A special closed-door meeting is being requested by four Prince George city councilors following recent public statements made on a confidential matter.
Councilors Tim Bennett, Susan Scott, Cori Ramsay and Ron Polillo provided Mayor Simon Yu 24 hours to respond to the request under the city’s Council procedures bylaw. As of Noon today (Thursday), Yu has yet to issue a response.
The matter in question center’s around a Prince George Citizen article published on Wednesday where Yu reportedly spent $25,000 to investigate a whistleblower complaint.
The article stated Yu brought the issue to light during a North Central Labour Council mayoral candidates forum on September 27th.
According to the Citizen, Yu provided letters written by a law firm he contracted under the condition the law firm and the whistleblower filing the complaint not be identified.
The longstanding newspaper received the first invoice in August of 2025 listing a payable amount just shy of $22,000.
According to the article, Yu sent the Citizen a second invoice back in March while a third was referenced but not provided.
Yu also mentioned the involved whistleblower reported to its boss that fees were wrongfully tacked on to several customers and the working relationship between the two fizzled to the point where they were suspended for six months and eventually let go.
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