This comes at a time the Transit Commission is experiencing a significant reduction in ridership and revenue shortfall due to the ongoing pandemic.

The Vancouver Park Board has been forced to spend an estimated $7,000 on temporary fencing to secure playgrounds and outdoor exercise areas after people ripped down yellow tape daily to access the closed areas.

The city manager said Tuesday that Calgary city council's priorities and finance committee is going to have a difficult road ahead as it attempts to deal with a drop in revenue.