As of Feb. 26, Klassen’s travel funding request was still on the council agenda for Tuesday but had been marked “Withdrawn”.

With files from Dan Fumano

dcarrigg@postmedia.com

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