Incumbent mayor Simon Yu made an interesting claim at the North Central Labour Council’s Sunday, Sept. 27 forum for mayoral candidates, i
“As mayor of the City of Prince George, I had to spend $26,000 of my own money to protect one whistleblower from the city because the administration just decided that’s the way it is,” Yu said.
In the more than two weeks since that forum, Yu provided The Citizen with letters written by a law firm he contracted under the condition that neither the law firm involved nor the whistleblower who made the complaint be named.
Invoices provided by Yu showed that he was billed at least $24,684.80 by the firm in relation to a whistleblower complaint.
A first invoice from the law firm dated Aug. 28, 2025 lists an amount payable of $21,862,40. A second invoice issued on March 13, 2026 notes another $2,822.40 in charges. A third, earlier invoice is referenced but was not among the documents provided by Yu.
Yu said the whistleblower in this case had previously reported to their supervisor that some fees had been incorrectly charged to customers and afterwards their working relationship had apparently deteriorated to the point where they were suspended for six months and then terminated.
One of the provided letters claimed that the whistleblower had been making complaints about overcharging for five or six years.
After the firing, Yu said, the former employee came to him to talk about the matter under the city’s old whistleblower policy that allowed...
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