Less than a year into his first term in office, the mayor of Prince George, B.C., has significantly overspent his proposed budget for meals, entertainment, travel and accommodation, documents show. Â
According to financial reporting obtained through a freedom of Information request filed by CBC News, from Nov. 7, 2022 to Sept. 28, 2023, Mayor Simon Yu spent more than $18,000 on travel, accommodation, meals and entertainment, nearly double the $9,500 the city had budgeted for those expenses.
The documents show spending on trips to Vancouver, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto, including a first-class stay in a deluxe suite in Ottawa.
There were more than $4,000 in meal expenses, primarily at restaurants in Prince George,
