Council Struggles With Pension Woes And A Quorum

Common council is looking for ways to ease the impact of a projected 150-million dollar shortfall which current legislation makes the city fully responsible for the amount.Court says provincial officials need to understand the impact on taxpayers if the city has to shoulder the full amount on its own.Meantime -- council was hard pressed to keep a meeting with its pension consultants last night. Five council members were absent -- and -- Mayor Ivan Court had to suspend the meeting temporarily when Councilor Donnie Snook left the council chamber briefly -- that left council without a quorum.