The City of Winnipeg is struggling to offer services in French.

According to a Winnipeg public service report, this is a problem that affects all municipal services and stems from difficulties in retaining bilingual staff.

“We need to do better as a city. We must,” said Mayor Scott Gillingham.

“Our staff have identified that they must find ways to improve the delivery of services in French. They are working to find ways to attract and retain bilingual employees.

A report says funding for bilingual services hasn’t changed in a decade, highlighting problems with a cost-sharing agreement between other levels of government.

Gillingham said the city is looking at other ways to fund French-language services.

“The City of Winnipeg needs more revenue to be able to provide services to the citizens of Winnipeg in a timely manner and in both official languages.