Halifax Mayor Mike Savage and Coun. Richard Zurawski have both volunteered to cut their pay cheques as thousands of their constituents face layoffs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Savage said he’s been planning to shave 20 per cent off of his salary since late March, and Zurawski, who represents Timberlea-Beechwood-Clayton Park-Wedgewood, announced on Thursday that he would take 10 per cent from his. “I make a decent income compared to many people in the municipality we live in,” said Savage. “I see businesses closed down, I see people who have lost their work, a lot of sacrifices being made, and I just thought it was appropriate that I should do that.” Savage said he never intended for to go public with his pay cut, but revealed it when