2026 Community Services Grants – Amendment U Lost on Separation
Motion 21 · Council Meeting, March 10, 2026
Summary
- Proposed amendment to award a $30,000 grant specifically to Free the Fern Stewardship Society, severed for a separate two-thirds vote as required for all grants.
- Failed to reach the two-thirds threshold; opposed by Mayor Ken Sim, Councillors Kirby-Yung, Montague, and Klassen, with Councillors Meiszner and Maloney abstaining.
Vote
In favour 4
Abstained 2
Transcript
7 segments
Is that all? Yep. Okay, great. Thank you very much. Okay. Seeing no one else in the queue, we can put Councillor Fry's amendment to a vote.
Okay, one, two, three, four, five, six.
And that fails with myself, Councillor Kirby-Young, Councillor Montague, and Councillor Klassen in opposition.
Okay, I stand corrected. That passes with myself, Councillor Kirby-Young, Councillor Montague, and Councillor Klassen in opposition. Okay. So we will go back. Thank you very much. We will go back to main report. Seeing no one in the queue. Oh, Councillor Fry, did you have any other comments?
No. Sure.
Pursuant to the question that was asked earlier, does a grant not require a two-thirds vote of all council members, i.e. eight votes? So is that not below the threshold?