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THUNDER BAY — A decision on whether to dissolve Thunder Bay’s sister cities program, part of a larger effort by city council to cut spending in the face of financial challenges, will be on city council’s agenda Monday.
The committee has defended its value before, after a 2020 program and services review recommended dissolving it and instead appointing an employee to maintain sister city relationships through technology, rather than travel. That sentiment led the committee to recommend its own dissolution in a vote held in late June, though Villella called that more a sign of frustration and resignation than anything else.
Advocates say the program builds cross-cultural understanding and cooperation, and argue it also brings economic benefits. The committee has faced repeated questions over its value in recent years, in the 2020 program and services review and again during the 2023 budget process. Robinson called the sister cities decision a question of “needs versus wants,” suggesting there is little firm data to demonstrate the program’s value.
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