There is some confusion over the final numbers on Stars and Thunder Music and Fireworks festival.
Timmins Mayor Steve Black presented a list of figures to council this week, but not all councillors think the numbers add up.
With 20,000 people in Hollinger Park on Canada Day, Stars and Thunder is an event that will go down in the history of Timmins.
However, city councillor Rick Dubeau is not excited about the event's financial status.
"It was a successful experience because of our staff who made this work," said Dubeau.
"When you go there and that's all you hear (that) it's a great experience, but it cannot be deemed successful if it loses over $600,000 dollars plus staff's time. That is not a successful event."
Dubeau gets his numbers from the city's treasurer, but Black suggests council needs to factor in the provincial funding it's receiving for upgrades to Hollinger Park.
He said that money only came because Timmins hosted the festival.
The mayor is also factoring in the value of unused fireworks.
"In the numbers I presented we count those benefits because we'll be getting the $370,000 and the fireworks are being carried over to next year," said Black.
"In my opinion, the net cost of this festival is $30,000. Does it follow all the accounting principles and standard practices for reporting audit numbers? Perhaps not, because they're two separate projects, but at the end of the day there's a $370,000 benefit City of Timmins taxpayers felt as a result of this festival."
Black said there were over 300 mentions of Timmins in news coverage leading up to and during the festival.
The mayor feels you can’t put a price on the boost in community pride the event created; one of the key issues in the city's strategic plan.
