A year after cuts, Western Development Museum going strong
The province's Western Development Museums are making the best of things almost a year after having to implement tough cost-cutting measures.
Decisions not to fill vacant positions, raising admission prices and shutting down on Mondays are some of the ways the museums have worked to trim expenses after getting no additional funds in the last provincial budget.
Western Development Museum (WDM) Executive director Joan Champ said the moves were necessary to make the museums capable of absorbing costs associated with inflation and eliminate their deficit.
“Because we've cut our expenditures, we're no longer facing a deficit. It looks like we're going to be in the black at the end of this year.” she said.